All William C. Bryant Quotes
- Pleasantly, between the pelting showers, the sunshine gushes down. Down
- The groves were God's first temple. Ere man learned To hew the shaft, and lay the architrave, And spread the roof above them,--ere he framed… Amidst
- Alas! to seize the moment When the heart inclines to heart, And press a suit with passion, Is not a woman's part. If man come… Alas
- Ah, why Should we, in the world's riper years, neglect God's ancient sanctuaries, and adore Only among the crowd and under roofs That our frail… Adore
- The right to discuss freely and openly, by speech, by the pen, by the press, all political questions, and to examine the animadvert upon all… All
- Maidens hearts are always soft:Would that men's were truer! Always Soft
- [Thanatopsis] was written in 1817, when Bryant was 23. Had he died then, the world would have thought it had lost a great poet. But… Bryant
- And we wept that one so lovely should have a life so brief; Bereavement
- So live, that when thy summons comes to join The innumerable caravan which moves To that mysterious realm where each shall take His chamber in… Approach
- The rose that lives its little hour Is prized beyone the sculpted flower. Flower
- Truth, crushed to earth, shall rise again. Crushed
- Difficulty, my brethren, is the nurse of greatness - a harsh nurse, who roughly rocks her foster children into strength and athletic proportion. Athletic
- Autumn, the year's last, loveliest smile. Autumn
- All that tread, the globe are but a handful to the tribes, that slumber in its bosom. All
- Loveliest of lovely things are they on earth that soonest pass away. The rose that lives its little hour is prized beyond the sculptured flower. Beyond
- Weep not that the world changes - did it keep a stable, changeless state, it were cause indeed to weep. Cause
- Where hast thou wandered, gentle gale, to find the perfumes thou dost bring? Bring
- Remorse is virtue's root; its fair increase are fruits of innocence and blessedness. Blessedness