2) 84. June by William Cullen Bryant. Stedman, Edmund Clarence, ed. 1900. An American Anthology, 1787-1900
...The rich, green mountain-turf should break. A cell within the frozen mould, 10 A coffin borne through sleet, And icy clods above it rolled, While fierce the tempests...

3) 93. America by William Cullen Bryant. Stedman, Edmund Clarence, ed. 1900. An American Anthology, 1787-1900
...Yet lovely in thy youthful grace! The elder dames, thy haughty peers, Admire and hate thy blooming years. With words of shame 5 And taunts of scorn they join thy...

4) 81. To a Waterfowl by William Cullen Bryant. Stedman, Edmund Clarence, ed. 1900. An American Anthology, 1787-1900
...Thy figure floats along. Seek st thou the plashy brink Of weedy lake, or marge of river wide, 10 Or where the rocking billows rise and sink On the chafed ocean side?...

5) 83. A Forest Hymn by William Cullen Bryant. Stedman, Edmund Clarence, ed. 1900. An American Anthology, 1787-1900
...God s first temples. Ere man learned To hew the shaft, and lay the architrave, And spread the roof above them—ere he framed The lofty vault, to gather and roll back...

6) 86. The Past by William Cullen Bryant. Stedman, Edmund Clarence, ed. 1900. An American Anthology, 1787-1900
...Hold all that enter thy unbreathing reign. Far in thy realm withdrawn 5 Old empires sit in sullenness and gloom, And glorious ages gone Lie deep within the shadow...

7) 97. The Poet by William Cullen Bryant. Stedman, Edmund Clarence, ed. 1900. An American Anthology, 1787-1900
...Thoughts that shall live within the general mind! Deem not the framing of a deathless lay 5 The pastime of a drowsy summer day. But gather all thy powers, And wreak...

8) 87. The Evening Wind by William Cullen Bryant. Stedman, Edmund Clarence, ed. 1900. An American Anthology, 1787-1900
...And swelling the white sail. I welcome thee To the scorched land, thou wanderer of the sea! Nor I alone; a thousand bosoms round Inhale thee in the fulness of delight;...

9) 90. The Battle-Field by William Cullen Bryant. Stedman, Edmund Clarence, ed. 1900. An American Anthology, 1787-1900
...Encountered in the battle-cloud. Ah! never shall the land forget 5 How gushed the life-blood of her brave— Gushed, warm with hope and courage yet, Upon the soil they...

10) 96. The Conqueror's Grave by William Cullen Bryant. Stedman, Edmund Clarence, ed. 1900. An American Anthology, 1787-1900
...Twined with the laurel s fair, imperial leaf. A simple name alone, To the great world unknown, Is graven here, and wild-flowers, rising round, Meek meadow-sweet and...