Antiquity of Freedom E-book
Author: William Cullen Bryant
Genre: Literature, Poetry
Bryant, William Cullen (1794-1878) - American poet and editor of the New
York Evening Post who practiced law before devoting his life to writing. A
master of blank verse, Bryant's earliest works are considered his best.
The Antiquity of Freedom (1842) - Considered one of Bryant's masterworks,
this poem defines his position on the problems of social order. Opening
lines: Here are old trees, tall oaks, and gnarled pines, / That stream with
gray-green mosses; here the ground...
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