To Cole the Painter Departing for Europe 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.
To Cole, the Painter, Departing for Europe (1829) - Written for Bryant's
friend, the well-known landscape artist Thomas Cole. Opening lines: Thine
eyes shall see the light of distant skies; / Yet, Cole! thy heart shall
bear to Europe's strand...
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