"Poetry is that art which selects and arranges the symbols of thought in such a manner as to excite the imagination the most powerfully and delightfully."

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About William Cullen Bryant

William Cullen Bryant was an American poet and journalist best known for 'Thanatopsis'. He served for decades as editor of the New York Evening Post and was a major figure in 19th-century American letters.

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