"So live, that when thy summons comes to join The innumerable caravan which movesTo that mysterious realm where each shall take His chamber in the silent halls of death, Thou go not, like the quarry-slave at night,Scourged to his dungeon; but, sustain'd and soothed By an unfaltering trust, approach thy grave,Like one who wraps the drapery of his couch About him, and lies down to pleasant dreams.Thanatopsis"

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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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