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01Undated

The moon is at her full, and riding high, Floods the calm fields with light. The airs that hover in the summer sky Are all asleep tonight.

William C. Bryant / quote

02Undated

There is no glory in star or blossom till looked upon by a loving eye There is no fragrance in April breezes till breathed with joy as they wander by.

William C. Bryant / quote

03Undated

The little windflower, whose just opened eye is blue as the spring heaven it gazes at.

William C. Bryant / quote

04Undated

Where hast thou wandered, gentle gale, to find the perfumes thou dost bring?

William C. Bryant / quote

05Undated

And suns grow meek, and the meek suns grow brief, and the year smiles as it draws near its death.

William C. Bryant / quote

06Undated

Truth gets well if she is run over by a locomotive, while error dies of lockjaw if she scratches her finger.

William C. Bryant / quote

07Undated

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.

William C. Bryant / quote

08Undated

Winning isn't everything, but it beats anything in second place.

William C. Bryant / quote

09Undated

Weep not that the world changes - did it keep a stable, changeless state, it were cause indeed to weep.

William C. Bryant / quote