Nothing can be more striking to one who is accustomed to the little inclosures called public parks in our American cities, than the spacious, open grounds of London. I doubt, in fact, whether any person fully comprehends their extent, from any of the ordinary descriptions of them, until he has seen them or tried to walk over them. William Cullen Bryant Read Quote
Where hast thou wandered, gentle gale, to find the perfumes thou dost bring? William Cullen Bryant Read Quote
A beautiful city is Richmond, seated on the hills that overlook the James River. The dwellings have a pleasant appearance, often standing by themselves in the midst of gardens. In front of several, I saw large magnolias, their dark, glazed leaves glittering in the March sunshine. William Cullen Bryant Read Quote
Remorse is virtue’s root; its fair increase are fruits of innocence and blessedness. William Cullen Bryant Read Quote
I think I shall return to America even a better patriot than when I left it. A citizen of the United States, travelling on the continent of Europe, finds the contrast between a government of power and a government of opinion forced upon him at every step. William Cullen Bryant Read Quote
Difficulty, my brethren, is the nurse of greatness – a harsh nurse, who roughly rocks her foster – children into strength and athletic proportion. William Cullen Bryant Read Quote
Thine eyes are springs in whose serene And silent waters heaven is seen. Their lashes are the herbs that look On their young figures in the brook. William Cullen Bryant Read Quote
Weep not that the world changes – did it keep a stable, changeless state, it were cause indeed to weep. William Cullen Bryant Read Quote
All that tread, the globe are but a handful to the tribes, that slumber in its bosom. William Cullen Bryant Read Quote
