Oh, sun! that o'er the western mountains now Goest down in … - William Cullen Bryant

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Oh, sun! that o'er the western mountains now
Goest down in glory! ever beautiful
And blessed is thy radiance, whether thou
Colourest the eastern heaven and night-mist cool,
Till the bright day-star vanish, or on high
Climbest and streamest thy white splendours from mid-sky.

William Cullen Bryant

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William Cullen Bryant (November 3, 1794 – June 12, 1878) was an American Romantic poet and journalist.

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When April winds
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