Today in history marks the birthdate of William Cullen Bryant, one of our American Fireside Poets. I had a great post all typed up, with links to some of his most popular poems, such as "Thanatopsis" and "To a Waterfowl." Then, I typed up some stunning sections from an essay he wrote called "Sensitiveness to Foreign opinion," which could also be renamed "Don't worry about what Europe thinks." But alas, Blogger lost the whole post! ACK!!!
So, Happy Birthday, Mr. Bryant...
The the ink impression is of Bryant in his library at Cedarmere from my book Homes and Haunts of our Elder Poets, D. Appleton & Co., New York, 1881.
Good day, all.
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