WilliamCullenBryant


 * William Cullen Bryant**

-Born November 3, 1794 and died June 12, 1878. -Married to Miss Frances Fairchild and had two children; Fanny Bryant Godwin and Julia Sands Bryant. -Bryant was considered a child-prodigy, publishing his first poem at age ten! -Attended Williams College For one year, then admitted to the bar. -He practiced law, supporting a wife and family, and wrote very little between 1818-1825. - He wrote many poems after 1825, along with being editor and a lawyer. -He worked for the New York Times as a editor. -Practiced law in Great Barrington. -"Thanatopsis" published around 1811 -"To a Waterfowl" -"Inscription for the Entrance to a Wood" -"The Yellow Violent" -" The Death of the Flower" --"The White-Footed Deer" -**He has no known awards. -**He worte poems and speeches. -His style was influenced by American Romantic writers. -**He often wrote about nature and politics.
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