“Error's monstrous shapes from earth are driven They fade, they fly--but truth survives the flight.” EarthShapesErrorsDrivenFlightFadesMonstrous Author:William C. Bryant
“Fairest of all that earth beholds, the hues That live among the clouds, and flush the air, Lingering, and deepening at the hour of dews.” EarthHoursAirCloudsEveningDewHueLingering Author:William C. Bryant
“Thou who wouldst see the lovely and the wild Mingled in harmony on Nature's face, Ascend our rocky mountains. Let thy foot Fail not with weariness, for on their tops The beauty and the majesty of earth, Spread wide beneath, shall make thee to forget The steep and toilsome way.” WayEarthFacesForgetFailingFeetMountainHarmonySpreadWideLovelyTheeLandscapeMajestyWearinessSteepRocky Mountain Author:William C. Bryant
“All things that are on earth shall wholly pass away, Except the love of God, which shall live and last for aye.” GodEarthLastsAll ThingsGod LovePassing Away Author:William C. Bryant
“Showers and sunshine bring, Slowly, the deepening verdure o'er the earth; To put their foliage out, the woods are slack, And one by one the singing-birds come back.” EarthSpringSingingBirdWoodsSunshineShowersFoliageSinging Birds Author:William C. Bryant
“Father, thy hand Hath reared these venerable columns, thou Didst weave this verdant roof. Thou didst look down Upon the naked earth, and, forthwith, rose All these fair ranks of trees. They, in thy sun, Budded, and shook their green leaves in thy breeze, And shot towards heaven.” LooksHandsEarthFatherHeavenSunTreeShotsFairsGreenRoseNakedRoofBreezeColumnsGreen Leaves Author:William C. Bryant
“Loveliest of lovely things are they, On earth, that soonest pass away. The rose that lives its little hour Is prized beyond the sculptured flower.” LoveLifeLittlesEarthHoursFlowerRoseLovelyPassing AwayLovely ThingsRose Flower Author:William C. Bryant
“Truth, crushed to earth, shall rise again.” WisdomTruthEarthEnergyEnvironmentHonestyClimate ChangeCrushedKings Speech Author:William C. Bryant
“The country ever has a lagging Spring, Waiting for May to call its violets forth, And June its roses-showers and sunshine bring, Slowly, the deepening verdure o'er the earth; To put their foliage out, the woods are slack, And one by one the singing-birds come back. Within the city's bounds the time of flowers Comes earlier. Let a mild and sunny day, Such as full often, for a few bright hours, Breathes through the sky of March the airs of May, Shine on our roofs and chase the wintry gloom- And lo! our borders glow with sudden bloom.” MayCountryEarthWaitingHoursCitiesAirSkyFlowerSpringSingingBirdShiningRoseBoundsWoodsBreatheBordersSunshineMarchRoofShowersVioletJuneSunnyGloomShine OnSunny DayFoliageSinging Birds Author:William C. Bryant
“Look on this beautiful world, and read the truth in her fair page.” WorldLooksEarthBeautifulPagesFairsBeautiful World Author:William C. Bryant
“Truth crushed to earth shall rise again,- The eternal years of God are hers; But Error, wounded, writhes with pain, And dies among his worshippers.” YearsTruthEarthPainDiesEternalEternityErrorsWoundedCrushedWorshippers Author:William C. Bryant
“Earth, that nourished thee, shall claim Thy growth, to be resolved to earth again, And, lost each human trace, surrendering up Thine individual being, shalt thou go To mix forever with the elements, To be a brother to the insensible rock And to the sluggish clod, which the rude swain Turns with his share, and treads upon. The oak Shall send his roots abroad, and pierce thy mold.” HumansEarthDeathTurnsIndividualLostGrowthForeverShareRocksDyingBrotherElementsRootsClaimsTheeRudeMoldOaksImpermanencePierceSluggishInsensible Author:William C. Bryant
