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[Poems by Bryant in] A biography of William Cullen Bryant

with Extracts from his Private Correspondence

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[Corinth! proud Corinth! who, upon the verge]

“Corinth! proud Corinth! who, upon the verge
Of the great deep, hast made thy queenly seat!
That deep thy vassal is, and every surge
That strikes thy shore flings riches at thy feet.