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

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

with Extracts from his Private Correspondence

Bryant, William Cullen (1794-1878)

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[The word is given, the cruel arrow flies]

“The word is given, the cruel arrow flies
With death-foreboding aim, and Woodbridge dies.
Lo! Hampshire's genius, bending o'er his bier,
In silent sorrow heaves the sigh sincere;
Loose to the wind her hair dishevelled flies
And falling tear-drops glisten in her eyes.”

University of Virginia Library

[The word is given, the cruel arrow flies]