In addition to "The Battle-Field" and "The Ages," he wrote a poem describing the title figure as "lone wandering, but not lost," since it is guided by a "Power whose care /
A war poem by this author contrasts truth with error, proclaiming that "Truth, crushed to earth, shall rise again." Another poem by him in thirty-five Spenserian stanzas traces the development of civilization, culminating in this author's home country, whose swiftness is compared to the "comet's way through infinite space." In addition to "The Battle-Field" and "The Ages," he wrote a poem describing the title figure as "lone wandering, but not lost," since it is guided by a "Power whose care / Teaches thy way along that pathless coast," concluding that God "will lead my steps aright." Another poem describes an "innumerable caravan" and urges the addressee to approach death as one who "lies down to pleasant dreams." For 10 points, name this American poet of "To a Waterfowl" and "Thanatopsis."
A war poem by this author contrasts truth with error, proclaiming that "Truth, crushed to earth, shall rise again."
William Cullen Bryant