For 10 points, name this early American poet who penned "To a Waterfowl" and "Thanatopsis."
This poet mused "thine eyes shall see the light of distant skies" in his poem addressed to Thomas Cole. This poet states "The golden sun / The planets, all the infinite host of heaven / Are shining on the sad abodes of death" in a poem that asks the reader to "take the wings of morning, pierce the Barcan wilderness." He asked "Far, through their rosy depths, dost thou pursue / Thy solitary way?" in another poem. This author described a "various language" that is spoken "To him who in the love Nature holds" in a poem whose title is Greek for "meditation upon death".  For 10 points, name this early American poet who penned "To a Waterfowl" and "Thanatopsis."
This poet mused "thine eyes shall see the light of distant skies" in his poem addressed to Thomas Cole.
William Cullen Bryant