For 10 points, name this early American poet of "To a Waterfowl."
The narrator of one of this author's poems observes "Blue--blue--as if that sky let fall, a flower from its cerulean wall."In another work, this author of "To the Fringed Gentian" notes that the title figure should soon depart from his heart, even though "the abyss of heaven has swallowed up" its form. This poet also wrote than one should approach the grave like a person who "lies down to pleasant dreams" in his meditation on death, "Thanatopsis." For 10 points, name this early American poet of "To a Waterfowl."
The narrator of one of this author's poems observes "Blue--blue--as if that sky let fall, a flower from its cerulean wall."In another work, this author of "To the Fringed Gentian" notes that the title figure should soon depart from his heart, even though "the abyss of heaven has swallowed up" its form.
William Cullen {Bryant}