William Cullen Bryant

found in the last book I read....As Big As The West The Pioneer Life of Graville Stuart by Clyde A. Milner II & Carol A. O'Connor...
p.273
after his wife Awbonnie's death, Granville Stuart composed an announcement of her passing that used poetry to express his grief. He turned to William Cullen Bryant's Thanatopsis...for a long excerpt full of nature images and assurance that everything will eventually die. The lines provided sentiment without overt religious content.....