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A Song of Pitcairn's Island by William Cullen Bryant

By William Cullen Bryant

Topics: love-shayari, deep-lines, nature-poetry

Come, take our boy, and we will go Before our cabin door; The winds shall bring us, as they blow, The murmurs of the shore; And we will kiss his young blue eyes, And I will sing him, as he lies, Songs that were made of yore: I'll sing, in his delighted ear, The island lays thou lov'st to hear. And thou, while stammering I repeat, Thy country's tongue shalt teach;

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"Come, take our boy, and we will go..."

"A Song of Pitcairn's Island" by William Cullen Bryant is a love and deep and nature and spiritual and romantic english poem consisting of 50 lines. This English poem by William Cullen Bryant demonstrates the timeless power of verse to capture complex human emotions. Beginning with "Come, take our boy, and we will go Before our cabin door;...", this piece explores themes of love and deep and nature and spiritual and romantic through vivid imagery and emotional resonance. The work invites contemplation on the deeper currents of life, love, and the human condition. William Cullen Bryant's celebrated body of poetry continues to inspire readers across generations and cultures, and this particular work stands as a powerful example of their artistic vision.

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About William Cullen Bryant

William Cullen Bryant (1794–1878) was an American poet and journalist. His poem "Thanatopsis" (1817) was the first major American poem. He edited the New York Evening Post for 50 years and was a champion of American poetry.

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