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Show WILLIAM CULLS BRYAHT. The civiliztd world mourns to day, the death of one of the greatest, purest pur-est and best men of ancient or modern times. William Cullen Bryant died I at hie residence, in New York, at 5 35 o'clock Wednesday moruing, bia epirit taking its peaceful flight to the unknown realms, terminating tho earthly career of one who has been great for more than two generations, and whose fame is known to evey land and clime. Among the many bright geniuses that America has produced, none baa been brighter than Mr. Bryant's; and of all the brilliant records left by men, no one more brilliant than hia. Born soon lifter .the birth ot toe republic, he grew with il; coming into life at a period when progress was making rapid strides, he not only kept pace with it, but helped along the advance. Never was he behind, but always abend. As either poet, ph'ilosophor, staLesiuau, scholar or editor, he builded to himself grand monuments, and when they are com bined they form a structure, the top of which few will ever reach. The pride of all Americans, he was the admiration of the world. H:s own eloquent tongue ao ready to pronounce pro-nounce iributes to the memory of the great and the good, would tremble trem-ble and stammer in framing one appropriate ap-propriate to himself. It is sad that a Bryant is not left to do honor in words to the Bryant who is gone. William Cullen Bryant was barn at Cummington, Massachusetts, Nov. iJJ, 1794. When ouly 10 years old, he published translations from Litiu pDeta, and at the age of 13 wrote tha "Embargo" and "Spanish Revo'u tion." From IS 10 to IS1- he was a student at Williams' college, Wilf-iamstown, Wilf-iamstown, Mass. Oa leav ng college he studied law, was admitted to the bar, and commenced practice in Great Barrington, where ho soon afterwards married. "Tlmnaiopiis," regarded as his finest poem, was-written was-written in his nineteenth yeir. In 1821 he delivered another didactic poem, "The Ages," before the Pui Beta Kappa society of Harvard college, col-lege, and the same year several of his piems were collected and published. In 1825 he abandoned the law for literary pursuits, went to New York, and became editor of the New York (aiteiwarde the United Stales) Pioneer, and the succeeding year became be-came connected with the Kccnin'j Fast, with which he has bpu identified identi-fied for fifty-two years. Ho edited (1827 20 and largely contributed to, 1 he Talinman, an annua); and, in addition to bh editorial labors on the 1'oal, wrote for other literuy periodi-. cals and volumes. In 1S32 a complete com-plete eJition of his poems was pub nshed, and, through the influence of Washington Irving, was republished in EugUnd. He visited Europe in 1S31, and upent rome years there in the study of the Uncuagea and litera ture ot modern Europe. lu 1S1-3 r ho made a secoLd visit, and in IS 10 a thirl, extending his travels to Eypt and Syria. Ton results of these journeys are embodied in a charming volune. entitled "Let t'.TS of a Traveler," and the same work gives ako a record of his exp -ri (nces in various narts of the (Jnitf'd .Sunis, ami tho West Indies. In 1837 and lisiS he ni:ide the tour of the ?ou'.b of Ei rope, and commemorated 1 ha visit in "Letters from Spain and other Countries." After his return lie went to work upon a metrical translation of the Iliad and Odyssey, and published the former in 1S09 and the latter in 1871. Notwithstanding his age he preserved excellent health up to the time of receiving the death bow two wieks since. From bis gonial nature, and his wide acquaint mice with eminent men, be was often called upon to deliver de-liver memorial addresses upon those- who had passed away, preside ut public meetings, and address his fellow citizens on subject relating to science, art, literature and social culture. It was at one of these assemblings that he was overcome by the heat from the effects of which he has now died. In politics Mr. Bryant always leaned towards democracy, and though iince ISoG he was a republican re-publican in conviction and sentiment, he was conservative, and his Btroug adberence to free trade doctrines, in a measure, led him back to his earlier associations. He was the GrBt president presi-dent of the American Free Trade League. |