Loveliest of lovely things are they, On earth, that soonest pass… — William Cullen Bryant · Skopia

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Loveliest of lovely things are they, On earth, that soonest pass away. The rose that lives its little hour Is prized beyond the sculptured flower.

William Cullen Bryant

A Scene on the Banks of the Hudson · 1828

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Bryant, William Cullen. "A Scene on the Banks of the Hudson." Poems. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1839, st. 3.

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