The moon is at her full, and riding high, Floods the calm fields with light. The airs that hover in the summer sky Are all asleep tonight.
William C. BryantAbout author
- Author's profession: Poet
- Nationality: american
- Born: November 3, 1794
- Died: June 12, 1878
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