"the hills rock-ribb'd and ancient as the sun,- the vales stretching in pensive quietness between; the venerable woods rivers that movein majesty, and the complaining brooksthat make the meadows green; and pour d round all, old ocean's grey and melancholy waste,- are but the solemn decorations allof the great tomb of man "who has written this poem?

William Cullen Bryant.

Explanation:

The lines are from William Cullen Bryant's poem "Thanatopsis". It literally refers or means "view of death" in Greek. He uses this poem as a comforting means for people who are fearful of dying, telling or emphasizing that our lives after death will be longer than our life before death. This poem serves as an encouragement for people against their fear of death and also at the same time pays a reverence for life and death. Presenting his opinion of death, he gave a quite interesting and somewhat comforting feel too the issue of dying.Asserting the point that everyone will die eventually, the whole issue of pain and bereavement is not confined for an individual alone. And as everyone is destined to go through this pain, it is for us to accept it and live life being with nature, ready to receive death whenever it arrives.

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