1842 THE DEATH OF CHANNING by William Cullen Bryant şiElectronically Enhanced Text (c) Copyright 1996, World Library(R) DAK Upgraded Edition, Copyright 2000, DAK Industries 2000, Inc(R)şI {THE_DEATH_OF_CHANNING THE DEATH OF CHANNING - While yet the harvest-fields are white, And few the toiling reapers stand, Called from his task before the night, We miss the mightiest of the band. - O thou of strong and gentle mind, Thy thrilling voice shall plead no more For Truth, for Freedom, and Mankind- The lesson of thy life is o'er. - But thou in brightness, far above The fairest dream of human thought, Before the seat of Power and Love, Art with the Truth that thou hast sought - - THE END