1) American poem 2) Bryant poem 3) William cullen bryant poem 
`Thanatopsis` is a poem by the American poet William Cullen Bryant. ==Overview== The title comes from the Greek thanatos (`death`) and opsis (`sight`); it has often been translated as `Meditation upon Death`. Bryant wrote the bulk of the poem in 1811 at age 17, and it was first published in 1817 by the North American Review. He added the i...
view of or reflection upon death
• (n.) A view of death; a meditation on the subject of death.
(from the article `Bryant, William Cullen`) ...in pious doggerel; the political conservatism of his father stimulated `The Embargo` (1808), in which the 13-year-old poet demanded the ...
Than`a·top'sis noun [ New Latin , from Greek 
thanatopsis 1. An essay expressing a view on the subject of death. 2. A contemplation of death. 3. An expression of someone`s thoughts about death, e.g. in a poem. Thanatopsis by William Cullen Bryant (the last part) So live that when thy summons comes to join The innumerable caravan that moves To that mysterious realm, where each sha...
noun an essay expressing a view on the subject of death