...composure in Bryant's calmly flowing lines. To him who in the love of Nature holds Communion with her visible forms, she speaks A various language; for...smile And eloquence of beauty, and she glides Into his darker musings, with a mild And healing sympathy, that steals away Their sharpness, ere he is aware....

...a source of beauty and moral influence. "To him who in the love of Nature holds Communion with her visible forms, she speaks A various language; for...smile And eloquence of beauty, and she glides Into his darker musings, with a mild And gentle sympathy, that steals away Their sharpness, ere he is aware....

...her lover, therefore, agree with one another, but what is the language they speak? Bryant explains, "for his gayer hours / She has a voice of gladness,...And eloquence of beauty, and she glides / Into his darker musings, with a mild / And gentle sympathy" (lines 3-7). She matches Aw every mood, apparently,...