Samuel Woodworth

Samuel Woodworth (January 13, 1784 – December 9, 1842) was an American author, literary journalist, playwright, librettist, and most famously, poet.

The Old Oaken Bucket (1817)

 * How dear to this heart are the scenes of my childhood, When fond recollection presents them to view.


 * Then soon with the emblem of truth overflowing, And dripping with coolness, it rose from the well.


 * The old oaken bucket, the iron-bound bucket, The moss-covered bucket, which hung in the well.