Answer: the tone of this poem is one of regret, ruefulness and nostalgia fueled by intense loneliness.
Explanation:
<span>“The country had been deluged with government bills; the famous Land Bank had been established; there had been a rage for speculating; the people had run mad with schemes for new settlements, for building cities in the wilderness.”“The . . . man told him of great sums of money buried by Kidd the pirate, under the oak trees on the high ridge, not far from the morass. All these were under his command, and protected by his power, so that none could find them but such as propitiated his favor.”<span>“The [tree] on which he had been seated, and which evidently had just been hewn down, bore the name of Crowninshield: and he recollected a mighty rich man of that name, who made a vulgar display of wealth, which it was whispered he had acquired by buccaneering.”</span></span>
Answer:
he had successful military conquest
Explanation:
the painting shows the forceful taking of properties
