John Greenleaf Whittier
John Greenleaf Whittier
John Greenleaf Whittierwas an American Quaker poet and advocate of the abolition of slavery in the United States. Frequently listed as one of the Fireside Poets, he was influenced by the Scottish poet Robert Burns. Whittier is remembered particularly for his anti-slavery writings as well as his book Snow-Bound...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth17 December 1807
CountryUnited States of America
inspirational-sports never-quit inspirational-athlete
Rest if you must, but never quit.
nature flower eden
Nature eschews regular lines; she does not shape her lines by a common model. Not one of Eve's numerous progeny in all respects resembles her who first culled the flowers of Eden. To the infinite variety and picturesque inequality of nature we owe the great charm of her uncloying beauty.
long-ago long today
Falsehoods which we spurn today, were the truths of long ago.
cells felons prison
A felon's cell-- The fittest earthly type of hell!
time epic giving
Give lettered pomp to teeth of Time, So "Bonnie Doon" but tarry; Blot out the epic's stately rhyme, But spare his "Highland Mary!"
time men gains
And step by step, since time began, I see the steady gain of man.
sleep school play
Oh, for boyhood's painless play, sleep that wakes in laughing day, health that mocks the doctor's rules, knowledge never learned of schools.
summer art memories
They tell me, Lucy, thou art dead, that all of thee we loved and cherished has with thy summer roses perished; and left, as its young beauty fled, an ashen memory in its stead.
nuts hands woods
And close at hand, the basket stood With nuts from brown October's wood. And close at hand, the basket stood With nuts from brown October's wood.
romance young
Romance is always young.
new-year done today
We meet today To thank Thee for the era done, And Thee for the opening one.
prayer headstone doing-good
His daily prayer, far better understood in acts than in words, was simply doing good.
dip quiet wave
Low stir of leaves and dip of oars And lapsing waves on quiet shores.
selfishness salvation saved
To be saved is only this-salvation from our own selfishness.