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
success fall winning
Who never wins can rarely lose, Who never climbs as rarely falls
dream flower winter
Again the blackbirds sings; the streams Wake, laughing, from their winter dreams, And tremble in the April showers The tassels of the maple flowers.
deeds gaps needs
God fills the gaps of human need, Each crisis brings its word and deed.
prayer spirit chains
Every chain that spirits wear crumbles in the breadth of prayer.
resolution weak let-me
Clothe with life the weak intent, Let me be the thing I meant ...
prayer heart simple
The simple heart that freely asks in love, obtains.
romance beard tradition
Tradition wears a snowy beard, romance is always young.
wells behinds
Before me, even as behind, God is, and all is well.
together lifts
I'll lift you and you lift me, and we'll both ascend together.
god men lord
Who fathoms the Eternal Thought? Who talks of scheme and plan? The Lord is God! He needeth not The poor device of man.
god storm mazes
Yet, in the maddening maze of things, And tossed by storm and flood, To one fixed trust my spirit clings; I know that God is good!
infidelity despair
Despair is infidelity and death.
brother prayer heart
O brother man! fold to thy heart thy brother; Where pity dwells, the peace of God is there; To worship rightly is to love each other, Each smile a hymn, each kindly deed a prayer.
father reality america
The slave will be free. Democracy in America will yet be a glorious reality; and when the top-stone of that temple of freedom which our fathers left unfinished shall be brought forth with shoutings and cries of grace unto it, when our now drooping Liberty lifts up her head and prospers, happy will he be who can say, with John Milton, "Among those who have something more than wished her welfare, I, too, have my charter and freehold of rejoicing to me and my heirs."