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Born in December 17, 1807 / Died in September 7, 1892 / United States / English

Poems by John Greenleaf Whittier

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To The Memory Of Thomas Shipley

... With feebler strength and hearts less lowly, ...

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Hymn II

... Thine ear hath heard the bondman's prayer ...

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Hampton Beach

... The sunset hues of Time blend with the soul’s new morning ...

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At Eventide

... and chief, The kind restraining hand of Providence, ...

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On Receiving An Eagle's Quill From Lake Superior

... Thy free and pleasant thoughts, chance sown, ...

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The Prayer-Seeker

... Each bears, like thee, some nameless weight, ...

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The Tent On The Beach

... Old friends, old ways, and kept his boyhood's dreams in sight ...

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In Peace

... With earthly flowers and heavenly' stars impressed, ...

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Hymn For The Celebration Of Emancipation At Newburyport

... Has mined and heaved the hostile towers ...

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Expostulation

... The Christian's scorn, the heathen's mirth, ...

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The Peace Convention At Brussels

... "Then, o'er Earth's war-field, till the strife shall cease, ...

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Garden

... Its earliest shrines the young world sought ...

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Sumner

... I ordain A work to last thy whole life through, ...

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The Preacher

... Peter's gate For the plea of the Devil's advocate ...

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The Conquest Of Finland

... " "God bless her," said the coast-guard, — ...