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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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A Memory

... When thunder tolled the twilight's close, ...

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Conductor Bradley

... A railway conductor who lost his life in an accident on a Connecticut ...

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The Landmarks

... Brave men cheered from street to street, ...

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Red Riding Hood

... “Oh, see,” she cried, “the poor blue-jays! ...

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The Common Question

... And nest and perch and hearth and church ...

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In The Evil Days

... May overthrow! Poor, whispering tremblers! yet we boast ...

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The Witch's Daughter

...   "Good neighbors mine," he sternly said, ...

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Amy Wentworth

... Of winds in the woods, and waves on pebbled bounds,-- ...

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Cobbler Keezar's Vision

... And there were the bluffs and the blue sea-line, ...

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The Dead Ship Of Harpswell

... .  . "Chill as a down-east breeze should be," ...

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Leggett’s Monument

... Of the brave heart beneath, but of the builders' shame! ...

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My Soul And I

... And with strength from Him shall thy utter weakness ...

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First-Day Thoughts

... The still small voice which reached the prophet's ear ...

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To The Memory Of Charles B. Storrs

... And the good seed thou hast scattered ...

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Flowers in Winter: Painted Upon a Porte Livre.

... Glistened in the moonlight clear and still, ...