5 Famous John Greenleaf Whittier Poems
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Snow-Bound
by John Greenleaf Whittier
The sun that brief December day
Rose cheerless over hills of gray,
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Barbara Frietchie
by John Greenleaf Whittier
Up from the meadows rich with corn,
Clear in the cool September morn,
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Maud Muller
by John Greenleaf Whittier
Maud Muller, on a summer's day,
Raked the meadow sweet with hay.
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The Barefoot Boy
by John Greenleaf Whittier
Blessings on thee, little man,
Barefoot boy, with cheek of tan!
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The Battle Autumn of 1862
by John Greenleaf Whittier
The flags of war like storm-birds fly,
The charging trumpets blow;
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When faith is lost, when honor dies, the man is dead.
– John Greenleaf Whittier
Ichabod
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All the windows of my heart I open to the day.
– John Greenleaf Whittier
My Psalm
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For all sad words of tongue and pen, The saddest are these, 'It might have been'.
– John Greenleaf Whittier
Maud Muller
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Beauty seen is never lost, God's colors all are fast.
– John Greenleaf Whittier
Sunset on the Bearcamp
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Give fools their gold, and knaves their power; let fortune's bubbles rise and fall; who sows a field, or trains a flower, or plants a tree, is more than all.
– John Greenleaf Whittier
A Song of Harvest
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Tradition wears a snowy beard, romance is always young.
– John Greenleaf Whittier
Mary Garvin
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You don't always win your battles, but it's good to know you fought.
– John Greenleaf Whittier
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Peace hath higher tests of manhood, than battle ever knew.
– John Greenleaf Whittier
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The best of a book is not the thought which it contains, but the thought which it suggests; just as the charm of music dwells not in the tones but in the echoes of our hearts.
– John Greenleaf Whittier
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Before me, even as behind, God is, and all is well.
– John Greenleaf Whittier
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The smile of God is victory.
– John Greenleaf Whittier
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As a small businessperson, you have no greater leverage than the truth.
– John Greenleaf Whittier
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It is no use trying to sum people up. One must follow hints, not exactly what is said, nor yet entirely what is done.
– John Greenleaf Whittier
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One brave deed makes no hero.
– John Greenleaf Whittier
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From the death of the old the new proceeds, and the life of truth from the death of creeds.
– John Greenleaf Whittier
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