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John Greenleaf Whittier Poems | Quotes | Articles

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John Greenleaf Whittier poems, biography, quotes, examples of poetry, articles, essays and more. The best John Greenleaf Whittier resource with comprehensive poet information, a list of poems, short poems, quotations, best poems, poet's works and more.

John Greenleaf Whittier Biography...An American Quaker poet and forceful advocate of the abolition of slavery in the United States.. American poet

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Quote Left For of all sad words of tongue or pen, The saddest are these: 'It might have been!' Quote Right
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Quote Left Oh, for boyhood's painless play, sleep that wakes in laughing day, health that mocks the doctor's rules, knowledge never learned of schools. Quote Right
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Quote Left How dwarfed against his manliness she sees the poor pretension, the wants, the aims, the follies, born of fashion and convention! Quote Right
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Quote Left No longer forward nor behindI look in hope or fearBut, grateful, take the good I findThe best of now and here. Quote Right
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Quote Left Peace hath higher tests of manhood than battle ever knew. Quote Right
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