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
life patience peace
Peace hath higher tests of manhood, than battle ever knew.
flower fall power
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.
heart winter sky
All day the darkness and the cold Upon my heart have lain Like shadows on the winter sky Like frost upon the pane
success fall winning
Who never wins can rarely lose, Who never climbs as rarely falls
together lifts
I'll lift you and you lift me, and we'll both ascend together.
love inspirational life
For all sad words of tongue and pen, The saddest are these, 'It might have been'.
inspirational heart opportunity
All the windows of my heart I open to the day.