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
death giving lasts
God gives quietness at last.
dark evil giving
God's ways seem dark, but, soon or late, They touch the shining hills of day; The evil cannot brook delay, The good can well afford to wait, Give ermined knaves their hour of crime; Yet have the future grand and great, The safe appeal of Truth to Time!
time epic giving
Give lettered pomp to teeth of Time, So "Bonnie Doon" but tarry; Blot out the epic's stately rhyme, But spare his "Highland Mary!"
fate hands giving
The Fates are just: they give us but our own; Nemesis ripens what our hands have sown.
angel blessing giving
The Present, the Present is all thou hast For thy sure possessing; Like the patriarch's angel hold it fast Till it gives its blessing.
giving thanks palms
Thanks to Allah, who gives the palm!
christmas famous-inspirational giving
the joy that you give to others is the joy that comes back to you
faith man
When faith is lost, when honor dies, the man is dead.
generosity deeds taught
God blesses still the generous thought,And still the fitting word He speeds,And Truth, at His requiring taught,He quickens into deeds.
christmas lonely heart
And the more you spend in blessing The poor and lonely and sad, The more of your heart's possessing Returns to you glad.
swings green tents
The low green tent Whose curtain never outward swings.
brother prayer heart
O brother man! fold to thy heart thy brother; Where pity dwells, the peace of God is there; To worship rightly is to love each other, Each smile a hymn, each kindly deed a prayer.
moon light rose
The sun that brief December day Rose cheerless over hills of gray, And, darkly circled, gave at noon A sadder light than waning moon.
wine mountain earth
The green earth sends her incense up. From many a mountain shrine; From folded leaf and dewey cup She pours her sacred wine.