John Whittier
John 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...
might sad saddest tongue words
For all sad words of tongue and pen, the saddest are those 'It might have been.'
might sad saddest tongue words
For of all sad words of tongue or pen, the saddest are these: ''It might have been!''
joy others year
For somehow, not only at Christmas, but all the long year through, The joy that you give to others is the joy that comes back to you.
against born fashion manliness poor sees
How dwarfed against his manliness she sees the poor pretension, the wants, the aims, the follies, born of fashion and convention!
dared filled hardly known longing
And a nameless longing filled her breast, - A wish, that she hardly dared to own, For something better than she had known
barefoot free hay maiden rode
Ah, that I were free again! Free as when I rode that day, Where the barefoot maiden raked the hay
barefoot free hay maiden rode
Ah, that I were free again! Free as when I rode that day, Where the barefoot maiden raked the hay