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John Greenleaf Whittier

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born

December 17, 1807 in Haverhill, Massachusetts, The United States

died

September 07, 1892

gender

male

genre

Poetry, Nonfiction

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John Greenleaf Whittier was an influential American Quaker poet and ardent advocate of the abolition of slavery in the United States. He is usually listed as one of the Fireside Poets. Whittier was strongly influenced by the Scottish poet, Robert Burns.

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Average rating: 3.58 · 77 ratings · 9 reviews · 256 distinct works

	Snow-Bound: A Winter Idyl (Illustrated Edition) by John Greenleaf Whittier, Harry Fenn (Illustrator), A.V.S. Anthony (Illustrator) 3.69 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 1866 — 16 editions	My rating:
	John Greenleaf Whittier: Selected Poems 3.08 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2004	My rating:
	The Poetry of John Greenleaf Whittier: A Reader's Edition 3.89 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2000	My rating:
	Complete Poetical Works of John Greenleaf Whittier 4.25 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1892 — 6 editions	My rating:
	Barbara Frietchie 4.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1965 — 4 editions	My rating:
	Snow-Bound and Other Autobiographic Poems 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2003	My rating:
	Supernaturalism in New England (Notable American Authors) 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 69 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Anti-Slavery Poems II. From Volume III., the Works of Whittier: Anti-Slavery Poems and Songs of Labor and Reform 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2010	My rating:
	Maud Muller 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2010	My rating:
	Narrative and Legendary Poems Among the Hills and Others 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2008	My rating:

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“Of all sad words of tongue or pen, the saddest are these, 'It might have been.”
― John Greenleaf Whittier, Maud Muller - Pamphlet

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“A little smile, a word of cheer,
A bit of love from someone near,
A little gift from one held dear,
Best wishes for the coming year.

These make a merry christmas!”
― John Greenleaf Whittier

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“Never frown...even when you're sad 'cause you never know when someone's falling in love with your smile.”
― John Greenleaf Whittier

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