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John Greenleaf Whittier
Sign in to saveAmerican Quaker poet and advocate of the abolition of slavery (1807-1892)
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John Greenleaf Whittier was an American writer, poet, journalist, and lawyer who lived from December 17, 1807, to September 7, 1892. Born in Haverhill and dying in Hampton Falls, he was a member of the Republican Party and identified as a Quaker. His works were archived at the Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library and the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library.
Whittier was recognized by the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He wrote in English and produced numerous works, including "The reunion," "We see the break of day," and "Saint Gregory's guest." His writings have been described in sources such as the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary and the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 17 December 1807
- Died
- 7 September 1892
- Works
- 369
Top works
- The reunion
- We see the break of day
- Saint Gregory's guest
- The Red River voyageur
- Songs of three centuries
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1807
- Active to
- 1892
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 32
- Total plays
- 95
John Greenleaf Whittier (December 17, 1807 – September 7, 1892) 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. Highly regarded in his lifetime and for a period thereafter, he is now remembered for his poem Snow-Bound, and the words of the hymn Dear Lord and Father of Mankind, from his poem "The Brewing of Soma", sung
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Generalized Gradient Approximation Made Simple
· 1996 · cited 204,644x
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- Gene Ontology: tool for the unification of biology
· 2000 · cited 36,923x
- Matplotlib: A 2D Graphics Environment
· 2007 · cited 35,594x
- The MOS 36-ltem Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36)
· 1992 · cited 29,138x
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Quotes
- “Shoot, if you must, this old gray head,But spare your country's flag," she said.”
- “The windows of my soul I throwWide open to the sun.”
- “What is good looking, as Horace Smith remarks, but looking good? Be good, be womanly, be gentle,—generous in your sympathies, heedful of the well-being of all around you; and, my word for it, you will not lack kind words of admiration.”
- “O, brother man! fold to thy heart thy brother;where pity dwells, the peace of God is there.”
- “Press bravely onward! — not in vain Your generous trust in human kind; The good which bloodshed could not gain Your peaceful zeal shall find.”
- “So fallen! so lost! the light withdrawnWhich once he wore;The glory from his gray hairs goneFor evermore!”
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1807-12-17 ) December 17, 1807, Haverhill, Massachusetts , U.S.
- Died
- September 7, 1892 (1892-09-07) (aged 84), Hampton Falls, New Hampshire , U.S.
- Occupation
- Editor , poet
- Relatives
- Elizabeth Hussey Whittier (sister)
via Wikipedia infobox
Works in European collections
7 objects attributed to John Greenleaf Whittier, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
John Greenleaf Whittier (December 17, 1807 – September 7, 1892) was 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 1866 book Snow-Bound.
Early life and education
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “John Greenleaf Whittier” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.