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John Greenleaf Whittier

December 17, 1807 – September 7, 1892


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Poem TitleFirst LinesPeriod# Lines# Reads
1: "The Rock" In El Ghor Dead Petra in her hill-tomb sleeps, 52959
2: A Christmas Carmen Sound over all waters, reach out from all lands, 1873 271124
3: A Day Talk not of sad November, when a day 1886 241175
4: A Dream Of Summer Bland as the morning breath of June 1847 321268
5: A Greeting Thrice welcome from the Land of Flowers 55902
6: A Lament The circle is broken, one seat is forsaken, 44919
7: A Lay Of Old Time One morning of the first sad Fall, 48901
8: A Legacy Friend of my many years 1887 20948
9: A Letter Tis over, Moses! All is lost! 136891
10: A Memorial O thicker, deeper, darker growing, 1863 76885
11: A Memory Here, while the loom of Winter weaves 28917
12: A Mystery The river hemmed with leaning trees 1873 48942
13: A Name The name the Gallic exile bore, 1880 48960
14: A Sabbath Scene Scarce had the solemn Sabbath-bell 104917
15: A Sea Dream We saw the slow tides go and come, 1894 1131120
16: A Song For The Time Up, laggards of Freedom! our free flag is cast 32847
17: A Song Inscribed To The Fremont Clubs Beneath thy skies, November! 31860
18: A Song Of Harvest This day, two hundred years ago, 32913
19: A Spiritual Manifestation To-day the plant by Williams set 1521056
20: A Summer Pilgrimage To kneel before some saintly shrine, 1883 961149
21: A Summons Men of the North-land! where's the manly spirit 68729
22: A Welcome To Lowell Take our hands, James Russell Lowell, 48693
23: A Woman Oh, dwarfed and wronged, and stained with ill, 20712
24: A Word For The Hour The firmament breaks up. In black eclipse 1861 29742
25: Abolition Of Slavery In The District Of Columbia, 1862 When first I saw our banner wave 1862 68702
26: Abraham Davenport In the old days (a custom laid aside 89672
27: Abram Morrison Midst the men and things which will 1884 125909
28: Adjustment The tree of Faith its bare, dry boughs must shed 28678
29: Aechdeacon Barbour Through the long hall the shuttered windows shed 519650
30: After Election The day's sharp strife is ended now, 36735
31: All’s Well The clouds, which rise with thunder, slake 10749
32: Among The Hills Along the roadside, like the flowers of gold 1868 501949
33: Amy Wentworth - To William Bradford As they who watch by sick-beds find relief 1862 1521020
34: An Artist Of The Beautiful Haunted of Beauty, like the marvellous youth 14763
35: An Autograph I write my name as one, 1882 641031
36: An Easter Flower Gift O dearest bloom the seasons know, 12717
37: An Outdoor Reception On these green banks, where falls too soon 108637
38: Andrew Rykman’s Prayer Andrew Rykman’s dead and gone; 210916
39: Anniversary Poem Once more, dear friends, you meet beneath 115963
40: April T is the noon of the spring-time, yet never a bird 1852 33930
41: Arisen At Last I said I stood upon thy grave, 36708
42: Astraea O poet rare and old! Thy words are prophecies; 28679
43: Astræa at the Capitol When first I saw our banner wave 1862 68894
44: At Eventide Poor and inadequate the shadow-play 1878 201075
45: At Last When on my day of life the night is falling, 28661
46: At Port Royal The tent-lights glimmer on the land, 1862 1051029
47: At School-Close The end has come, as come it must 60708
48: At Washington With a cold and wintry noon-light. 135664
49: Autumn Thoughts Gone hath the Spring, with all its flowers, 1849 201062
50: Banished From Massachusetts Over the threshold of his pleasant home 703
51: Barbara Frietchie Up from the meadows rich with corn, 601104
52: Barclay Of Ury Up the streets of Aberdeen, 126993
53: Bayard Taylor And where now, Bayard, will thy footsteps tend?" 42684
54: Benedicite God's love and peace be with thee, where 39809
55: Between The Gates Between the gates of birth and death 40751
56: Birchbrook Mill A noteless stream, the Birchbrook runs 64586
57: Brown Of Ossawatomie John Brown of Ossawatomie spake on his dying day: 24705
58: Bryant On His Birthday We praise not now the poet's art, 24644
59: Burial Of Barber Bear him, comrades, to his grave; 72678
60: Burning Drift-Wood Before my drift-wood fire I sit, 88677
61: Burns No more these simple flowers belong 116665
62: By Their Works Call him not heretic whose works attest 10691
63: Calef In Boston, 1692 In the solemn days of old, 40749
64: Cassandra Southwick To the God of all sure mercies let my blessing rise today, 148678
65: Centennial Hymn Our fathers' God! from out whose hand 36728
66: Chalkey Hall How bland and sweet the greeting of this breeze 85646
67: Channing Not vainly did old poets tell, 96681
68: Chicago Men said at vespers: "All is well!" 40697
69: Child-Songs Still linger in our noon of time 56699
70: Clerical Oppressors Just God! and these are they 48653
71: Cobbler Keezar’s Vision The beaver cut his timber 1861 1921001
72: Conduct Heed how thou livest. Do no act by day 6664
73: Conductor Bradley Conductor Bradley, (always may his name 30687
74: Daniel Neall Friend of the Slave, and yet the friend of all; 30707
75: Daniel Wheeler O Dearly loved! And worthy of our love! No more 142686
76: Dedication - Songs Of Labor I would the gift I offer here 451575
77: Democracy Bearer of Freedom's holy light, 721360
78: Derne Night on the city of the Moor! 1271367
79: Disarmament Put up the sword!" The voice of Christ once more 321370
80: Divine Compassion Long since, a dream of heaven I had, 401442
81: Ego On page of thine I cannot trace 1441435
82: Ein Feste Burg ist Unser Gott - (Luther’s Hymn) We wait beneath the furnace-blast 1861 811053
83: Elliott Hands off! thou tithe-fat plunderer! play 481374
84: Eva Dry the tears for holy Eva, 281371
85: Expostulation Our fellow-countrymen in chains! 1122200
86: Extract From "A New England Legend" How has New England's romance fled, 731457
87: Ezekiel They hear Thee not, O God! nor see; 120689
88: First-Day Thoughts In calm and cool and silence, once again 22746
89: Fitz-Greene Halleck Among their graven shapes to whom 56664
90: Flowers In Winter How strange to greet, this frosty morn, 1855 681124
91: For An Autumn festival The Persian's flowery gifts, the shrine 48713
92: For Righteousness' Sake The age is dull and mean. Men creep, 35685
93: Forgiveness My heart was heavy, for its trust had been 14757
94: Freedom In Brazil With clearer light, Cross of the South, shine forth 48670
95: From Perugia The tall, sallow guardsmen their horsetails have spread, 78688
96: Funeral Tree Of The Sokokis Around Sebago's lonely lake 99645
97: Garden O painter of the fruits and flowers, 36781
98: Garibaldi In trance and dream of old, God's prophet saw 33755
99: Garrison The storm and peril overpast, 40769
100: George L. Stearns He has done the work of a true man, 40691
101: Giving And Taking Who gives and hides the giving hand, 24665
102: Godspeed Outbound, your bark awaits you. Were I one 14700
103: Gone Another hand is beckoning us, 60647
104: Greeting I spread a scanty board too late; 1881 301326
105: Hampton Beach The sunlight glitters keen and bright, 1843 751324
106: Haverhill O river winding to the sea! 124660
107: Hazel Blossoms The summer warmth has left the sky, 1874 451438
108: Help Dream not, O Soul, that easy is the task 14713
109: How Mary Grew With wisdom far beyond her years, 32674
110: How The Robin Came Happy young friends, sit by me, 76668
111: How The Women Went From Dover The tossing spray of Cocheco's fall 116629
112: Howard At Atlanta Right in the track where Sherman 56667
113: Hymn O none in all the world before 1863 281361
114: Hymn For The Celebration Of Emancipation At Newburyport Not unto us who did but seek 48653
115: Hymn For The House Of Worship At Georgetown, Erected In Memory Of A Mother Thou dwellest not, O Lord of all 28675
116: Hymn For The Opening Of Plymouth Church, St. Paul, Minnesota All things are Thine: no gift have we, 20679
117: Hymn For The Opening Of Thomas Starr King’s House Of Worship, 1864 Amidst these glorious works of Thine, 45648
118: Hymn I O thou, whose presence went before 40693
119: Hymn II O Holy Father! just and true 32682
120: Hymn Of The Children Thine are all the gifts, O God! 20639
121: Hymn Of The Dunkers Wake, sisters, wake! the day-star shines; 52636
122: Hymn, Sung At Christmas By The Scholars Of St. Helena’s Island, S.C. Oh, none in all the world before 28687
123: Hymns From The French Of Lamartine "Encore un hymne, O ma lyre 144696
124: Hymns Of The Brahmo Somaj The mercy, O Eternal One! 40639
125: I Was A Stranger, And Ye Took Me In Neath skies that winter never knew 32900
126: Ichabod So fallen! so lost! the light withdrawn 36600
127: Immortal Love, Forever Full Immortal love, forever full, 36690
128: In Memory - James T. Fields As a guest who may not stay 54662
129: In Peace A track of moonlight on a quiet lake, 35712
130: In Quest Have I not voyaged, friend beloved, with thee 57628
131: In Remembrance Of Joseph Sturge In the fair land o'erwatched by Ischia's mountains, 100585
132: In School-Days Still sits the school-house by the road, 441362
133: In The "Old South" She came and stood in the Old South Church, 52666
134: In The Evil Days The evil days have come, the poor 552219
135: Incription To Milton The new world honors him whose lofty plea 41381
136: Inscription On A Fountain Stranger and traveller, Drink freely and bestow 81328
137: Inscription-For The Relief By Preston Powers The Eagle, stooping from yon snow-blown peaks, 41306
138: Inscriptions On A Sun-Dial With warning hand I mark Time's rapid flight 41316
139: Invocation Through Thy clear spaces, Lord, of old, 302241
140: Italy Across the sea I heard the groans 1860 301317
141: James Russell Lowell From purest wells of English undefiled 81361
142: John Underhill A score of years had come and gone 1502181
143: June On The Merrimac O dwellers in the stately towns, 1161285
144: Kallundborg Church ( From The Tent On The Beach) Build at Kallundborg by the sea 881347
145: Kathleen O Norah, lay your basket down, 1161180
146: Kenoza Lake As Adam did in Paradise, 561180
147: King Solomon And The Ants Out from Jerusalem The king rode with his great 561254
148: King Volmer And Elsie Where, over heathen doom-rings and gray stones of the Horg, 1041106
149: Kinsman Where ceaseless Spring her garland twines, 201102
150: Kossuth Type of two mighty continents! combining 291214
151: Laus Deo It is done! Clang of bell and roar of gun 601106
152: Laying Up Treasure Before the Ender comes, whose charioteer 61073
153: Le Marais Du Cygne A blush as of roses Where rose never grew! 721212
154: Leggett’s Monument Yes, pile the marble o'er him! It is well 14994
155: Letter From A Missionary Of The Methodist Episcopal Church South, In Kansas, To A Distinguished Politician. Douglas Mission 1854. Last week the Lord be praised for all His mercies 901009
156: Lexington No Berserk thirst of blood had they, 441045
157: Lines From A Letter To A Young Clerical Friend A strength Thy service cannot tire, 28972
158: Lines On A Fly-Leaf I need not ask thee, for my sake, 83970
159: Lines On The Death Of S. Oliver Torrey Gone before us, O our brother, 56993
160: Lines On The Portrait Of A Celebrated Publisher A moony breadth of virgin face, 56994
161: Lucy Hooper They tell me, Lucy, thou art dead, 111967
162: Lydia H. Sigourney She sang alone, ere womanhood had known 41072
163: Mabel Martin I call the old time back: I bring my lay 3301054
164: Marguerite The robins sang in the orchard, the buds into blossoms grew; 461015
165: Mary Garvin From the heart of Waumbek Methna, from the lake that never fails, 94873
166: Massachusetts To Virginia The blast from Freedom's Northern hills, upon its Southern way, 96923
167: Maud Muller Maud Muller on a summer’s day, 1854 110807
168: Memories A beautiful and happy girl, 811637
169: Miriam One Sabbath day my friend and I 435847
170: Mithridates At Chios Know’st thou, O slave-cursed land 1868 36747
171: Mogg Megone - Part I Who stands on that cliff, like a figure of stone, 479864
172: Mogg Megone - Part II Tis morning over Norridgewock, 533867
173: Mogg Megone - Part III Ah! weary Priest! with pale hands pressed 300847
174: Moloch In State Street The moon has set: while yet the dawn 72811
175: Mountain Pictures Once more, O Mountains of the North, unveil 1862 87803
176: Mulford Unnoted as the setting of a star 6863
177: My Birthday Beneath the moonlight and the snow 1871 64779
178: My Dream In my dream, methought I trod, 76949
179: My Namesake You scarcely need my tardy thanks, 172823
180: My Playmate The pines were dark on Ramoth hill, 1860 64793
181: My Psalm I mourn no more my vanished years 68831
182: My Soul And I Stand still, my soul, in the silent dark 184824
183: My Thanks T is said that in the Holy Land 68823
184: My Triumph The autumn-time has come; 1870 72776
185: My Trust A picture memory brings to me 1880 36839
186: Naples - 1860 I give thee joy! I know to thee 42905
187: Nauhaught, The Deacon Nauhaught, the Indian deacon, who of old 108822
188: New Hampshire God bless New Hampshire! from her granite peaks 20814
189: Norembega The winding way the serpent takes 116797
190: Norumbega Hall Not on Penobscot's wooded bank the spires 14784
191: O. W. Holmes On His Eightieth Birth-Day Climbing a path which leads back never more 14738
192: Official Piety A pious magistrate! sound his praise throughout 33797
193: On A Prayer-Book, With its Frontispiece, Ary Scheffer’s "Christus Consolator," Americanized By The Omission of The Black Man O Ary Scheffer! when beneath thine eye, 71618
194: On Receiving An Eagle’s Quill From Lake Superior All day the darkness and the cold 1849 80896
195: On The Big Horn The years are but half a score, 54653
196: One Of The Signers O storied vale of Merrimac 52657
197: Our Autocrat His laurels fresh from song and lay, 40626
198: Our Country We give thy natal day to hope, 100637
199: Our Master Immortal Love, forever full, Forever flowing free, 152614
200: Our River Once more on yonder laurelled height 1861 72850
201: Our State The South-land boasts its teeming cane, 28596
202: Overruled The threads our hands in blindness spin 20614
203: Paean Now, joy and thanks forevermore! 56716
204: Palestine Blest land of Judea! thrice hallowed of song, 68668
205: Pennsylvania Hall Not with the splendors of the days of old, 152618
206: Pentucket How sweetly on the wood-girt town 88709
207: Pictures Light, warmth, and sprouting greenness, and o’er all 44888
208: Proem I love the old melodious lays 35686
209: Questions Of Life A bending staff I would not break, 1671274
210: R. S. S., At Deer Island On The Merrimac Make, for he loved thee well, our Merrimac, 14656
211: Rabbi Ismael The Rabbi Ishmael, with the woe and sin 27704
212: Randolph Of Roanoke O Mother Earth! upon thy lap 120654
213: Rantoul One day, along the electric wire 88658
214: Raphael I shall not soon forget that sight 76706
215: Red Riding-Hood On the wide lawn the snow lay deep, 1877 551025
216: Remembrance Friend of mine! whose lot was cast 39644
217: Requirement We live by Faith; but Faith is not the slave 14649
218: Requital As Islam's Prophet, when his last day drew 14609
219: Response Beside that milestone where the level sun, 14996
220: Revelation Still, as of old, in Beavor's Vale, 55650
221: Revisited The roll of drums and the bugle's wailing 64613
222: Ritner Thank God for the token! one lip is still free, 70585
223: Samuel J. Tilden Once more, O all-adjusting Death! 18615
224: Seed-Time And Harvest As o'er his furrowed fields which lie 32627
225: Skipper Ireson’s Ride Of all the rides since, the birth of time, 1857 99937
226: Snow-Bound - A Winter Idyl Announced by all the trumpets of the sky, 1866 7591012
227: Song Of Slaves In The Desert Where are we going? where are we going, 42576
228: Song Of The Negro Boatman Oh, praise an' tanks! De Lord he come 68621
229: St. Gregory's Guest A tale for Roman guides to tell 52636
230: St. John. 1647 To the winds give our banner! 144667
231: St. Martin’s Summer Though flowers have perished at the touch 1880 761092
232: Stanzas For The Times Is this the land our fathers loved, 84573
233: Storm On Lake Asquam A cloud, like that the old-time Hebrew saw 1882 241095
234: Summer By The Lakeside White clouds, whose shadows haunt the deep, 1853 1071036
235: Sumner O Mother State! the winds of March 212605
236: Sunset On The Bearcamp A gold fringe on the purpling hem 1876 841039
237: Sweet Fern The subtle power in perfume found 401086
238: Tauler Tauler, the preacher, walked, one autumn day, 83641
239: Telling The Bees Here is the place; right over the hill 1858 561052
240: The "Story Of Ida" Weary of jangling noises never stilled, 14643
241: The Angel Of Patience To weary hearts, to mourning homes, 24643
242: The Angels Of Buena Vista Speak and tell us, our Ximena, looking northward far away, 681330
243: The Answer Spare me, dread angel of reproof, 681357
244: The Barefoot Boy Blessings on thee, little man, 1855 102956
245: The Bartholdi Statue The land, that, from the rule of kings, 241320
246: The Battle Autumn Of 1862 The flags of war like storm-birds fly, 1862 44973
247: The Bay Of Seven Islands From the green Amesbury hill which bears the name 1921331
248: The Birthday Wreath Blossom and greenness, making all 302292
249: The Book Gallery of sacred pictures manifold, 141326
250: The Branded Hand Welcome home again, brave seaman! with thy thoughtful brow and gray, 521314
251: The Brewing Of Soma The fagots blazed, the caldron's smoke 851320
252: The Bridal Of Pennacook We had been wandering for many days 7351277
253: The Brother Of Mercy Piero Luca, known of all the town 941283
254: The Brown Dwarf Of Rugen The pleasant isle of Rugen looks the Baltic water o'er, 721265
255: The Cable Hymn O lonely bay of Trinity, O dreary shores, give ear! 601335
256: The Call Of The Christian Not always as the whirlwind's rush 561299
257: The Captain’s Well From pain and peril, by land and main, 961364
258: The Changeling (From The Tent On The Beach) For the fairest maid in Hampton 1081057
259: The Chapel Of The Hermits I do believe, and yet, in grief, 3761082
260: The Christian Slave A Christian! going, gone! 601109
261: The Christian Tourists No aimless wanderers, by the fiend Unrest 641021
262: The Christmas Of 1888 Low in the east, against a white, cold dawn, 301062
263: The Cities Of The Plain Get ye up from the wrath of God's terrible day! 36993
264: The Clear Vision I did but dream. I never knew 481023
265: The Common Question Behind us at our evening meal 36976
266: The Conquest Of Finland Across the frozen marshes 681005
267: The Corn-Song Heap high the farmer’s wintry hoard! 52994
268: The Countess - To E. W. I know not, Time and Space so intervene, 1863 177993
269: The Crisis Across the Stony Mountains, o'er the desert's drouth and sand, 721052
270: The Cross The cross, if rightly borne, shall be 201012
271: The Crucifixion Sunlight upon Judha's hills! 481092
272: The Cry Of A Lost Soul In that black forest, where, when day is done, 1862 451045
273: The Curse Of The Charter-Breakers In Westminster's royal halls, 100969
274: The Cypress-Tree Of Ceylon They sat in silent watchfulness 68977
275: The Dead Feast Of The Kol-Folk We have opened the door, Once, twice, thrice! 77986
276: The Dead Ship Of Harpswell What flecks the outer gray beyond 82987
277: The Demon Of The Study The Brownie sits in the Scotchman's room, 114988
278: The Disenthralled He had bowed down to drunkenness, 40981
279: The Dole Of Jarl Thorkell The land was pale with famine 112982
280: The Double-Headed Snake Of Newbury Far away in the twilight time 96997
281: The Dream Of Pio Nono It chanced that while the pious troops of France 68812
282: The Drovers Through heat and cold, and shower and sun, 104803
283: The Emancipation Group Amidst thy sacred effigies Of old renown give place, 28810
284: The Eternal Goodness O Friends! with whom my feet have trod 88873
285: The Eve Of Election From gold to gray Our mild sweet day 96846
286: The Exiles. 1660 The goodman sat beside his door 240818
287: The Familist's Hymn Father! to Thy suffering poor 88836
288: The Farewell Of A Virginia Slave Mother Gone, gone, sold and gone 72847
289: The Female Martyr Bring out your dead!" The midnight street 91823
290: The First Flowers For ages on our river borders, 1857 481098
291: The Fishermen Hurrah! the seaward breezes 80865
292: The Fountain Traveller! on thy journey toiling 114841
293: The Freed Islands A few brief years have passed away 50823
294: The Friend’s Burial My thoughts are all in yonder town, 84828
295: The Frost Spirit He comes, he comes, the Frost Spirit comes, you may trace his footsteps now, 1830 201065
296: The Fruit-Gift Last night, just as the tints of autumn’s sky 1854 291078
297: The Funeral Tree Of The Sokokis. 1756 Around Sebago's lonely lake 99927
298: The Gallows The suns of eighteen centuries have shone 103772
299: The Garrison Of Cape Ann From the hills of home forth looking, far beneath the tent-like span 92783
300: The Gift Of Tritemius Tritemius of Herbipolis, one day, 45773
301: The Golden Wedding Of Longwood With fifty years between you and your well-kept wedding vow, 42755
302: The Grave By The Lake Where the Great Lake's sunny smiles 308749
303: The Haschish Of all that Orient lands can vaunt 48756
304: The Healer So stood of old the holy Christ 32688
305: The Henchman My lady walks her morning round, 1877 441273
306: The Hermit Of Thebaid O strong, upwelling prayers of faith, 116619
307: The Hero O for a knight like Bayard, 104596
308: The Hill-Top The burly driver at my side, 80633
309: The Hive At Gettysburg In the old Hebrew myth the lion's frame, 32774
310: The Holy Land - From Lamartine I have not felt, o'er seas of sand, 48640
311: The Homestead Against the wooded hills it stands, 76667
312: The Human Sacrifice Far from his close and noisome cell, 182647
313: The Hunters Of Men Have ye heard of our hunting, o'er mountain and glen, 50623
314: The Huskers It was late in mild October, and the long autumnal rain 52671
315: The Inward Judge The soul itself its awful witness is. 12601
316: The Jubilee Singers Voice of a people suffering long, 18570
317: The Kansas Emigrants We cross the prairie as of old 1854 281340
318: The Khan's Devil The Khan came from Bokhara town 58590
319: The King's Missive Under the great hill sloping bare 144577
320: The Knight Of St. John Ere down yon blue Carpathian hills 72740
321: The Lakeside The shadows round the inland sea 1849 401288
322: The Landmarks Through the streets of Marblehead 96606
323: The Last Eve Of Summer Summer's last sun nigh unto setting shines 36603
324: The Last Walk In Autumn O’er the bare woods, whose outstretched hands 1857 2241300
325: The Laurels From these wild rocks I look to-day 28819
326: The Legend Of St. Mark The day is closing dark and cold, 80563
327: The Library Let there be light!" God spake of old, 32611
328: The Light That Is Felt A tender child of summers three, 15563
329: The Lost Occasion Some die too late and some too soon, 861086
330: The Lost Statesman As they who, tossing midst the storm at night, 27995
331: The Lumbermen Wildly round our woodland quarters 144921
332: The Maids Of Attitash In sky and wave the white clouds swam, 144997
333: The Mantle Of St. John De Matha. A Legend Of "The Red, White, And Blue," A. D. 1154-1864 A strong and mighty Angel, 1161053
334: The Mayflowers Sad Mayflower! watched by winter stars, 36811
335: The Meeting The elder folks shook hands at last, 243940
336: The Memory Of Burns How sweetly come the holy psalms 40996
337: The Men Of Old Well speed thy mission, bold Iconoclast! 65927
338: The Merrimac Stream of my fathers! sweetly still 1841 107777
339: The Minister’s Daughter In the minister's morning sermon 80986
340: The Moral Warfare When Freedom, on her natal day, 24961
341: The Mystic’s Christmas All hail!" the bells of Christmas rang, 48857
342: The New Exodus By fire and cloud, across the desert sand, 32827
343: The New Wife And The Old Dark the halls, and cold the feast, 128793
344: The New Year The wave is breaking on the shore, 156846
345: The Norsemen Gift from the cold and silent Past! 122852
346: The Old Burying-Ground Our vales are sweet with fern and rose, 1858 88784
347: The Over-Heart Above, below, in sky and sod, 65808
348: The Pageant A sound as if from bells of silver, 1869 87845
349: The Palatine Leagues north, as fly the gull and auk, 114836
350: The Palm-Tree Is it the palm, the cocoa-palm, 1858 39883
351: The Panorama A! fredome is a nobill thing! 7820
352: The Pass Of The Sierra All night above their rocky bed 44839
353: The Pastoral Letter So, this is all, the utmost reach 120768
354: The Peace Autumn Thank God for rest, where none molest, 48766
355: The Peace Convention At Brussels Still in thy streets, O Paris! doth the stain 94768
356: The Peace Of Europe Great peace in Europe! Order reigns 52733
357: The Pennsylvania Pilgrim I sing the Pilgrim of a softer clime 560740
358: The Pine Tree Lift again the stately emblem on the Bay State's rusted shield, 24809
359: The Pipes At Lucknow Pipes of the misty moorlands, 80784
360: The Poet And The Children With a glory of winter sunshine 40815
361: The Poor Voter On Election Day The proudest now is but my peer, 32829
362: The Prayer Of Agassiz On the isle of Penikese, 103755
363: The Prayer-Seeker Along the aisle where prayer was made, 56774
364: The Preacher Its windows flashing to the sky, 413613
365: The Pressed Gentian The time of gifts has come again, 1872 32957
366: The Prisoner For Debt Look on him! through his dungeon grate, 80672
367: The Prisoners Of Naples I have been thinking of the victims bound 77618
368: The Problem Not without envy Wealth at times must look 30627
369: The Proclamation Saint Patrick, slave to Milcho of the herds 1863 32958
370: The Prophecy Of Samuel Sewall Up and down the village streets 169583
371: The Pumpkin Oh, greenly and fair in the lands of the sun, 42608
372: The Quaker Alumni From the well-springs of Hudson, the sea-cliffs of Maine, 180694
373: The Quaker Of The Olden Time The Quaker of the olden time! 32627
374: The Ranger Robert Rawlin! Frosts were falling 160615
375: The Red River Voyageur Out and in the river is winding 40593
376: The Reformer All grim and soiled and brown with tan, 96602
377: The Relic Token of friendship true and tried, 84653
378: The Rendition I heard the train's shrill whistle call, 32635
379: The Reunion The gulf of seven and fifty years 52624
380: The Reward Who, looking backward from his manhood's prime, 36574
381: The River Path No bird-song floated down the hill, 1880 42945
382: The Robin My old Welsh neighbor over the way 28614
383: The Rock-Tomb Of Bradore A drear and desolate shore! 65671
384: The Seeking Of The Waterfall They left their home of summer ease 1878 116953
385: The Sentence Of John L. Brown Ho! thou who seekest late and long 99796
386: The Shadow And The Light The fourteen centuries fall away 96597
387: The Shipbuilders The sky is ruddy in the east, 80937
388: The Shoemakers Ho! workers of the old time styled 88620
389: The Singer Years since (but names to me before), 96565
390: The Sisters Annie and Rhoda, sisters twain, 62559
391: The Sisters - A Picture By Barry The shade for me, but over thee 24584
392: The Slave Ships All ready?" cried the captain; 128711
393: The Slaves Of Martinique Beams of noon, like burning lances, through the tree-tops flash and glisten, 72584
394: The Star Of Bethlehem Where Time the measure of his hours 80604
395: The Summons My ear is full of summer sounds, 1860 30982
396: The Swan Song Of Parson Avery When the reaper's task was ended, and the summer wearing late, 51718
397: The Sycamores In the outskirts of the village 136586
398: The Tent On The Beach I would not sin, in this half-playful strain, 225611
399: The Three Bells Beneath the low-hung night cloud 401051
400: The Trailing Arbutus I wandered lonely where the pine-trees made 1879 181548
401: The Truce Of Piscataqua Raze these long blocks of brick and stone, 217591
402: The Two Angels God called the nearest angels who dwell with Him above: 22621
403: The Two Elizabeths Amidst Thuringia's wooded hills she dwelt, 88614
404: The Two Loves Smoothing soft the nestling head 30629
405: The Two Rabbins The Rabbi Nathan two-score years and ten 85610
406: The Vanishers Sweetest of all childlike dreams 1864 521440
407: The Vaudois Teacher O Lady fair, these silks of mine are beautiful and rare, 28574
408: The Vision Of Echard The Benedictine Echard 1921288
409: The Voices Why urge the long, unequal fight, 84605
410: The Vow Of Washington The sword was sheathed: in April's sun 76528
411: The Waiting I wait and watch: before my eyes 1862 301302
412: The Watchers Beside a stricken field I stood; 1862 662300
413: The Well Of Loch Maree Calm on the breast of Loch Maree 24660
414: The Wife Of Manoah To Her Husband Against the sunset's glowing wall 92587
415: The Wind Of March Up from the sea, the wild north wind is blowing 36551
416: The Wish Of To-Day I ask not now for gold to gild 321313
417: The Wishing Bridge Among the legends sung or said 522363
418: The Witch Of Wenham Along Crane River's sunny slopes 2361270
419: The Witch's Daughter It was the pleasant harvest time, 2221314
420: The Wood Giant From Alton Bay to Sandwich Dome, 1885 681309
421: The Wood Giant From Alton Bay to Sandwich Dome, 681284
422: The Word Voice of the Holy Spirit, making known 141268
423: The World’s Convention Of The Friends Of Emancipation, Held In London In 1840 Yes, let them gather! Summon forth 2431313
424: The Worship Of Nature The harp at Nature's advent strung 401350
425: The Wreck Of Rivermouth Rivermouth Rocks are fair to see, 1864 152571
426: The Yankee Girl She sings by her wheel at that low cottage door, 441419
427: Theirs Fate summoned, in gray-bearded age, to act 281303
428: Thomas Starr King The great work laid upon his twoscore years 171065
429: Thy Will Be Done We see not, know not; all our way 1861 351075
430: To ---- Fair Nature's priestesses! to whom, 421116
431: To ------ Maiden! with the fair brown tresses 1601081
432: To A Cape Ann Schooner Luck to the craft that bears this name of mine, 141025
433: To A Friend How smiled the land of France 841024
434: To A Southern Statesman Is this thy voice whose treble notes of fear 411008
435: To Avis Keene Thanks for thy gift Of ocean flowers, 791040
436: To Charles Sumner If I have seemed more prompt to censure wrong 41991
437: To Delaware Thrice welcome to thy sisters of the East, 231010
438: To E. C. S. Poet and friend of poets, if thy glass 81059
439: To Englishmen You flung your taunt across the wave 1862 551285
440: To Faneuil Hall Men! if manhood still ye claim, 48979
441: To Fredrika Bremer Seeress of the misty Norland, 28990
442: To G. G. Graceful in name and in thyself, our river 16937
443: To George B. Cheever So spake Esaias: so, in words of flame, 201079
444: To J. P. Not as a poor requital of the joy 15957
445: To James T. Fields Well thought! who would not rather hear 641004
446: To John C. Fremont Thy error, Fremont, simply was to act 1861 261972
447: To Lydia Maria Child The sweet spring day is glad with music, 40917
448: To Massachusetts What though around thee blazes 48944
449: To My Friend OnThe Death Of His Sister Thine is a grief, the depth of which another 48982
450: To My Old Schoolmaster Old friend, kind friend! lightly down 195956
451: To My Sister, Dear Sister! while the wise and sage 40591
452: To Oliver Wendell Holmes Among the thousands who with hail and cheer 52609
453: To Pennsylvania O state prayer-founded! never hung 30583
454: To Pius IX The cannon's brazen lips are cold; 76557
455: To Ronge Strike home, strong-hearted man! Down to the root 30582
456: To Samuel E. Sewall And Harriet W. Sewall, Of Melrose Olor Iscanus queries: “Why should we 1863 161275
457: To The Memory Of Charles B. Storrs Thou hast fallen in thine armor, 80601
458: To The Memory Of Thomas Shipley Gone to thy Heavenly Father's rest! 70599
459: To The Reformers Of England God bless ye, brothers! in the fight 60531
460: To The Thirty-Ninth Congress O people-chosen! are ye not 51572
461: To William H. Seward Statesman, I thank thee! and, if yet dissent 21695
462: To William Lloyd Garrison Champion of those who groan beneath 48578
463: Toussaint L’Ouverture T was night. The tranquil moonlight smile 247614
464: Trinitas At morn I prayed, "I fain would see 69605
465: Trust The same old baffling questions! O my friend, 18611
466: Utterance But what avail inadequate words to reach 14643
467: Valuation The old Squire said, as he stood by his gate, 16648
468: Vesta O Christ of God! whose life and death 640
469: Voice Of New England Up the hillside, down the glen, 87556
470: Voyage Of The Jettie A shallow stream, from fountains 1880 1261250
471: We May Not Climb The Heavenly Steeps We may not climb the heavenly steeps 24591
472: What Of The Day A sound of tumult troubles all the air, 30655
473: What The Birds Said The birds against the April wind 441456
474: What The Traveller Said At Sunset The shadows grow and deepen round me, 442230
475: What The Voice Said Maddened by Earth's wrong and evil, 721298
476: William Forster The years are many since his hand 722157
477: William Francis Bartlett Oh, well may Essex sit forlorn 442076
478: Wilson The lowliest born of all the land, 421262
479: Winter Roses My garden roses long ago 322909
480: Within The Gate We sat together, last May-day, and talked 721287
481: Wordsworth Dear friends, who read the world aright, 281272
482: Worship The Pagan's myths through marble lips are spoken, 601207
483: Yorktown From Yorktown's ruins, ranked and still, 801094




About:
John Greenleaf Whittier (December 17, 1807 – September 7, 1892) was an American Quaker poet and forceful advocate of the abolition of slavery in the United States.


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