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John Greenleaf Whittier

noun

United States poet best known for his nostalgic poems about New England (1807-1892). Synonym: Whittier.

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... John Greenleaf Whittier was a Quaker. That means that he was a genial, kind, good man—a simple man. I spent an afternoon with him once in a barn. We were summering in the mountains near by. We found ourselves in the barn, ...

— T. De Witt Talmage - As I Knew Him • T. De Witt Talmage

Words linked to "John Greenleaf Whittier" : Whittier, poet