Trust by John Greenleaf Whittier
The same old baffling questions! O my friend, I cannot answer them. In vain I send My soul into the dark, where never bu …
John Greenleaf Whittier
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 book Snow-Bound.
Trinitas by John Greenleaf Whittier
At morn I prayed, “I fain would see How Three are One, and One is Three; Read the dark riddle unto me.”I wandered forth, …
“The Rock” In El Ghor by John Greenleaf Whittier
Dead Petra in her hill-tomb sleeps, Her stones of emptiness remain; Around her sculptured mystery sweeps The lonely wast …
The Over-Heart by John Greenleaf Whittier
“For of Him, and through Him, and to Him are all things, to whom be glory forever! “–PAUL.Above, below, in sky and sod, …
The Cry Of A Lost Soul by John Greenleaf Whittier
Lieutenant Herndon’s Report of the Exploration of the Amazon has a striking description of the peculiar and melancholy n …
The Shadow And The Light by John Greenleaf Whittier
“And I sought, whence is Evil: I set before the eye of my spirit the whole creation; whatsoever we see therein,–sea, ear …