John Greenleaf Whittier
By John Greenleaf Whittier
John Greenleaf Whittier (1807–1892), the Quaker poet of Haverhill, Massachusetts, sang of New England snowstorms in Snow-Bound, barefoot farm boys, and deep quiet communion with God in 'Dear Lord and Father of Mankind'.
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Snow-Bound: A Winter Idyl (Excerpt)
Snow-Bound (1866)
The sun that brief December day Rose cheerless over hills of gray, And, darkly circled, gave at noon A sadder light than waning moon. Slow tracing down the thickening sky Its mute and ominous prophecy, A portent seeming less than threat, It sank from sight before it set.
Unwarmed by any sunset light The gray day darkened into night, A night made hoary with the swarm And whirl-dance of the blinding storm, As zigzag, wavering to and fro, Crossed and recrossed the winged snow: And ere the early bedtime came The white drift piled the window-frame.
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12 ChaptersEvery chapter below is pre-indexed for oral narration and easy 1-click scheduling into your weekly Charlotte Mason lesson plan.
Snow-Bound: A Winter Idyl (Excerpt)
Snow-Bound (1866)
The Barefoot Boy
The Panorama and Other Poems (1856)
Dear Lord and Father of Mankind
The Brewing of Soma (1872)
Barbara Frietchie
In War Time and Other Poems (1864)
The Pumpkin
Songs of Labor (1850)
In School-Days
Miriam and Other Poems (1871)
Telling the Bees
Home Ballads (1860)
The Corn-Song
Songs of Labor (1850)
The Huskers
Songs of Labor (1850)
The Fishermen
Songs of Labor (1850)
First-Day Thoughts
The Chapel of the Hermits (1853)
Maud Muller
The Panorama (1856)
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