WIST Quotations

Whittier, John Greenleaf -- “Maud Muller” (1856)

Dave — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 12:51:05 +0000

For of all sad words of tongue or pen,
The saddest are these: “It might have been!”

John Greenleaf Whittier (1807–1892) American poet and abolitionist
“Maud Muller” (1856)

Whittier, John Greenleaf -- “The Chapel of Hermits,” l. 85 (1851)

Dave — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 14:28:01 +0000

Search thine own heart. What paineth thee
In others in thyself may be.

John Greenleaf Whittier (1807–1892) American poet and abolitionist
“The Chapel of Hermits,” l. 85 (1851)

Whittier, John Greenleaf -- “The Chapel of the Hermits” (1851)

Dave — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 16:05:44 +0000

And step by step, since time began,
I see the steady gain of man.

John Greenleaf Whittier (1807–1892) American poet and abolitionist
“The Chapel of the Hermits” (1851)

Whittier, John Greenleaf -- “What the Voice Said,” st. 15, ll. 57-60 (1847)

Dave — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 08:48:35 +0000

But, by all thy nature’s weakness,
Hidden faults and follies known,
Be thou, in rebuking evil,
Conscious of thine own.

John Greenleaf Whittier (1807–1892) American poet and abolitionist
“What the Voice Said,” st. 15, ll. 57-60 (1847)
(Source)

Whittier, John Greenleaf -- (Attributed)

Dave — Tue, 17 Dec 2019 01:37:52 +0000

A little smile, a word of cheer,
A bit of love from someone near,
A little gift from one held dear,
Best wishes for the coming year–
These make a Merry Christmas!

John Greenleaf Whittier (1807–1892) American poet and abolitionist
(Attributed)