Creative Quotations from . . .
John Greenleaf Whittier
(1807-1892) born on
Dec 17
US "poet, essayist". "He was a popular rural poet, e.g., "Barbara Frietchie," who devoted his life to social causes and reform."
 
   
F
Beauty seen is never lost,
God's colors all are fast."

R
God gives quietness at last.
A
"On leaf of palm, on sedge-wrought roll;
On plastic clay and leathern scroll,
Man wrote his thoughts; the ages passed,
And lo! the Press was found at last!"
N
Peace hath higher tests of manhood Than battle ever knew.
K
"When faith is lost, when honor dies, the man is dead!"


Published Sources for the above Quotations:
F: Sunset on the Bearcamp.
R: "In "Correct Quotes for DOS," WordStar International, 1991."
A: "The Library, st. 4."
N: 'The Hero'
K: "In "Correct Quotes for DOS," WordStar International, 1991."



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