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John Greenleaf Whittier December 17, 1807 – September 7, 1892 Poetry Listing Read More About John Greenleaf Whittier below poetry list Poem Title First Lines Period # Lines # Reads 1: "The Rock" In El Ghor Dead Petra in her hill-tomb sleeps, 52 957 2: A Christmas Carmen Sound over all waters, reach out from all lands, 1873 27 1122 3: A Day Talk not of sad November, when a day 1886 24 1175 4: A Dream Of Summer Bland as the morning breath of June 1847 32 1268 5: A Greeting Thrice welcome from the Land of Flowers 55 900 6: A Lament The circle is broken, one seat is forsaken, 44 917 7: A Lay Of Old Time One morning of the first sad Fall, 48 898 8: A Legacy Friend of my many years 1887 20 947 9: A Letter Tis over, Moses! All is lost! 136 888 10: A Memorial O thicker, deeper, darker growing, 1863 76 883 11: A Memory Here, while the loom of Winter weaves 28 913 12: A Mystery The river hemmed with leaning trees 1873 48 941 13: A Name The name the Gallic exile bore, 1880 48 955 14: A Sabbath Scene Scarce had the solemn Sabbath-bell 104 916 15: A Sea Dream We saw the slow tides go and come, 1894 113 1119 16: A Song For The Time Up, laggards of Freedom! our free flag is cast 32 846 17: A Song Inscribed To The Fremont Clubs Beneath thy skies, November! 31 858 18: A Song Of Harvest This day, two hundred years ago, 32 911 19: A Spiritual Manifestation To-day the plant by Williams set 152 1054 20: A Summer Pilgrimage To kneel before some saintly shrine, 1883 96 1148 21: A Summons Men of the North-land! where's the manly spirit 68 727 22: A Welcome To Lowell Take our hands, James Russell Lowell, 48 692 23: A Woman Oh, dwarfed and wronged, and stained with ill, 20 709 24: A Word For The Hour The firmament breaks up. In black eclipse 1861 29 739 25: Abolition Of Slavery In The District Of Columbia, 1862 When first I saw our banner wave 1862 68 698 26: Abraham Davenport In the old days (a custom laid aside 89 670 27: Abram Morrison Midst the men and things which will 1884 125 907 28: Adjustment The tree of Faith its bare, dry boughs must shed 28 676 29: Aechdeacon Barbour Through the long hall the shuttered windows shed 519 648 30: After Election The day's sharp strife is ended now, 36 733 31: All’s Well The clouds, which rise with thunder, slake 10 745 32: Among The Hills Along the roadside, like the flowers of gold 1868 501 946 33: Amy Wentworth - To William Bradford As they who watch by sick-beds find relief 1862 152 1018 34: An Artist Of The Beautiful Haunted of Beauty, like the marvellous youth 14 761 35: An Autograph I write my name as one, 1882 64 1030 36: An Easter Flower Gift O dearest bloom the seasons know, 12 715 37: An Outdoor Reception On these green banks, where falls too soon 108 633 38: Andrew Rykman’s Prayer Andrew Rykman’s dead and gone; 210 911 39: Anniversary Poem Once more, dear friends, you meet beneath 115 961 40: April T is the noon of the spring-time, yet never a bird 1852 33 927 41: Arisen At Last I said I stood upon thy grave, 36 706 42: Astraea O poet rare and old! Thy words are prophecies; 28 678 43: Astræa at the Capitol When first I saw our banner wave 1862 68 892 44: At Eventide Poor and inadequate the shadow-play 1878 20 1074 45: At Last When on my day of life the night is falling, 28 659 46: At Port Royal The tent-lights glimmer on the land, 1862 105 1024 47: At School-Close The end has come, as come it must 60 705 48: At Washington With a cold and wintry noon-light. 135 664 49: Autumn Thoughts Gone hath the Spring, with all its flowers, 1849 20 1062 50: Banished From Massachusetts Over the threshold of his pleasant home 699 51: Barbara Frietchie Up from the meadows rich with corn, 60 1104 52: Barclay Of Ury Up the streets of Aberdeen, 126 990 53: Bayard Taylor And where now, Bayard, will thy footsteps tend?" 42 680 54: Benedicite God's love and peace be with thee, where 39 808 55: Between The Gates Between the gates of birth and death 40 749 56: Birchbrook Mill A noteless stream, the Birchbrook runs 64 584 57: Brown Of Ossawatomie John Brown of Ossawatomie spake on his dying day: 24 704 58: Bryant On His Birthday We praise not now the poet's art, 24 643 59: Burial Of Barber Bear him, comrades, to his grave; 72 675 60: Burning Drift-Wood Before my drift-wood fire I sit, 88 672 61: Burns No more these simple flowers belong 116 659 62: By Their Works Call him not heretic whose works attest 10 689 63: Calef In Boston, 1692 In the solemn days of old, 40 747 64: Cassandra Southwick To the God of all sure mercies let my blessing rise today, 148 676 65: Centennial Hymn Our fathers' God! from out whose hand 36 723 66: Chalkey Hall How bland and sweet the greeting of this breeze 85 643 67: Channing Not vainly did old poets tell, 96 678 68: Chicago Men said at vespers: "All is well!" 40 694 69: Child-Songs Still linger in our noon of time 56 695 70: Clerical Oppressors Just God! and these are they 48 652 71: Cobbler Keezar’s Vision The beaver cut his timber 1861 192 998 72: Conduct Heed how thou livest. Do no act by day 6 662 73: Conductor Bradley Conductor Bradley, (always may his name 30 684 74: Daniel Neall Friend of the Slave, and yet the friend of all; 30 704 75: Daniel Wheeler O Dearly loved! And worthy of our love! No more 142 682 76: Dedication - Songs Of Labor I would the gift I offer here 45 1573 77: Democracy Bearer of Freedom's holy light, 72 1356 78: Derne Night on the city of the Moor! 127 1364 79: Disarmament Put up the sword!" The voice of Christ once more 32 1369 80: Divine Compassion Long since, a dream of heaven I had, 40 1440 81: Ego On page of thine I cannot trace 144 1433 82: Ein Feste Burg ist Unser Gott - (Luther’s Hymn) We wait beneath the furnace-blast 1861 81 1051 83: Elliott Hands off! thou tithe-fat plunderer! play 48 1373 84: Eva Dry the tears for holy Eva, 28 1369 85: Expostulation Our fellow-countrymen in chains! 112 2192 86: Extract From "A New England Legend" How has New England's romance fled, 73 1450 87: Ezekiel They hear Thee not, O God! nor see; 120 687 88: First-Day Thoughts In calm and cool and silence, once again 22 746 89: Fitz-Greene Halleck Among their graven shapes to whom 56 661 90: Flowers In Winter How strange to greet, this frosty morn, 1855 68 1122 91: For An Autumn festival The Persian's flowery gifts, the shrine 48 710 92: For Righteousness' Sake The age is dull and mean. Men creep, 35 682 93: Forgiveness My heart was heavy, for its trust had been 14 754 94: Freedom In Brazil With clearer light, Cross of the South, shine forth 48 666 95: From Perugia The tall, sallow guardsmen their horsetails have spread, 78 688 96: Funeral Tree Of The Sokokis Around Sebago's lonely lake 99 640 97: Garden O painter of the fruits and flowers, 36 778 98: Garibaldi In trance and dream of old, God's prophet saw 33 753 99: Garrison The storm and peril overpast, 40 768 100: George L. Stearns He has done the work of a true man, 40 691 101: Giving And Taking Who gives and hides the giving hand, 24 664 102: Godspeed Outbound, your bark awaits you. Were I one 14 698 103: Gone Another hand is beckoning us, 60 645 104: Greeting I spread a scanty board too late; 1881 30 1325 105: Hampton Beach The sunlight glitters keen and bright, 1843 75 1323 106: Haverhill O river winding to the sea! 124 660 107: Hazel Blossoms The summer warmth has left the sky, 1874 45 1437 108: Help Dream not, O Soul, that easy is the task 14 712 109: How Mary Grew With wisdom far beyond her years, 32 670 110: How The Robin Came Happy young friends, sit by me, 76 665 111: How The Women Went From Dover The tossing spray of Cocheco's fall 116 629 112: Howard At Atlanta Right in the track where Sherman 56 660 113: Hymn O none in all the world before 1863 28 1361 114: Hymn For The Celebration Of Emancipation At Newburyport Not unto us who did but seek 48 651 115: Hymn For The House Of Worship At Georgetown, Erected In Memory Of A Mother Thou dwellest not, O Lord of all 28 673 116: Hymn For The Opening Of Plymouth Church, St. Paul, Minnesota All things are Thine: no gift have we, 20 676 117: Hymn For The Opening Of Thomas Starr King’s House Of Worship, 1864 Amidst these glorious works of Thine, 45 647 118: Hymn I O thou, whose presence went before 40 691 119: Hymn II O Holy Father! just and true 32 682 120: Hymn Of The Children Thine are all the gifts, O God! 20 636 121: Hymn Of The Dunkers Wake, sisters, wake! the day-star shines; 52 635 122: Hymn, Sung At Christmas By The Scholars Of St. Helena’s Island, S.C. Oh, none in all the world before 28 684 123: Hymns From The French Of Lamartine "Encore un hymne, O ma lyre 144 694 124: Hymns Of The Brahmo Somaj The mercy, O Eternal One! 40 639 125: I Was A Stranger, And Ye Took Me In Neath skies that winter never knew 32 900 126: Ichabod So fallen! so lost! the light withdrawn 36 597 127: Immortal Love, Forever Full Immortal love, forever full, 36 687 128: In Memory - James T. Fields As a guest who may not stay 54 662 129: In Peace A track of moonlight on a quiet lake, 35 710 130: In Quest Have I not voyaged, friend beloved, with thee 57 625 131: In Remembrance Of Joseph Sturge In the fair land o'erwatched by Ischia's mountains, 100 582 132: In School-Days Still sits the school-house by the road, 44 1362 133: In The "Old South" She came and stood in the Old South Church, 52 666 134: In The Evil Days The evil days have come, the poor 55 2211 135: Incription To Milton The new world honors him whose lofty plea 4 1380 136: Inscription On A Fountain Stranger and traveller, Drink freely and bestow 8 1326 137: Inscription-For The Relief By Preston Powers The Eagle, stooping from yon snow-blown peaks, 4 1304 138: Inscriptions On A Sun-Dial With warning hand I mark Time's rapid flight 4 1313 139: Invocation Through Thy clear spaces, Lord, of old, 30 2237 140: Italy Across the sea I heard the groans 1860 30 1313 141: James Russell Lowell From purest wells of English undefiled 8 1360 142: John Underhill A score of years had come and gone 150 2173 143: June On The Merrimac O dwellers in the stately towns, 116 1284 144: Kallundborg Church ( From The Tent On The Beach) Build at Kallundborg by the sea 88 1345 145: Kathleen O Norah, lay your basket down, 116 1178 146: Kenoza Lake As Adam did in Paradise, 56 1180 147: King Solomon And The Ants Out from Jerusalem The king rode with his great 56 1252 148: King Volmer And Elsie Where, over heathen doom-rings and gray stones of the Horg, 104 1103 149: Kinsman Where ceaseless Spring her garland twines, 20 1099 150: Kossuth Type of two mighty continents! combining 29 1212 151: Laus Deo It is done! Clang of bell and roar of gun 60 1101 152: Laying Up Treasure Before the Ender comes, whose charioteer 6 1073 153: Le Marais Du Cygne A blush as of roses Where rose never grew! 72 1210 154: Leggett’s Monument Yes, pile the marble o'er him! It is well 14 992 155: Letter From A Missionary Of The Methodist Episcopal Church South, In Kansas, To A Distinguished Politician. Douglas Mission 1854. Last week the Lord be praised for all His mercies 90 1006 156: Lexington No Berserk thirst of blood had they, 44 1043 157: Lines From A Letter To A Young Clerical Friend A strength Thy service cannot tire, 28 970 158: Lines On A Fly-Leaf I need not ask thee, for my sake, 83 969 159: Lines On The Death Of S. Oliver Torrey Gone before us, O our brother, 56 991 160: Lines On The Portrait Of A Celebrated Publisher A moony breadth of virgin face, 56 992 161: Lucy Hooper They tell me, Lucy, thou art dead, 111 963 162: Lydia H. Sigourney She sang alone, ere womanhood had known 4 1063 163: Mabel Martin I call the old time back: I bring my lay 330 1052 164: Marguerite The robins sang in the orchard, the buds into blossoms grew; 46 1014 165: Mary Garvin From the heart of Waumbek Methna, from the lake that never fails, 94 873 166: Massachusetts To Virginia The blast from Freedom's Northern hills, upon its Southern way, 96 921 167: Maud Muller Maud Muller on a summer’s day, 1854 110 807 168: Memories A beautiful and happy girl, 81 1630 169: Miriam One Sabbath day my friend and I 435 844 170: Mithridates At Chios Know’st thou, O slave-cursed land 1868 36 746 171: Mogg Megone - Part I Who stands on that cliff, like a figure of stone, 479 862 172: Mogg Megone - Part II Tis morning over Norridgewock, 533 863 173: Mogg Megone - Part III Ah! weary Priest! with pale hands pressed 300 844 174: Moloch In State Street The moon has set: while yet the dawn 72 811 175: Mountain Pictures Once more, O Mountains of the North, unveil 1862 87 798 176: Mulford Unnoted as the setting of a star 6 857 177: My Birthday Beneath the moonlight and the snow 1871 64 777 178: My Dream In my dream, methought I trod, 76 940 179: My Namesake You scarcely need my tardy thanks, 172 821 180: My Playmate The pines were dark on Ramoth hill, 1860 64 790 181: My Psalm I mourn no more my vanished years 68 828 182: My Soul And I Stand still, my soul, in the silent dark 184 820 183: My Thanks T is said that in the Holy Land 68 821 184: My Triumph The autumn-time has come; 1870 72 773 185: My Trust A picture memory brings to me 1880 36 838 186: Naples - 1860 I give thee joy! I know to thee 42 903 187: Nauhaught, The Deacon Nauhaught, the Indian deacon, who of old 108 820 188: New Hampshire God bless New Hampshire! from her granite peaks 20 811 189: Norembega The winding way the serpent takes 116 796 190: Norumbega Hall Not on Penobscot's wooded bank the spires 14 781 191: O. W. Holmes On His Eightieth Birth-Day Climbing a path which leads back never more 14 736 192: Official Piety A pious magistrate! sound his praise throughout 33 797 193: On A Prayer-Book, With its Frontispiece, Ary Scheffer’s "Christus Consolator," Americanized By The Omission of The Black Man O Ary Scheffer! when beneath thine eye, 71 616 194: On Receiving An Eagle’s Quill From Lake Superior All day the darkness and the cold 1849 80 893 195: On The Big Horn The years are but half a score, 54 650 196: One Of The Signers O storied vale of Merrimac 52 655 197: Our Autocrat His laurels fresh from song and lay, 40 624 198: Our Country We give thy natal day to hope, 100 634 199: Our Master Immortal Love, forever full, Forever flowing free, 152 612 200: Our River Once more on yonder laurelled height 1861 72 849 201: Our State The South-land boasts its teeming cane, 28 593 202: Overruled The threads our hands in blindness spin 20 613 203: Paean Now, joy and thanks forevermore! 56 714 204: Palestine Blest land of Judea! thrice hallowed of song, 68 665 205: Pennsylvania Hall Not with the splendors of the days of old, 152 615 206: Pentucket How sweetly on the wood-girt town 88 707 207: Pictures Light, warmth, and sprouting greenness, and o’er all 44 886 208: Proem I love the old melodious lays 35 683 209: Questions Of Life A bending staff I would not break, 167 1264 210: R. S. S., At Deer Island On The Merrimac Make, for he loved thee well, our Merrimac, 14 655 211: Rabbi Ismael The Rabbi Ishmael, with the woe and sin 27 697 212: Randolph Of Roanoke O Mother Earth! upon thy lap 120 652 213: Rantoul One day, along the electric wire 88 657 214: Raphael I shall not soon forget that sight 76 706 215: Red Riding-Hood On the wide lawn the snow lay deep, 1877 55 1021 216: Remembrance Friend of mine! whose lot was cast 39 639 217: Requirement We live by Faith; but Faith is not the slave 14 648 218: Requital As Islam's Prophet, when his last day drew 14 608 219: Response Beside that milestone where the level sun, 14 995 220: Revelation Still, as of old, in Beavor's Vale, 55 649 221: Revisited The roll of drums and the bugle's wailing 64 611 222: Ritner Thank God for the token! one lip is still free, 70 583 223: Samuel J. Tilden Once more, O all-adjusting Death! 18 612 224: Seed-Time And Harvest As o'er his furrowed fields which lie 32 626 225: Skipper Ireson’s Ride Of all the rides since, the birth of time, 1857 99 935 226: Snow-Bound - A Winter Idyl Announced by all the trumpets of the sky, 1866 759 1009 227: Song Of Slaves In The Desert Where are we going? where are we going, 42 576 228: Song Of The Negro Boatman Oh, praise an' tanks! De Lord he come 68 620 229: St. Gregory's Guest A tale for Roman guides to tell 52 632 230: St. John. 1647 To the winds give our banner! 144 663 231: St. Martin’s Summer Though flowers have perished at the touch 1880 76 1087 232: Stanzas For The Times Is this the land our fathers loved, 84 572 233: Storm On Lake Asquam A cloud, like that the old-time Hebrew saw 1882 24 1091 234: Summer By The Lakeside White clouds, whose shadows haunt the deep, 1853 107 1034 235: Sumner O Mother State! the winds of March 212 602 236: Sunset On The Bearcamp A gold fringe on the purpling hem 1876 84 1038 237: Sweet Fern The subtle power in perfume found 40 1083 238: Tauler Tauler, the preacher, walked, one autumn day, 83 639 239: Telling The Bees Here is the place; right over the hill 1858 56 1049 240: The "Story Of Ida" Weary of jangling noises never stilled, 14 641 241: The Angel Of Patience To weary hearts, to mourning homes, 24 641 242: The Angels Of Buena Vista Speak and tell us, our Ximena, looking northward far away, 68 1329 243: The Answer Spare me, dread angel of reproof, 68 1354 244: The Barefoot Boy Blessings on thee, little man, 1855 102 955 245: The Bartholdi Statue The land, that, from the rule of kings, 24 1318 246: The Battle Autumn Of 1862 The flags of war like storm-birds fly, 1862 44 971 247: The Bay Of Seven Islands From the green Amesbury hill which bears the name 192 1330 248: The Birthday Wreath Blossom and greenness, making all 30 2280 249: The Book Gallery of sacred pictures manifold, 14 1321 250: The Branded Hand Welcome home again, brave seaman! with thy thoughtful brow and gray, 52 1313 251: The Brewing Of Soma The fagots blazed, the caldron's smoke 85 1319 252: The Bridal Of Pennacook We had been wandering for many days 735 1275 253: The Brother Of Mercy Piero Luca, known of all the town 94 1281 254: The Brown Dwarf Of Rugen The pleasant isle of Rugen looks the Baltic water o'er, 72 1265 255: The Cable Hymn O lonely bay of Trinity, O dreary shores, give ear! 60 1331 256: The Call Of The Christian Not always as the whirlwind's rush 56 1295 257: The Captain’s Well From pain and peril, by land and main, 96 1357 258: The Changeling (From The Tent On The Beach) For the fairest maid in Hampton 108 1054 259: The Chapel Of The Hermits I do believe, and yet, in grief, 376 1082 260: The Christian Slave A Christian! going, gone! 60 1105 261: The Christian Tourists No aimless wanderers, by the fiend Unrest 64 1019 262: The Christmas Of 1888 Low in the east, against a white, cold dawn, 30 1059 263: The Cities Of The Plain Get ye up from the wrath of God's terrible day! 36 990 264: The Clear Vision I did but dream. I never knew 48 1016 265: The Common Question Behind us at our evening meal 36 976 266: The Conquest Of Finland Across the frozen marshes 68 1003 267: The Corn-Song Heap high the farmer’s wintry hoard! 52 991 268: The Countess - To E. W. I know not, Time and Space so intervene, 1863 177 992 269: The Crisis Across the Stony Mountains, o'er the desert's drouth and sand, 72 1051 270: The Cross The cross, if rightly borne, shall be 20 1010 271: The Crucifixion Sunlight upon Judha's hills! 48 1090 272: The Cry Of A Lost Soul In that black forest, where, when day is done, 1862 45 1044 273: The Curse Of The Charter-Breakers In Westminster's royal halls, 100 966 274: The Cypress-Tree Of Ceylon They sat in silent watchfulness 68 976 275: The Dead Feast Of The Kol-Folk We have opened the door, Once, twice, thrice! 77 985 276: The Dead Ship Of Harpswell What flecks the outer gray beyond 82 985 277: The Demon Of The Study The Brownie sits in the Scotchman's room, 114 986 278: The Disenthralled He had bowed down to drunkenness, 40 981 279: The Dole Of Jarl Thorkell The land was pale with famine 112 982 280: The Double-Headed Snake Of Newbury Far away in the twilight time 96 993 281: The Dream Of Pio Nono It chanced that while the pious troops of France 68 810 282: The Drovers Through heat and cold, and shower and sun, 104 803 283: The Emancipation Group Amidst thy sacred effigies Of old renown give place, 28 807 284: The Eternal Goodness O Friends! with whom my feet have trod 88 871 285: The Eve Of Election From gold to gray Our mild sweet day 96 844 286: The Exiles. 1660 The goodman sat beside his door 240 818 287: The Familist's Hymn Father! to Thy suffering poor 88 831 288: The Farewell Of A Virginia Slave Mother Gone, gone, sold and gone 72 846 289: The Female Martyr Bring out your dead!" The midnight street 91 821 290: The First Flowers For ages on our river borders, 1857 48 1096 291: The Fishermen Hurrah! the seaward breezes 80 861 292: The Fountain Traveller! on thy journey toiling 114 840 293: The Freed Islands A few brief years have passed away 50 822 294: The Friend’s Burial My thoughts are all in yonder town, 84 824 295: The Frost Spirit He comes, he comes, the Frost Spirit comes, you may trace his footsteps now, 1830 20 1064 296: The Fruit-Gift Last night, just as the tints of autumn’s sky 1854 29 1078 297: The Funeral Tree Of The Sokokis. 1756 Around Sebago's lonely lake 99 923 298: The Gallows The suns of eighteen centuries have shone 103 768 299: The Garrison Of Cape Ann From the hills of home forth looking, far beneath the tent-like span 92 781 300: The Gift Of Tritemius Tritemius of Herbipolis, one day, 45 772 301: The Golden Wedding Of Longwood With fifty years between you and your well-kept wedding vow, 42 754 302: The Grave By The Lake Where the Great Lake's sunny smiles 308 748 303: The Haschish Of all that Orient lands can vaunt 48 755 304: The Healer So stood of old the holy Christ 32 687 305: The Henchman My lady walks her morning round, 1877 44 1272 306: The Hermit Of Thebaid O strong, upwelling prayers of faith, 116 617 307: The Hero O for a knight like Bayard, 104 596 308: The Hill-Top The burly driver at my side, 80 632 309: The Hive At Gettysburg In the old Hebrew myth the lion's frame, 32 773 310: The Holy Land - From Lamartine I have not felt, o'er seas of sand, 48 639 311: The Homestead Against the wooded hills it stands, 76 666 312: The Human Sacrifice Far from his close and noisome cell, 182 644 313: The Hunters Of Men Have ye heard of our hunting, o'er mountain and glen, 50 618 314: The Huskers It was late in mild October, and the long autumnal rain 52 670 315: The Inward Judge The soul itself its awful witness is. 12 599 316: The Jubilee Singers Voice of a people suffering long, 18 569 317: The Kansas Emigrants We cross the prairie as of old 1854 28 1339 318: The Khan's Devil The Khan came from Bokhara town 58 588 319: The King's Missive Under the great hill sloping bare 144 577 320: The Knight Of St. John Ere down yon blue Carpathian hills 72 740 321: The Lakeside The shadows round the inland sea 1849 40 1284 322: The Landmarks Through the streets of Marblehead 96 604 323: The Last Eve Of Summer Summer's last sun nigh unto setting shines 36 600 324: The Last Walk In Autumn O’er the bare woods, whose outstretched hands 1857 224 1298 325: The Laurels From these wild rocks I look to-day 28 818 326: The Legend Of St. Mark The day is closing dark and cold, 80 562 327: The Library Let there be light!" God spake of old, 32 610 328: The Light That Is Felt A tender child of summers three, 15 562 329: The Lost Occasion Some die too late and some too soon, 86 1085 330: The Lost Statesman As they who, tossing midst the storm at night, 27 995 331: The Lumbermen Wildly round our woodland quarters 144 918 332: The Maids Of Attitash In sky and wave the white clouds swam, 144 996 333: The Mantle Of St. John De Matha. A Legend Of "The Red, White, And Blue," A. D. 1154-1864 A strong and mighty Angel, 116 1047 334: The Mayflowers Sad Mayflower! watched by winter stars, 36 809 335: The Meeting The elder folks shook hands at last, 243 936 336: The Memory Of Burns How sweetly come the holy psalms 40 994 337: The Men Of Old Well speed thy mission, bold Iconoclast! 65 926 338: The Merrimac Stream of my fathers! sweetly still 1841 107 776 339: The Minister’s Daughter In the minister's morning sermon 80 982 340: The Moral Warfare When Freedom, on her natal day, 24 958 341: The Mystic’s Christmas All hail!" the bells of Christmas rang, 48 853 342: The New Exodus By fire and cloud, across the desert sand, 32 826 343: The New Wife And The Old Dark the halls, and cold the feast, 128 792 344: The New Year The wave is breaking on the shore, 156 842 345: The Norsemen Gift from the cold and silent Past! 122 851 346: The Old Burying-Ground Our vales are sweet with fern and rose, 1858 88 782 347: The Over-Heart Above, below, in sky and sod, 65 808 348: The Pageant A sound as if from bells of silver, 1869 87 841 349: The Palatine Leagues north, as fly the gull and auk, 114 834 350: The Palm-Tree Is it the palm, the cocoa-palm, 1858 39 881 351: The Panorama A! fredome is a nobill thing! 7 819 352: The Pass Of The Sierra All night above their rocky bed 44 838 353: The Pastoral Letter So, this is all, the utmost reach 120 767 354: The Peace Autumn Thank God for rest, where none molest, 48 766 355: The Peace Convention At Brussels Still in thy streets, O Paris! doth the stain 94 768 356: The Peace Of Europe Great peace in Europe! Order reigns 52 731 357: The Pennsylvania Pilgrim I sing the Pilgrim of a softer clime 560 738 358: The Pine Tree Lift again the stately emblem on the Bay State's rusted shield, 24 807 359: The Pipes At Lucknow Pipes of the misty moorlands, 80 783 360: The Poet And The Children With a glory of winter sunshine 40 815 361: The Poor Voter On Election Day The proudest now is but my peer, 32 828 362: The Prayer Of Agassiz On the isle of Penikese, 103 754 363: The Prayer-Seeker Along the aisle where prayer was made, 56 770 364: The Preacher Its windows flashing to the sky, 413 610 365: The Pressed Gentian The time of gifts has come again, 1872 32 954 366: The Prisoner For Debt Look on him! through his dungeon grate, 80 668 367: The Prisoners Of Naples I have been thinking of the victims bound 77 616 368: The Problem Not without envy Wealth at times must look 30 626 369: The Proclamation Saint Patrick, slave to Milcho of the herds 1863 32 956 370: The Prophecy Of Samuel Sewall Up and down the village streets 169 583 371: The Pumpkin Oh, greenly and fair in the lands of the sun, 42 607 372: The Quaker Alumni From the well-springs of Hudson, the sea-cliffs of Maine, 180 693 373: The Quaker Of The Olden Time The Quaker of the olden time! 32 624 374: The Ranger Robert Rawlin! Frosts were falling 160 614 375: The Red River Voyageur Out and in the river is winding 40 591 376: The Reformer All grim and soiled and brown with tan, 96 600 377: The Relic Token of friendship true and tried, 84 648 378: The Rendition I heard the train's shrill whistle call, 32 630 379: The Reunion The gulf of seven and fifty years 52 621 380: The Reward Who, looking backward from his manhood's prime, 36 573 381: The River Path No bird-song floated down the hill, 1880 42 943 382: The Robin My old Welsh neighbor over the way 28 612 383: The Rock-Tomb Of Bradore A drear and desolate shore! 65 670 384: The Seeking Of The Waterfall They left their home of summer ease 1878 116 952 385: The Sentence Of John L. Brown Ho! thou who seekest late and long 99 787 386: The Shadow And The Light The fourteen centuries fall away 96 596 387: The Shipbuilders The sky is ruddy in the east, 80 935 388: The Shoemakers Ho! workers of the old time styled 88 618 389: The Singer Years since (but names to me before), 96 562 390: The Sisters Annie and Rhoda, sisters twain, 62 558 391: The Sisters - A Picture By Barry The shade for me, but over thee 24 583 392: The Slave Ships All ready?" cried the captain; 128 708 393: The Slaves Of Martinique Beams of noon, like burning lances, through the tree-tops flash and glisten, 72 582 394: The Star Of Bethlehem Where Time the measure of his hours 80 601 395: The Summons My ear is full of summer sounds, 1860 30 981 396: The Swan Song Of Parson Avery When the reaper's task was ended, and the summer wearing late, 51 711 397: The Sycamores In the outskirts of the village 136 585 398: The Tent On The Beach I would not sin, in this half-playful strain, 225 608 399: The Three Bells Beneath the low-hung night cloud 40 1050 400: The Trailing Arbutus I wandered lonely where the pine-trees made 1879 18 1548 401: The Truce Of Piscataqua Raze these long blocks of brick and stone, 217 588 402: The Two Angels God called the nearest angels who dwell with Him above: 22 620 403: The Two Elizabeths Amidst Thuringia's wooded hills she dwelt, 88 611 404: The Two Loves Smoothing soft the nestling head 30 627 405: The Two Rabbins The Rabbi Nathan two-score years and ten 85 605 406: The Vanishers Sweetest of all childlike dreams 1864 52 1434 407: The Vaudois Teacher O Lady fair, these silks of mine are beautiful and rare, 28 571 408: The Vision Of Echard The Benedictine Echard 192 1287 409: The Voices Why urge the long, unequal fight, 84 604 410: The Vow Of Washington The sword was sheathed: in April's sun 76 528 411: The Waiting I wait and watch: before my eyes 1862 30 1299 412: The Watchers Beside a stricken field I stood; 1862 66 2292 413: The Well Of Loch Maree Calm on the breast of Loch Maree 24 660 414: The Wife Of Manoah To Her Husband Against the sunset's glowing wall 92 585 415: The Wind Of March Up from the sea, the wild north wind is blowing 36 550 416: The Wish Of To-Day I ask not now for gold to gild 32 1310 417: The Wishing Bridge Among the legends sung or said 52 2350 418: The Witch Of Wenham Along Crane River's sunny slopes 236 1268 419: The Witch's Daughter It was the pleasant harvest time, 222 1312 420: The Wood Giant From Alton Bay to Sandwich Dome, 1885 68 1307 421: The Wood Giant From Alton Bay to Sandwich Dome, 68 1281 422: The Word Voice of the Holy Spirit, making known 14 1265 423: The World’s Convention Of The Friends Of Emancipation, Held In London In 1840 Yes, let them gather! Summon forth 243 1312 424: The Worship Of Nature The harp at Nature's advent strung 40 1349 425: The Wreck Of Rivermouth Rivermouth Rocks are fair to see, 1864 152 571 426: The Yankee Girl She sings by her wheel at that low cottage door, 44 1417 427: Theirs Fate summoned, in gray-bearded age, to act 28 1301 428: Thomas Starr King The great work laid upon his twoscore years 17 1061 429: Thy Will Be Done We see not, know not; all our way 1861 35 1071 430: To ---- Fair Nature's priestesses! to whom, 42 1113 431: To ------ Maiden! with the fair brown tresses 160 1079 432: To A Cape Ann Schooner Luck to the craft that bears this name of mine, 14 1024 433: To A Friend How smiled the land of France 84 1024 434: To A Southern Statesman Is this thy voice whose treble notes of fear 41 1008 435: To Avis Keene Thanks for thy gift Of ocean flowers, 79 1038 436: To Charles Sumner If I have seemed more prompt to censure wrong 41 989 437: To Delaware Thrice welcome to thy sisters of the East, 23 1008 438: To E. C. S. Poet and friend of poets, if thy glass 8 1058 439: To Englishmen You flung your taunt across the wave 1862 55 1282 440: To Faneuil Hall Men! if manhood still ye claim, 48 978 441: To Fredrika Bremer Seeress of the misty Norland, 28 988 442: To G. G. Graceful in name and in thyself, our river 16 934 443: To George B. Cheever So spake Esaias: so, in words of flame, 20 1074 444: To J. P. Not as a poor requital of the joy 15 955 445: To James T. Fields Well thought! who would not rather hear 64 999 446: To John C. Fremont Thy error, Fremont, simply was to act 1861 26 1968 447: To Lydia Maria Child The sweet spring day is glad with music, 40 915 448: To Massachusetts What though around thee blazes 48 941 449: To My Friend OnThe Death Of His Sister Thine is a grief, the depth of which another 48 980 450: To My Old Schoolmaster Old friend, kind friend! lightly down 195 953 451: To My Sister, Dear Sister! while the wise and sage 40 589 452: To Oliver Wendell Holmes Among the thousands who with hail and cheer 52 608 453: To Pennsylvania O state prayer-founded! never hung 30 580 454: To Pius IX The cannon's brazen lips are cold; 76 555 455: To Ronge Strike home, strong-hearted man! Down to the root 30 580 456: To Samuel E. Sewall And Harriet W. Sewall, Of Melrose Olor Iscanus queries: “Why should we 1863 16 1271 457: To The Memory Of Charles B. Storrs Thou hast fallen in thine armor, 80 600 458: To The Memory Of Thomas Shipley Gone to thy Heavenly Father's rest! 70 595 459: To The Reformers Of England God bless ye, brothers! in the fight 60 528 460: To The Thirty-Ninth Congress O people-chosen! are ye not 51 570 461: To William H. Seward Statesman, I thank thee! and, if yet dissent 21 692 462: To William Lloyd Garrison Champion of those who groan beneath 48 577 463: Toussaint L’Ouverture T was night. The tranquil moonlight smile 247 609 464: Trinitas At morn I prayed, "I fain would see 69 602 465: Trust The same old baffling questions! O my friend, 18 609 466: Utterance But what avail inadequate words to reach 14 640 467: Valuation The old Squire said, as he stood by his gate, 16 646 468: Vesta O Christ of God! whose life and death 638 469: Voice Of New England Up the hillside, down the glen, 87 554 470: Voyage Of The Jettie A shallow stream, from fountains 1880 126 1248 471: We May Not Climb The Heavenly Steeps We may not climb the heavenly steeps 24 590 472: What Of The Day A sound of tumult troubles all the air, 30 650 473: What The Birds Said The birds against the April wind 44 1455 474: What The Traveller Said At Sunset The shadows grow and deepen round me, 44 2222 475: What The Voice Said Maddened by Earth's wrong and evil, 72 1295 476: William Forster The years are many since his hand 72 2153 477: William Francis Bartlett Oh, well may Essex sit forlorn 44 2073 478: Wilson The lowliest born of all the land, 42 1260 479: Winter Roses My garden roses long ago 32 2891 480: Within The Gate We sat together, last May-day, and talked 72 1285 481: Wordsworth Dear friends, who read the world aright, 28 1271 482: Worship The Pagan's myths through marble lips are spoken, 60 1204 483: Yorktown From Yorktown's ruins, ranked and still, 80 1092 About: John Greenleaf Whittier (December 17, 1807 – September 7, 1892) was an American Quaker poet and forceful advocate of the abolition of slavery in the United States. 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