"Through the open door A drowsy smell of……" — John Greenleaf Whittier
"Through the open door A drowsy smell of flowers -grey heliotrope And white sweet clover, and shy mignonette Comes fairly in, and silent chorus leads To the pervading symphony of Peace."
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139 Quotes by John Greenleaf Whittier
John Greenleaf Whittier has 139 quotes on this site.
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The laws of changeless justice bind oppressor and oppressed; and, close as sin and suffering joined we march to fate…
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He is wisest, who only gives, True to himself, the best he can: Who drifting on the winds of praise,…
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We live by faith; but Faith is not the slave Of text and legend. Reason's voice and God's, Nature's and…
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Drop Thy still dews of quietness, Till all our strivings cease; Take from our souls the strain and stress, And…
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God's ways seem dark, but, soon or late, They touch the shining hills of day; The evil cannot brook delay,…
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I know not where His islands lift Their fronded palms in air; I only know I cannot drift Beyond His…
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God is good and God is light In this faith I rest secure, Evil can but serve the right, Over…
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And step by step, since time began, I see the steady gain of man.
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Give lettered pomp to teeth of Time, So "Bonnie Doon" but tarry; Blot out the epic's stately rhyme, But spare…
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The age is dull and mean. Men creep, Not walk; with blood too pale and tame To pay the debt…
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So fallen! so lost! the light withdrawn Which once he wore; The glory from his gray hairs gone For evermore!
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Bathsheba! to whom none ever said scat- No worthier cat Ever sat on a mat, Or caught a rat. Requiescat!
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Baseball is an art! A drama! A ballet without music! Let us give it a Greek chorus!
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Even if you want something so badly, without talent, you can't even get the opportunity. You remain as the chorus…
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I tell you truly, when we are born, we enter the world with the sound of God in our ears,…
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I want to figure out how I can make the most important statement with the least amount of information, so…
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Laughter on American television has taken the place of the chorus in Greek tragedy. In other countries, the business of…
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The human drama is reaching its denouement. The great unveiling is approaching, a time when the power structures of the…
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We worked the medley on side two of "Abbey Road" out carefully in advance. All of those mini songs were…
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