. Seven great American poets. reenleaf after whom thepoet Avas named. He writes of her in a little poemcalled //((? Hvinc (.miiuii/ of tJir Bride. Sanili Oreenlcaf, of (?ii;hl(jen years, S1c|))hm1 lightly her bridegrooms boat -vvithin,?SAaving mid-rivrr, througli smiles and tears, A farewell back to her kith and \ith her sweet blue eyes and her new gold gown, She sat by her stalwart l()\ers side —Oh, niver was brought to Haverhill town liy land or water so fair a as the glad .autumnal •\\eathcr, The Indian summer so soft and warm,They walkeil throngh the golden woods together,
. Seven great American poets. reenleaf after whom thepoet Avas named. He writes of her in a little poemcalled //((? Hvinc (.miiuii/ of tJir Bride. Sanili Oreenlcaf, of (?ii;hl(jen years, S1c|))hm1 lightly her bridegrooms boat -vvithin,?SAaving mid-rivrr, througli smiles and tears, A farewell back to her kith and \ith her sweet blue eyes and her new gold gown, She sat by her stalwart l()\ers side —Oh, niver was brought to Haverhill town liy land or water so fair a as the glad .autumnal •\\eathcr, The Indian summer so soft and warm,They walkeil throngh the golden woods together, His arm the girdle about her form. Jhc fliiiiir Cniiniiij of /he Bride. Whittiers father married Aliigail Hussey. TheHusseys were English. So much of the history of is neeessaiy to show the stock from which hewas dcseende(l, for he was one of those who resistedoppression and wrong, and fought heroically for (Quaker influence is shown in his sincerity, self-abnegation and 108 JOHN (;kioi;xlkaf whittjkii The house in which our poet was Ijorn was 1)uiltaliout lijf-is, by his great-great-grandfather, and remainsabout the sarne as when built. It is more open to viewfrom tiie main road than it was when Whittier wasborn, the woods aljout it luning been extensi^?elycleared. The house, which is small and plain, wasformerly two stories in front, and sloped down to onestory in the back. This latter portion was raiseil andthe dwelling otherwise impi-oved Ijy the pnets fatherin ISOI. Since then, there has been some repairingdone which gives the old house a niddern look, butmuch of the original carpentry may be seen in the irondoor handles, latches and hinges, Jiiade more than twocenturies ago. The front door opens into a small entryfrom which a steep, nai-row staircase leads to tlie roomsabove. On the left is the room ^liere Whittier wasborn, and on the right, the ])arlor vi^here he wrote. Thesmall room above is the one he occupied when a b
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