John Greenleaf Whittier (December 17, 1807 – September 7, 1892), an influential American Quaker poet and ardent advocate of the

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John Greenleaf Whittier (December 17, 1807 – September 7, 1892), an influential American Quaker poet and ardent advocate of the abolition of slavery in the United States. He is usually listed as one of the Fireside Poets. Original engraving by John Buttre, circa 1866.

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