Don T Quit Poem By John Greenleaf Whittier
When things go wrong as they sometimes will when the road you re trudging seems all up hill when the funds are low and the debts are high and you want to smile but you have to sigh when care is pressing you down a bit rest if you must but don t you quit.
Don t quit poem by john greenleaf whittier. John greenleaf whittier december 17 1807 september 7 1892 was an american quaker poet and advocate of the abolition of slavery in the united states frequently listed as one of the fireside poets he was influenced by the scottish poet robert burns whittier is remembered particularly for his anti slavery writings as well as his book snow bound. John greenleaf whittier 1807 1892 was one of the fireside poets called such because their work was popular enough to be read ostensibly by the fire in homes all over america. Start by marking don t quit poem as want to read.
Although he was among the most ardent of the antebellum reformers he was saved from the besetting sin of that class a narrowing and self consuming zeal by his equal insistence on tolerance a quality he had come to cherish all the more through his. It should be noted that there is a slightly different version of the don t quit poem that is attributed to john greenleaf whittier 1807 1892 however our research shows the edgar a. July 13 2020 in poem 1 min read.
Don t quit a poem by john greenleaf whittier when things go wrong as they sometimes will when the road you re trudging seems all up hill when the funds are low and the debts are high and you want to smile but you have to sigh when care is pressing you down a bit rest if you must. The said poem is written by an american poet john greeleaf whittier december 17 1807 september 7 1892. A list of poems by john greenleaf whittier.
And you want to smile but you have to sigh when care is pressing you down a bit. Don t quit is one of the poems that i had come across and really liked it. Don t quit when things go wrong as they sometimes will when the road you re trudging seems all up hill when.
He is usually listed as one of the fireside poets. And whittier was one of those rare poets who actually made a rather comfortable living from the proceeds of his work. Don t quit poem by john greenleaf whittier.
John greenleaf whittier was an influential american quaker poet and ardent advocate of the abolition of slavery in the united states. Don t quit by john greenleaf whittier. In the 30 year struggle to abolish slavery john greenleaf whittier played an important role as a poet as a politician and as a moral force.
An american poet and editor john greenleaf whittier was born december 17 1807 the academy of american poets is the largest membership based nonprofit organization fostering an appreciation for contemporary poetry and supporting american poets.
