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John Greenleaf Whittier
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John Greenleaf Whittier John Greenleaf Whittier was once a national treasure and his creations were once a motivation for curriculums in schools. His poetry is an inspiration to Quakers and anyone who has a passion for the Anti-slavery movement. He was one of the most outspoken abolitionists among his generation. John Greenleaf Whittier dedicated his life to creating literature and was vastly important in influencing social action. John Whittier’s early life was one of labor and quenching a thirst for writing. He was born into a Quaker, farming family on the17th of December 1807. Whittier lived in Haverhill, Massachusetts along with his mother, father, two sisters and a brother. All five of them worked on the farm but it was not a profitable one. Their economy was quite strict but they managed to live very well. When Whittier was allowed to attend school he first became interested in poetry. According to John Whittier in “Whittier’s Autobiography in Letter Form,” “my first school-master, Joshua Coffin, brought with him to our house a volume of Burns’ poems…which had a lasting influence upon me and I began to make rhymes myself, and to imagine stories and adventures” (1). Fourteen was when he first became interested in poetry other than that found in the Bible (Whittier 2). Whittier’s family was very supportive of his interests in writing and somewhat ‘pushy’ in the matter. His older sister sent one of his poetical attempts to the editor of Sturgill 2 “Poet’s Corner” and to their great surprise, his poem appeared in the next edition. At this point in his life his father needed him on the farm and so he was no longer attending school.
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