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Whittier

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Whit·ti·er  (hwt-r, wt-)
A city of southern California east-southeast of Los Angeles. Founded by Quakers in 1887, it is chiefly a residential community. Population: 85,400.
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Noun1.WhittierWhittier - United States poet best known for his nostalgic poems about New England (1807-1892)
John Greenleaf Whittier
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John Whittier died two weeks ago, leaving one child, a girl eleven years old.
Pollyanna by Porter, Eleanor H. View in context
All dead wrong from start to finish, an' Whittier he's to blame.
Captains Courageous by Kipling, Rudyard View in context
Holmes's poetry; he loved Whittier and Longfellow, each represented in his slender stock by some distinctive work.
My Literary Passions by Howells,William Dean View in context
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