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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: 84,000.
Whittier, John Greenleaf 1807-1892.
American poet. His early works, such as Voices of Freedom (1846), reflect his opposition to slavery, but he is best known for his nostalgic poems about New England, including Snow-Bound (1866).
Whittier [ˈwɪtɪə]
n
(Biographies / Whittier, John Greenleaf (1807-1892) M, US, WRITING: poet, POLITICS: humanitarian) John Greenleaf. 1807-92, US poet and humanitarian: a leading campaigner in the antislavery movement. His poems include Snow-Bound (1866)
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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.
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