The Frost Spirit, and Other Poems
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By John Greenleaf Whittier 29 Sep, 2020
He comes,—he comes,—the Frost Spirit comes      You may trace his footsteps now On the naked woods and the blasted fields and the      brown hill's withered brow. He has smitten the leaves of the gray old trees      where thei ... Read more
He comes,—he comes,—the Frost Spirit comes      You may trace his footsteps now On the naked woods and the blasted fields and the      brown hill's withered brow. He has smitten the leaves of the gray old trees      where their pleasant green came forth, And the winds, which follow wherever he goes,      have shaken them down to earth. He comes,—he comes,—the Frost Spirit comes!      from the frozen Labrador, From the icy bridge of the Northern seas, which      the white bear wanders o'er, Where the fisherman's sail is stiff with ice, and the      luckless forms below In the sunless cold of the lingering night into      marble statues grow Less
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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 po...
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