Whittier
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- proper noun
- /ˈhwɪtiər/
- John Greenleaf Whittier wrote many beautiful poems about New England life.
- John Greenleaf Whittier
- Greenleaf Whittier
Examples
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Speaking works by Whittier, Longfellow, Joaquin Miller, Edgar Allan Poe, and James Whitcomb Riley.
Fiction book (1996) -
Many students at Whittier College admire the works of their namesake poet.
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Just two years earlier, she had written to John Greenleaf Whittier, "I am, as perhaps you may suppose, almost invested in the Woman Cause."
Fiction book (2001) -
"I was born and brought up in rural Maine," says David Whittier, the hearty bar president who made history by touring the County last winter.
Academic text (1997) -
Taylor and Whittier similarly emphasize belonging in their definition of collective identity, yet clearly relate identity to action.
Academic text (2008) -
For example, Whittier and Gray (2016) produced an assessment of fire effects on national forests of the Pacific Northwest.
Academic text (2017) -
This is Pollyanna Whittier, Miss Harrington's niece.
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ELLIE: Like in an Emerson essay or a poem by Whittier.
Fiction book (1991) -
Emerson, Longfellow, Whittier, Oliver Wendell Holmes.
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The town of Whittier is known for its scenic views and history.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Whittier is an English family name best known from the American poet John Greenleaf Whittier. A helpful way to remember him is his middle name Greenleaf, which gives a clear image of green leaves and country life, just like his poems about rural New England.