The speaker of a poem by this man advises the reader to "drop thy still dews of quietness / till all our strivings cease" and asks the "still, small voice of calm" to "speak through the earthquake, wind, and fire".
The speaker of a poem by this man advises the reader to "drop thy still dews of quietness / till all our strivings cease" and asks the "still, small voice of calm" to "speak through the earthquake, wind, and fire". His hymn "Dear Lord and Father of Mankind" was adapted from a poem containing the line "Behold the drink of the gods!" He wrote a poem in rhyming couplets which describes the lowering of forty objects displaying "silver stars" and "crimson bars" and relates a scene in (*) Frederick town. One of his poems describes a family reading the almanac on a gray December day, while another tells of a woman who tells some Confederates "Shoot, if you must, this old gray head / but spare your country's flag". For 10 points, name this Fireside poet who wrote "The Brewing of Soma", "Snow-Bound", and "Barbara Frietchie".
The speaker of a poem by this man advises the reader to "drop thy still dews of quietness / till all our strivings cease" and asks the "still, small voice of calm" to "speak through the earthquake, wind, and fire".
John Greenleaf Whittier