Greenleaf Whittier

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    “Up rose old Barbara Frietchie then,
    Bowed with her fourscore years and ten;

    Bravest of all in Frederick town,
    She took up the flag the men hauled down;”
    —John Greenleaf Whittier (1807–1892)

    “Blessings on thee, little man,
    Barefoot boy, with cheek of tan!”
    —John Greenleaf Whittier (1807–1892)

    “Ah! that thou couldst know thy joy,
    Ere it passes, barefoot boy!”
    —John Greenleaf Whittier (1807–1892)