Famous quotes containing the word greenleaf:
“Give fools their gold, and knaves their power;
Let fortune’s bubbles rise and fall;
Who sows a field, or trains a flower,
Or plants a tree, is more than all.”
—John Greenleaf Whittier (1807–1892)
“Blessings on thee, little man,
Barefoot boy, with cheek of tan!”
—John Greenleaf Whittier (1807–1892)
“Honor to her! and let a tear
Fall, for her sake, on Stonewall’s bier.
Over Barbara Frietchie’s grave,
Flag of Freedom and Union, wave!”
—John Greenleaf Whittier (1807–1892)