Hymn, 1876.

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Hymn, 1876.

A hymn written by Whittier to be sung at the opening of the International Exhibition of Art and Industry at the Centennial Exposition, Philadelphia, 1876. This copy is illuminated by Annie L. Wiley. There is also a letter of John G. Whittier to Mrs. Wiley, on her work in illuminating the hymn.

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Whittier, John Greenleaf, 1807-1892

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John Greenleaf Whittier was a wildly popular New England poet. A deeply committed and active abolitionist, he wrote many of his poems with a political agenda, although distinguished by an open-minded tolerance so often lacking in his fellow abolitionists. Although his works are somewhat marred by overtly political and overly sentimental works, the core of his output stands as fine, lyrical American verse. From the description of John Greenleaf Whittier letters, 1858 and 1876. (Pennsy...

Centennial Exposition (Philadelphia, Pa.)

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Wiley, Annie L.

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