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The Well Of Loch Maree

By John Greenleaf Whittier

Topics: classic

Calm on the breast of Loch Maree     A little isle reposes;     A shadow woven of the oak     And willow o'er it closes.     Within, a Druid's mound is seen,     Set round with stony warders;     A fountain, gushing through the turf,     Flows o'er its grassy borders.     And whoso bathes therein his brow,     With care or madness burning,     Feels once again his healthful thought     And sense of peace returning.     O restless heart and fevered brain,     Unquiet and unstable,     That holy well of Loch Maree     Is more than idle fable!     Life's changes vex, its discords stun,     Its glaring sunshine blindeth,     And blest is he who on his way     That fount of healing findeth!     The shadows of a humbled will     And contrite heart are o'er it;     Go read its legend, "Trust In God,"     On Faith's white stones before it

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About John Greenleaf Whittier

John Greenleaf Whittier (1807–1892) was an American Quaker poet and abolitionist whose poems—including "Snow-Bound" and "Barbara Frietchie"—celebrate New England life and moral courage. He was one of the Fireside Poets and a leading voice against slavery.

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