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1901 Three page portrait calendar featuring John Greenleaf Whittier (1807-1892). The calendar has Forget-Me -Not flowers typical of the Victorian ear.
The image of Whittier is a common one found in various publications,
Whittier was known as a "fireside poet" and a man of integrity, decency, and kindness.
His poems were often patriotic, and some have been adapted into hymns.
He is famously quoted for the lines: "For of all sad words of tongue or pen, The saddest are these: It might have been".
