Here Greek and Roman find themselves
Alive along these crowded shelves;
And Shakespeare treads again his stage,
And Chaucer paints anew his age.
Source: The Library, st. 7.
-- John Greenleaf Whittier, (Dec 17 1807-1892), US poet, essayist; He was a popular rural poet, e.g., Barbara Frietchie, who devoted his life to social causes and reform.