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DRAMATISTS > poet, essayist > John Greenleaf Whittier
Peace hath higher tests of manhood Than battle ever knew.
Source: 'The Hero' -- 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.