Poems of Nature, Poems Subjective and Reminiscent and Religious Poems, Complete, Volume II of The Works of John Greenleaf WhittierVolume 2 — ORIENTAL MAXIMS.Reading editionChapter navigation132 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…POEMS OF NATURE plus POEMS SUBJECTIVE AND REMINISCENT and RELIGIOUS POEMSTHE FROST SPIRITHAMPTON BEACHA DREAM OF SUMMER.THE LAKESIDEAUTUMN THOUGHTSON RECEIVING AN EAGLE'S QUILL FROM LAKE SUPERIOR.APRIL.PICTURESSUMMER BY THE LAKESIDETHE FRUIT-GIFT.FLOWERS IN WINTERTHE MAYFLOWERSTHE LAST WALK IN AUTUMN.THE FIRST FLOWERSTHE OLD BURYING-GROUND.THE PALM-TREE.THE RIVER PATH.THE VANISHERS.THE PAGEANT.THE PRESSED GENTIAN.A MYSTERY.A SEA DREAM.HAZEL BLOSSOMS.SUNSET ON THE BEARCAMP.THE SEEKING OF THE WATERFALL.THE TRAILING ARBUTUSST. MARTIN'S SUMMER.STORM ON LAKE ASQUAM.A SUMMER PILGRIMAGE.SWEET FERN.THE WOOD GIANTA DAY.POEMS SUBJECTIVE AND REMINISCENT MEMORIESRAPHAEL.EGO.THE PUMPKIN.FORGIVENESS.TO MY SISTER,MY THANKS,REMEMBRANCEMY NAMESAKE.A MEMORYMY DREAM.THE BAREFOOT BOY.MY PSALM.THE WAITING.SNOW-BOUND. A WINTER IDYL.MY TRIUMPH.IN SCHOOL-DAYS.MY BIRTHDAY.RED RIDING-HOOD.RESPONSE.AT EVENTIDE.VOYAGE OF THE JETTIE.MY TRUST.A NAMEGREETING.AN AUTOGRAPH.ABRAM MORRISON.A LEGACYTHE STAR OF BETHLEHEMTHE CITIES OF THE PLAINTHE CALL OF THE CHRISTIANTHE CRUCIFIXION.PALESTINEFROM THE FRENCH OF LAMARTINETHE FAMILIST'S HYMN.EZEKIELWHAT THE VOICE SAIDTHE ANGEL OF PATIENCE.THE WIFE OF MANOAH TO HER HUSBAND.MY SOUL AND IWORSHIP.THE HOLY LANDTHE REWARDTHE WISH OF TO-DAY.ALL'S WELLINVOCATIONQUESTIONS OF LIFEFIRST-DAY THOUGHTS.TRUST.TRINITAS.THE SISTERS"THE ROCK" IN EL GHOR.THE OVER-HEART.THE SHADOW AND THE LIGHT.THE CRY OF A LOST SOUL.ANDREW RYKMAN'S PRAYERTHE ANSWER.THE ETERNAL GOODNESS.THE COMMON QUESTION.OUR MASTER.THE MEETING.THE CLEAR VISION.DIVINE COMPASSION.THE PRAYER-SEEKER.THE BREWING OF SOMA.A WOMAN.THE PRAYER OF AGASSIZ.IN QUESTTHE FRIEND'S BURIAL.A CHRISTMAS CARMEN.VESTA.CHILD-SONGS.THE TWO ANGELS.OVERRULED.HYMN OF THE DUNKERSGIVING AND TAKING.THE VISION OF ECHARD.INSCRIPTIONS.ON A FOUNTAIN.THE MINISTER'S DAUGHTER.THE WORD.THE BOOK.REQUIREMENT.HELP.UTTERANCE.ORIENTAL MAXIMS.THE INWARD JUDGE.LAYING UP TREASURECONDUCTAN EASTER FLOWER GIFT.THE MYSTIC'S CHRISTMAS.AT LAST.WHAT THE TRAVELLER SAID AT SUNSET.THE "STORY OF IDA."THE LIGHT THAT IS FELT.THE TWO LOVESADJUSTMENT.HYMNS OF THE BRAHMO SOMAJ.REVELATION.Previous chapter ←Volume 2 — UTTERANCE.Next chapter →Volume 2 — THE INWARD JUDGE.All chapters and sections (132)POEMS OF NATURE plus POEMS SUBJECTIVE AND REMINISCENT and RELIGIOUS POEMSTHE FROST SPIRITHAMPTON BEACHA DREAM OF SUMMER.THE LAKESIDEAUTUMN THOUGHTSON RECEIVING AN EAGLE'S QUILL FROM LAKE SUPERIOR.APRIL.PICTURESSUMMER BY THE LAKESIDETHE FRUIT-GIFT.FLOWERS IN WINTERTHE MAYFLOWERSTHE LAST WALK IN AUTUMN.THE FIRST FLOWERSTHE OLD BURYING-GROUND.THE PALM-TREE.THE RIVER PATH.THE VANISHERS.THE PAGEANT.THE PRESSED GENTIAN.A MYSTERY.A SEA DREAM.HAZEL BLOSSOMS.SUNSET ON THE BEARCAMP.THE SEEKING OF THE WATERFALL.THE TRAILING ARBUTUSST. MARTIN'S SUMMER.STORM ON LAKE ASQUAM.A SUMMER PILGRIMAGE.SWEET FERN.THE WOOD GIANTA DAY.POEMS SUBJECTIVE AND REMINISCENT MEMORIESRAPHAEL.EGO.THE PUMPKIN.FORGIVENESS.TO MY SISTER,MY THANKS,REMEMBRANCEMY NAMESAKE.A MEMORYMY DREAM.THE BAREFOOT BOY.MY PSALM.THE WAITING.SNOW-BOUND. A WINTER IDYL.MY TRIUMPH.IN SCHOOL-DAYS.MY BIRTHDAY.RED RIDING-HOOD.RESPONSE.AT EVENTIDE.VOYAGE OF THE JETTIE.MY TRUST.A NAMEGREETING.AN AUTOGRAPH.ABRAM MORRISON.A LEGACYTHE STAR OF BETHLEHEMTHE CITIES OF THE PLAINTHE CALL OF THE CHRISTIANTHE CRUCIFIXION.PALESTINEFROM THE FRENCH OF LAMARTINETHE FAMILIST'S HYMN.EZEKIELWHAT THE VOICE SAIDTHE ANGEL OF PATIENCE.THE WIFE OF MANOAH TO HER HUSBAND.MY SOUL AND IWORSHIP.THE HOLY LANDTHE REWARDTHE WISH OF TO-DAY.ALL'S WELLINVOCATIONQUESTIONS OF LIFEFIRST-DAY THOUGHTS.TRUST.TRINITAS.THE SISTERS"THE ROCK" IN EL GHOR.THE OVER-HEART.THE SHADOW AND THE LIGHT.THE CRY OF A LOST SOUL.ANDREW RYKMAN'S PRAYERTHE ANSWER.THE ETERNAL GOODNESS.THE COMMON QUESTION.OUR MASTER.THE MEETING.THE CLEAR VISION.DIVINE COMPASSION.THE PRAYER-SEEKER.THE BREWING OF SOMA.A WOMAN.THE PRAYER OF AGASSIZ.IN QUESTTHE FRIEND'S BURIAL.A CHRISTMAS CARMEN.VESTA.CHILD-SONGS.THE TWO ANGELS.OVERRULED.HYMN OF THE DUNKERSGIVING AND TAKING.THE VISION OF ECHARD.INSCRIPTIONS.ON A FOUNTAIN.THE MINISTER'S DAUGHTER.THE WORD.THE BOOK.REQUIREMENT.HELP.UTTERANCE.ORIENTAL MAXIMS.THE INWARD JUDGE.LAYING UP TREASURECONDUCTAN EASTER FLOWER GIFT.THE MYSTIC'S CHRISTMAS.AT LAST.WHAT THE TRAVELLER SAID AT SUNSET.THE "STORY OF IDA."THE LIGHT THAT IS FELT.THE TWO LOVESADJUSTMENT.HYMNS OF THE BRAHMO SOMAJ.REVELATION.PARAPHRASE OF SANSCRIT TRANSLATIONS.← UTTERANCE.THE INWARD JUDGE. →