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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE BOOK OF BOOKS, by JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: We search the world for truth
Last Line: Is in the book our mothers read.
Variant Title(s): Knowledge;the Bible;the Book Our Mothers Read
Subject(s): Bible; Knowledge; Mothers
First Line: We search the world for truth
Last Line: Is in the book our mothers read.
Variant Title(s): Knowledge;the Bible;the Book Our Mothers Read
Subject(s): Bible; Knowledge; Mothers
We search the world for truth,
We cull the good, the pure, the beautiful,
From graven stone and written scroll,
From the old flower-fields of the soul,
And, weary seekers for the best,
We come back laden from our quest,
To find that all the sages said
Is in the Book our mothers read.
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