Snow-Bound

poem by Whittier

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Snow-Bound, poem by John Greenleaf Whittier, published in 1866 and subtitled “A Winter Idyll.” This nostalgic pastoral poem recalls the New England rural home and family of the poet’s youth, where, despite the pummeling of the winter winds and snow, he and his family remained secure and comfortable inside the house.

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