<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=420845" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>To Fredrika Bremer</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">Seeress of the misty Norland,<br>Daughter of the Vikings bold,<br>Welcome to the sunny Vineland,<br>Which thy fathers sought of old!</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Soft as flow of Siija's waters,<br>When the moon of summer shines,<br>Strong as Winter from his mountains<br>Roaring through the sleeted pines.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Heart and ear, we long have listened<br>To thy saga, rune, and song;<br>As a household joy and presence<br>We have known and loved thee long.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">By the mansion's marble mantel,<br>Round the log-walled cabin's hearth,<br>Thy sweet thoughts and northern fancies<br>Meet and mingle with our mirth.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">And o'er weary spirits keeping<br>Sorrow's night-watch, long and chill,<br>Shine they like thy sun of summer<br>Over midnight vale and hill.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">We alone to thee are strangers,<br>Thou our friend and teacher art;<br>Come, and know us as we know thee;<br>Let us meet thee heart to heart!</div><div style="margin:10px 0">To our homes and household altars<br>We, in turn, thy steps would lead,<br>As thy loving hand has led us<br>O'er the threshold of the Swede.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=John+Greenleaf+Whittier">John Greenleaf Whittier</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=420845" data-title="To Fredrika Bremer de John Greenleaf Whittier" data-description="Seeress of the misty Norland, Daughter of the Vikings bold, Welcome to the sunny Vineland, Which thy fathers sought of old! Soft as flow of Siija's waters, When the moon of summer shines, Strong as Winter from his mountains Roaring through the sl..."></div> </div> </div>

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