WednesdayMay 20, 2026
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John Pierpont (1785 - 1866), poet, born at Litchfield, Connecticut, was successively a teacher, lawyer, merchant, and lastly a Congregational minister. His most famous poem is The Airs of Palestine .
From every place below the skies The grateful song, the fervent prayer, The incense of the heart, may rise To heaven, and find acceptance there.
A weapon that comes down as still As snowflakes fall upon the sod; But executes a freeman's will, As lightning does the will of God; And from its force nor doors nor locks Can shield you,'t is the ballot-box.
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