Somehow not only for Christmas But all the long year through, The joy that you give to others Is the joy that comes back to you. And the more you spe… - John Greenleaf Whittier

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Somehow not only for Christmas But all the long year through, The joy that you give to others Is the joy that comes back to you. And the more you spend in blessing The poor and lonely and sad, The more of your heart's possessing Returns to make you glad.

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About John Greenleaf Whittier

John Greenleaf Whittier (17 December 1807 – 7 September 1892) was an American Quaker poet and abolitionist.

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