Do you mean

[smoochie222]

Thoams Traherne

Thomas Traherne, last of the mystical poets of the Anglican clergy?

and don't forget it's John Greenleaf Whittier a Quaker Poet not Greenlead...


;)

[bansaisequoia]

And who is this Les Brown?

http://www.mapapro.com/images/les_brown.jpg

The talk show host?

http://www.forties.net/LesBrown.jpg

Or the bandleader?

(Or is it someone else entirely?)

[figmo]

The former. There are quotes on his web site that match some of the puzzle quotes.