Poems on various subjects, religious and moral

Phillis Wheatley

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The Project Gutenberg EBook of Religious and Moral Poems, by Phillis WheatleyThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it,give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online atwww.gutenberg.netTitle: Religious and Moral PoemsAuthor: Phillis WheatleyPosting Date: August 3, 2008 [EBook #409] Release Date: January, 1996Language: English*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK RELIGIOUS AND MORAL POEMS ***Produced by Judith BossPOEMSON VARIOUS SUBJECTS,RELIGIOUS AND MORAL.BY PHILLIS WHEATLEY,NEGRO SERVANT TO MR. JOHN WHEATLEY, OF BOSTON, IN NEW-ENGLAND.CONTENTS. To Maecenas On Virtue To the University of Cambridge, in New England To the King's Most Excellent Majesty On being brought from Africa On the Rev. Dr. Sewell On the Rev. Mr. George Whitefield On the Death of a young Lady of five Years of Age On the Death of a young Gentleman To a Lady on the Death of her Husband Goliath of Gath Thoughts on the Works of Providence To a Lady on the Death of three Relations To a Clergyman on the Death of his Lady An Hymn to the Morning An Hymn to the Evening On Isaiah lxiii. 1-8 On Recollection On Imagination A Funeral Poem on the Death of an Infant aged twelve Months To Captain H. D. of the 65th Regiment To the Right Hon. William, Earl of Dartmouth Ode to Neptune To a Lady on her coming to North ...

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Produced by Judith Boss

BY PHILLIS WHEATLEY,

*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK RELIGIOUS AND MORAL POEMS ***

CONTENTS.

NEGRO SERVANT TO MR. JOHN WHEATLEY, OF BOSTON, IN NEW-ENGLAND.

POEMS ON VARIOUS SUBJECTS, RELIGIOUS AND MORAL.

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Title: Religious and Moral Poems Author: Phillis Wheatley Posting Date: August 3, 2008 [EBook #409] Release Date: January, 1996 Language: English

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TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE THE COUNTESS OF HUNTINGDON, THE FOLLOWING P O E M S ARE MOST RESPECTFULLY INSCRIBED. BY HER MUCH OBLIGED, VERY HUMBLE AND DEVOTED SERVANT. PHILLIS WHEATLEY. BOSTON, JUNE12, 1773.

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P R E F A C E. THE following POEMS were written originally for the Amusement of the Author, as they were the Products of her leisure Moments. She had no Intention ever to have published them; nor would they now have made their Appearance, but at the Importunity of many of her best, and most generous Friends; to whom she considers herself, as under the greatest Obligations. As her Attempts in Poetry are now sent into the World, it is hoped the Critic will not severely censure their Defects; and we presume they have too much Merit to be cast aside with Contempt, as worthless and trifling Effusions. As to the Disadvantages she has laboured under, with Regard to Learning, nothing needs to be offered, as her Master's Letter in the following Page will sufficiently show the Difficulties in this Respect she had to encounter. With all their Imperfections, the Poems are now humbly submitted to the Perusal of the Public.

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To the PUBLIC. AS it has been repeatedly suggested to the Publisher, by Persons, who have seen the Manuscript, that Numbers would be ready to suspect they were not really the Writings of PHILLIS, he has procured the following Attestation, from the most respectable Characters in Boston, that none might have the least Ground for disputing their Original. WE whose Names are under-written, do assure the World, that the POEMS specified in the following Page,* were (as we verily believe) written by Phillis, a young Negro Girl, who was but a few Years since, brought an uncultivated Barbarian from Africa, and has ever since been, and now is, under the Disadvantage of serving as a Slave in a Family in this Town. She has been examined by some of the best Judges, and is thought qualified to write them. His Excellency THOMAS HUTCHINSON, Governor. The Hon. ANDREW OLIVER, Lieutenant-Governor.  The Hon. Thomas Hubbard, | The Rev. Charles Chauncey, D. D.  The Hon. John Erving, | The Rev. Mather Byles, D. D.  The Hon. James Pitts, | The Rev. Ed. Pemberton, D. D.  The Hon. Harrison Gray, | The Rev. Andrew Elliot, D. D.  The Hon. James Bowdoin, | The Rev. Samuel Cooper, D. D.  John Hancock, Esq; | The Rev. Mr. Saumel Mather,  Joseph Green, Esq; | The Rev. Mr. John Moorhead,  Richard Carey, Esq; | Mr. John Wheat ey, her Master.  N. B. The original Attestation, signed by the above Gentlemen,  may be seen by applying to Archibald Bell, Bookseller,  No. 8, Aldgate-Street. _________________________________________________________ *The Words "following Page," allude to the Contents of the Manuscript Copy, with are wrote at the Back of the above Attestation.

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