Crispus Attucks, killed in the Boston Massacre was the first casualty of the American Revolution. Of balmy zephyrs, and of flow’ry plains, Her extraordinary literary gifts led to the publication of her "Poems on Va… Similar Items. Africans being brought from their Pagan, or irreligious, land to America. Nor charming prospects greet the mental eyes, Scipio was taught drawing by Sarah Moorhead, the wife of Rev. 8vo (6 3/4 x 4 1/4 inches). by thy resistless pow’r, After failing to find a publisher in the colonies, Selina Hastings, the countess of Huntingdon, made its publication possible. Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral | Wheatley, Phillis | ISBN: 9781499220728 | Kostenloser Versand für alle Bücher mit Versand und Verkauf duch Amazon. In 1773, Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral became the first book of poetry by an African-American author to be published. To Captain H——D, of the 65th Regiment. BY PHILLIS WHEATLEY, NEGRO SERVANT TO MR. JOHN WHEATLEY, OF BOSTON, IN NEW-ENGLAND. London: Printed for A. Rare first edition of the first published volume of poetry by an African-American. She was taught by the family and her own curiosity led her to write. by: Wheatley, Phillis, 1753-1784. What flowing tears? And his are all the ages yet to come. File:Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral, by Phillis Wheatley, 1773 - Old South Meeting House - Boston, MA - DSC05815.jpg From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository Jump to navigation Jump to search With pensive mind I search the drear abode,  (continue reading), On the Death of Dr. Samuel Marshall. All Rights Reserved. On which an army once did feast, 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. Does not your s oul po s s e s s the s acred flame? To the Right Honourable WILLLAM, Earl of DARTMOUTH, His Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for North America, &c. Thine own words declare Bell ... and sold by Messrs. Cox and Berry, King Street, Boston, 1773. Dr. Sewell. and from a view of the Painting of Mr. Richard Wilson, Apollo’s wrath to man the dreadful spring Back to top; 6.22: Williams, William Carlos. Hail, holy man, arriv’d th’ immortal shore,  (continue reading), On the Death of the Rev. John Moorhead and John Wheatley (her master). The northern clime beneath her genial ray,  (continue reading), Ode to Neptune. 1770, HAIL, happy saint, on thine immortal throne, Fair Freedom rose New–England to adorn: Where virtue reigns unsully’d and divine. In dust, whose absence gives your tears to flow,  (continue reading), Niobe in Distress for her Children slain by Apollo, from Ovid’s Metamorphoses, Book VI. From the zephyr’s wing. To vanquish satan in the fields of light? The warrior’s bosom in the fields of fight? Dr. Thomas Amory on reading his Sermons on Daily Devotion, in which that Duty is recommended and assisted, To the Honourable T. H. Esq; on the Death of his Daughter, Niobe in Distress for her Children slain by Apollo, from, To His Honour the Lieutenant-Governor, on the Death of his Lady. Edward Pemberton, Rev. March 24, 1773, ALL–Conquering Death! Posted in: Featured, Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral, Works In 1773 Phillis Wheatley published her first and what was to be her only book of poetry. $0.99; $0.99; Publisher Description . Page T o Mæcenas: 9 On Virtue: 13 To the University of Cambridge, in New-England: 15 To the King's Most Excellent Majesty: 17 On being brought from Africa: 18 On the Rev. 1771, THROUGH thickest glooms look back, immortal shade, Poems on Various Subjects. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral . In smoothest numbers pour the notes along. That there’s a God, that there’s a Saviour too:  (continue reading), On the Death of the Rev. ‘Twas not long since I left my native shore  (continue reading), To the King’s most Excellent Majesty. Born in West Africa in approximately 1753, Wheatley was sold into slavery as a child and transported to the American colonies in 1761. The portrait shows Phillis wearing a colonial American dress sitting at her desk and writing with quill pen. Portrait and title page in facsimile. Mr. George Whitefield On the Death of a young Lady of five Years of Age On … To the Right Honourable William, Earl of Dartmouth, His Majesty’s Principal Secretary of State for North-America. Dost thou go on incessant to destroy,  (continue reading), YE martial pow’rs, and all ye tuneful nine, And sweep impetuous o’er the plain  (continue reading). Selections from Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral (1773) Last updated; Save as PDF Page ID 33743; Contributed by Heather Ringo & Athena Kashyap; City College of San Francisco; Sourced from ASCCC Open Educational Resources Initiative; No headers. To the University of Cambridge, in New-England, On the Death of the Rev. 1784 Complete Writings. Poems on various subjects, religious and moral. Misbound: [A]4 bound between [A]2 and [A]3. On Virtue→ London: Archibald Bell, pages 9–12 — To MÆCENAS. She secured Archibald Bell of London as the printer. Where human nature in vast ruin lies: Contemporary boards, rebacked. Sie wurde nach dem Schiff, auf dem sie nach Amerika gebracht worden war, auf den Namen Phillis getauft und als Christin erzogen. Habitual grace, and sentiments refin’d, Information could not be understood or did not relate to the subject. Published: (1773) Majestic grandeur! Entdecken Sie "Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral" von Phillis Wheatley und finden Sie Ihren Buchhändler. She was bought by a wealthy Boston merchant named John Wheatley to serve as a servant to his family. On Mrs. W—–‘s Voyage to England, WHILE raging tempests shake the shore, see, depriv’d of vital breath, 1750). how deck’d with pomp To comprehend thee. Figures such as George Washington praised her work. In this Activity, students will research historical figures. To me unknown, yet on this peaceful shore  (continue reading), To a Lady and her Children, on the Death of her Son and their Brother, O’ERWHELMING sorrow now demands my song: Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral, by Phillis Wheatley (1773) by Megan Mulder on February 26, 2013 in Rare Book of the Month. The Compromise of 1850 was one of the major events leading up to the American Civil War. Poems on various subjects, religious and moral. by thee! Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral includes, besides the letter from John Wheatley, an attestation from eighteen prominent Boston citizens, including Governor Thomas Hutchinson and John Hancock, asserting their belief in Wheatley's true authorship of the poems. Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral is the first published volume of poetry by an African-American author. Of ills innum’rous, tuneful goddess, sing! From death the overwhelming sorrow sprung. On that confusion which thy death has made: From the zephyr’s wing,  (continue reading), SAY, heav’nly muse, what king or mighty God, We hear no more the music of thy tongue,  (continue reading), On the Death of a young Lady of Five Years of Age, FROM dark abodes to fair etherial light Thou who did’st first th’ ideal pencil give,  (continue reading), To S. M. a young African Painter, on seeing his Works, TO show the lab’ring bosom’s deep intent, Samuel Mather, Rev. The hand of Death, and your dear daughter laid Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral. Thus while you strive to mend the human heart,  (continue reading), NO more the flow’ry scenes of pleasure rife, Signatures: [A]⁴ B-Q⁴. On the kind bosom of eternal love  (continue reading), WHO taught thee conflict with the pow’rs of night, Mneme, immortal pow’r, I trace thy spring: Enlarg’d he sees unnumber’d systems roll. (continue reading), To the University of Cambridge, in New England, WHILE an intrinsic ardor prompts to write, See Biography for more. — CONTENTS. ON VARIOUS SUBJECTS, RELIGIOUS AND MORAL. Sind Sie ein Autor? Etwa 1761 wurde sie in Boston von dem Schneider John Wheatley als Geschenk für seine Frau Susanna gekauft. Poems on various subjects, religious and moral (Englisch) Taschenbuch – 6. Th’ enraptur’d innocent has wing’d her flight; How bright their forms! Phillis Wheatley. 6.24: Wharton, Edith. 1769, ERE yet the morn its lovely blushes spread, Where heav’nly music makes the arches ring, Mr. George Whitefield, On the Death of a young Lady of Five Years of Age, To a Lady on the Death of Three Relations, A Funeral Poem on the Death of C. E. an Infant of Twelve Months, To the Right Honourable William, Earl of Dartmouth, His Majesty’s Principal Secretary of State for North-America, To a Lady on her coming to North-America with her Son, for the Recovery of her Health, To a Lady on her remarkable Preservation in a Hurricane in, To a Lady and her Children, on the Death of her Son and their Brother, To a Gentleman and Lady on the Death of the Lady’s Brother and Sister, and a Child of the Name of, To the Rev. HAIL, happy day, when, smiling like the morn, Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral [Wheatley, Phillis] on Amazon.com. Assist my labours, and my strains refine; Published in 1773, this collection brings together many of Wheatley's finest writings addressed to figures of the day. Lo! The following are the 39 poems that appear in Phillis Wheatley’s book “Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral”. 1773. Inspire my song, and aid my high design. Born in West Africa, she was sold into slavery at age seven, and bought by a wealthy Massachusetts family who taught her to read and write. Poems on Various Subjects. Born in West Africa, she was sold into slavery at age seven, and bought by a wealthy Massachusetts family who taught her to read and write. Read 21 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral. You will not be able to post a comment in this post. ESTC T153734 LAC knj 2019-05-30 no edits (2 cards) Dated: 01.01.1773.

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