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311:"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.
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evangelist, who had been a member of
Whitefield's parish. She directed Wheatley to a Bostonian bookseller, Archibald Bell, London's foremost bookseller and printer. Bell replied that since Phillis was a slave, he would need proof that she had written the poems herself. It therefore became necessary
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Wheatley had gathered 28 poems and ran advertisements searching for subscribers in Boston newspapers in February 1772 with the aid of her mistress, Mrs. Wheatley. She was unable to find a publisher in the American colonies, as it was common among the white educated colonial elite in America
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Wheatley's position as a slave did not afford her the freedom to truly speak her mind in her poetry. Scholars have recently uncovered poems, letters and facts about Wheatley and her association with 18th-century black abolitionists, and "charted her notable use of classicism
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Negroes of Africa have by nature no feeling that rises above the trifling." Black Africans were thought unable to reason and therefore only fit for manual labor, and could not produce literature or poetry as they required higher cognitive ability. They looked to London for a
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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
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Wheatley's poem "To His Excellency General Washington", "On Being Brought from Africa to America" is among her most often anthologized works. This poem can be said to be among the most controversial poems in African-American literature, as it overlooks the brutality of the slave
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Franklin, Esq.: One of the Ambassadors of the United States at the Court of
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Johnson notes that, while Wheatley was not a "great" American poet, she was no doubt an "important one". In addition, Johnson notes that her poetry was simply the poetry of the time, that is, the 18th century, and that she was very much influenced by
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This work brought about
Wheatley's initial fame. Published in Boston, Philadelphia and New Haven, it is an elegiac poem written in heroic couplets, in honor of Reverend Whitefield, an influential preacher in New England and the founder of Methodism.
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suggested that Wheatley appears to have "passed with flying colors." In fact this was likely intended as a generic statement to readers outside of Boston meaning simply that Wheatley's abilities were widely known in the city.
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Written in honor of King George III, this was a poem of praise for a notable person of the day, as were the subjects of many of Wheatley's poems. Here she praises him on behalf of the American colonies for his repeal of the
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and have explicated the sociological intent of her biblical allusions. All this research and interpretation has proven Wheatley's disdain for the institution of slavery and her use of art to undermine its practice".
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for Phillis, her master, John Wheatley, as well as many respectable members of Boston to explain how a slave had come to read and write poetry, and to convince readers that the work was truly Wheatley's own.
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responded to a poem Wheatley had composed for him, writing that "however undeserving I may be of such encomium and panegyrick, the style and manner exhibit a striking proof of your great poetical Talents."
1490:"Of National Characters," The Philosophical Works of David Hume. Including all the essays, and exhibiting the more important alterations and corrections in the successive editions published by the author.
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who wrote that "I am apt to suspect the Negroes, and in general all the other species of men (for there are four or five different kinds) to be naturally inferior to the whites" and
202:. Wheatley's books were spared, as the protesters specifically only seized the tea from the cargo. The Boston Tea Party Museum currently displays a copy of the book in its exhibit.
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Wheatley was the first African-American to publish a book, man or woman, and the first to achieve an international reputation when she travelled to London to publish
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On 8 October 1772, Phillis Wheatley, then about 18 years of age, was interviewed by 18 gentlemen identified publicly "as the most respectable characters in
1685:"A Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Venture, a Native of Africa: But Resident above Sixty Years in the United States of America. Related by Himself"
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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
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Following the style of Alexander Pope, Wheatley invokes Virtue to aid her on her journey through life, and her strife for a higher appellation.
636:"Niobe in Distress for her Children slain by Apollo, from Ovid's Metamorphoses, Book VI, and from a View of the Painting of Mr. Richard Wilson"
1022:, however, the American populace would not support one of its most noted poets. An estimated total of 145 of Wheatley's poems have been lost.
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N. B. The original Attestation, signed by the above Gentlemen, may be seen by applying to Archibald Bell, Bookseller, No. 8, Aldgate-Street."
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Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral by Phillis Wheatley, Negro Servant to Mr. John Wheatley, of Boston, in New England
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624:"To the Rev. Dr. Thomas Amory on reading his Sermons on Daily Devotion, in which that Duty is recommended and assisted
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1670:"The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, Or Gustavus Vassa, The African, by Olaudah Equiano"
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The Trials of Phillis Wheatley: America's First Black Poet and Her Encounters with the Founding Fathers
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1343:. Schomberg library of nineteenth century black women writers. Oxford University Press.
1699:"Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Lecture: 'Mister Jefferson and the Trials of Phillis Wheatley'"
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1288:(Revised and enlarged ed.). Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press.
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621:"To a Gentleman on his Voyage to Great-Britain, for the Recovery of his Health"
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612:"To a Lady on her remarkable Preservation in a Hurricane in North Carolina"
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Memoir and poems of Phillis Wheatley, a native African and a slave
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642:"To his Honour the Lieutenant-Governor, on the Death of his Lady"
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597:"A Funeral Poem on the Death of an Infant aged twelve Months"
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Observations on the Feeling of the Beautiful and Sublime
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The poems of Phillis Wheatley: With letters and a memoir
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Poems of Phillis Wheatley, a native African and a slave
657:"To S. M. a young African Painter, on seeing his Works"
639:"To S. M. a young African Painter, on seeing his Works"
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by Henry Louis Gates, Basic Civitas Books, 2003, p. 5.
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Live with heav'ns choicest constant blessings crown'd!
1687:. Electronic Edition. Documenting the American South.
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O thou, enthron'd with Cherubs in the realms of day.
633:"To the Hon. T. H. Esq; on the Death of his Daughter"
266:, and would be remembered for his large and stylish
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The Norton Anthology of African American Literature
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The Norton Anthology of African American Literature
1244:. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press.
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Greatness, or Goodness, say what I shall call thee,
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Thy pray'rs, great saint, and thine incessant cries
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He leaves the earth for heav'n's unmeasur'd height,
561:"On the Death of a young Lady of five Years of Age"
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1006:, and she was also scheduled to recite a poem for
896:Fain would the heav'n-born soul with her converse,
898:Then seek, then court her for her promis'd bliss.
796:There Whitefield wings with rapid course his way,
1559:, W. W. Norton & Company, Inc, 2004, p. 216.
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901:Auspicious queen, thine heav'nly pinions spread,
888:Thine height t' explore, or fathom thy profound.
808:He pray'd that grace in ev'ry heart might dwell,
804:Thou moon hast seen, and all the stars of light,
759:"On the Death of the Rev. Mr. George Whitefield"
731:There shall thy tongue in heav’nly murmurs flow,
719:Still, with the sweets of contemplation bless’d,
542:"To the University of Cambridge, in New England"
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894:Would now embrace thee, hovers o'er thine head.
816:That Saviour, which his soul did first receive,
814:Should with full lustre in their conduct shine;
733:And there my muse with heav’nly transport glow:
686:Still, wond'rous youth! each noble path pursue,
680:And breathing figures learnt from thee to live,
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964:Great God, direct, and guard him from on high,
857:Whitefield no more exerts his lab'ring breath,
831:"Ye preachers, take him for your joyful theme;
822:That on his lips with list'ning pleasure hung.
794:And worlds unknown receive him from our sight.
723:But when these shades of time are chas’d away,
678:When first thy pencil did those beauties give,
603:"To the Right Hon. William, Earl of Dartmouth"
304:Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral
30:Title page and frontispiece of the 1st edition
970:A monarch's smile can set his subjects free!
960:May George, beloved by all the nations round,
954:Rule thou in peace, our father, and our lord!
913:But guide my steps to endless life and bliss.
863:While the tomb safe retains its sacred trust,
829:"Ye thirsty, come to this life-giving stream,
827:"Take him ye starving sinners, for your food;
751:Cease, gentle muse! the solemn gloom of night
706:Whose twice six gates on radiant hinges ring:
704:That splendid city, crown'd with endless day,
682:How did those prospects give my soul delight,
198:, which was one of the ships targeted by the
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945:And that your arm may in your God be strong!
943:The crown upon your brows may flourish long,
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850:New England deeply feels, the Orphans mourn,
812:He charg'd its youth that ev'ry grace divine
787:So glorious once, but ah! it shines no more.
769:Hail, happy saint, on thine immortal throne,
729:And view the landscapes in the realms above?
721:May peace with balmy wings your soul invest!
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1111:Some view our sable race with scornful eye,
958:The meanest peasants most admire the last *
909:Attend me, Virtue, thro' my youthful years!
882:To comprehend thee. Thine own words declare
861:Let ev'ry heart to this bright vision rise;
852:Their more than father will no more return.
841:"Wash'd in the fountain of redeeming blood,
835:"Be your complaints on his kind bosom laid:
825:"Take him, ye wretched, for your only good,
818:The greatest gift that ev'n a God can give,
802:Have pierc'd the bosom of thy native skies.
798:And sails to Zion through vast seas of day.
753:Now seals the fair creation from my sight.
700:Elate thy soul, and raise thy wishful eyes.
690:Still may the painter's and the poet's fire
688:On deathless glories fix thine ardent view:
576:"To a Lady on the Death of three Relations"
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968:And may each clime with equal gladness see
956:Midst the remembrance of thy favours past,
855:But, though arrested by the hand of death,
848:Thy name, and mingle in thy grief sincere;
806:How he has wrestled with his God by night.
790:Behold the prophet in his tow'ring flight!
783:Inflame the heart, and captivate the mind.
781:Thou didst in strains of eloquence refin'd
771:Possest of glory, life, and bliss unknown;
717:And may the muse inspire each future song!
692:To aid thy pencil, and thy verse conspire!
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952:But how shall we the British king reward!
947:O may your sceptre num'rous nations sway,
911:O leave me not to the false joys of time!
892:Virtue is near thee, and with gentle hand
859:Yet let us view him in th' eternal skies,
837:"Take him, ye Africans, he longs for you,
820:He freely offer'd to the num'rous throng,
777:Thy sermons in unequall'd accents flow'd,
749:And purer language on th’ ethereal plain.
747:For nobler themes demand a nobler strain,
698:High to the blissful wonders of the skies
694:And may the charms of each seraphic theme
674:TO show the lab'ring bosom's deep intent,
651:"An Answer to ditto, by Phillis Wheatley"
579:"To a Clergyman on the Death of his Lady"
272:United States Declaration of Independence
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715:Calm and serene thy moments glide along,
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1340:The collected works of Phillis Wheatley
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919:Teach me a better strain, a nobler lay,
917:To give me an higher appellation still,
884:Wisdom is higher than a fool can reach.
865:Till life divine re-animates his dust.
727:On what seraphic pinions shall we move,
696:Conduct thy footsteps to immortal fame!
600:"To Captain H. D. of the 65th Regiment"
567:"To a Lady on the Death of her Husband"
286:and the Reverend Samuel Mather, son of
172:Selina Hastings, Countess of Huntingdon
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1098:Taught my benighted soul to understand
927:"To the King's Most Excellent Majesty"
890:But, O my soul, sink not into despair,
886:I cease to wonder, and no more attempt
880:O Thou bright jewel in my aim I strive
775:Thy wonted auditories cease to throng.
545:"To the King's Most Excellent Majesty"
194:. The copies were placed on board the
1591:. The Poetry Foundation. 26 May 2021.
1472:James Weldon Johnson (22 June 2022).
966:And from his head let ev'ry evil fly!
949:And all with love and readiness obey!
907:Array'd in glory from the orbs above.
833:"Take him my dear Americans, he said,
779:And ev'ry bosom with devotion glow'd;
725:And darkness ends in everlasting day,
618:"On the Death of Dr. Samuel Marshall"
573:"Thoughts on the Works of Providence"
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905:Lo! now her sacred retinue descends,
839:"Impartial Saviour is his title due:
702:Thrice happy, when exalted to survey
1773:. Basic Civitas Books, 2003, p. 71.
1175:The Negro equalled by few Europeans
1101:That there's a God, that there's a
846:Great Countess, we Americans revere
785:Unhappy we the setting sun deplore,
684:A new creation rushing on my sight?
564:"On the Death of a young Gentleman"
1382:Apparently a republication of the
903:And lead celestial Chastity along;
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1527:"Notes On the State Of Virginia,
1475:The Book of American Negro Poetry
1177:. Vol. 2. Philadelphia, PA:
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1038:panned Wheatley's ability in his
627:"On the Death of J. C. an Infant"
506:, she also developed a taste for
168:On the Rev. Mr. George Whitefield
941:YOUR subjects hope, dread Sire –
810:He long'd to see America excell;
274:, the Governor of Massachusetts
1091:'Twas mercy brought me from my
132:whose writings were published.
1672:. The Project Gutenberg EBook.
1041:Notes on the State of Virginia
548:"On being brought from Africa"
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1718:Waldstreicher, David (2023).
1285:The poems of Phillis Wheatley
1266:. Miami, Florida: Mnemosyne.
1241:The poems of Phillis Wheatley
1230:The poems of Phillis Wheatley
1203:(3rd ed.). Isaac Knapp.
1056:" (very good English verse).
984:in 1773. She was noticed by
264:Commonwealth of Massachusetts
1414:Portrait of Phillis Wheatley
1357:Borrow from Internet Archive
130:first African-American woman
1823:American poetry collections
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1192:. Boston: George W. Light.
1828:Books bound in human skin
1722:. New York. p. 180.
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1329:A revised edition of the
1303:Additional copy available
1277:Facsimile reprint of 1838
1147:. London: Archibald Bell.
1054:de très-bons vers anglais
1020:Poems on Various Subjects
1012:Poems on Various Subjects
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188:Poems on Various Subjects
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585:"An Hymn to the Evening"
582:"An Hymn to the Morning"
551:"On the Rev. Dr. Sewell"
226:Included in editions of
63:A. Bell, Aldgate, London
1769:Gates, Henry Louis Jr.
1593:Referenced 14 May 2010.
1159:available from LibriVox
645:"A Farewell to America"
222:Letter to the publisher
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1369:. Mineola, NY: Dover.
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1586:O'Neale, Sondra A.
1316:. Applewood Books.
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146:New York University
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1525:Thomas Jefferson.
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1376:978-0-486-11529-0
1350:978-0-19-506085-0
1323:978-1-55709-233-5
1222:. W. H. Lawrence.
1155:Project Gutenberg
1058:George Washington
1046:Benjamin Franklin
986:Benjamin Franklin
591:"On Recollection"
570:"Goliath of Gath"
556:George Whitefield
554:"On the Rev. Mr.
524:George Whitefield
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