Early American Poetry: Selections from Bradstreet, Taylor, Dwight, Freneau, and BryantHere is the first major-figure anthology of American poetry of the colonial and early national periods, an indispensable volume for both students and scholars of American literature and civilization. |
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... extended elegy , " In Honour of that High and Mighty Princess Queen Elizabeth of Happy Memory , " in Works of Anne Bradstreet , pp . 197-198 , lines 100-105 . Ages of Man " ( 1642 ) reflect her continuing Introduction 7.
... happy and blest ; What ails thee hang thy head and cross thine arms ? And sit i ' th ' dust , to sigh these sad alarms ? What deluge of new woes thus overwhelm The glories of thy ever famous realm ? What means this wailing tone , this ...
... happy nation ever flourish , When truth and righteousness they thus shall nourish , When thus in peace , thine armies brave send out 260 To sack proud Rome and all her vassals rout ; There let thy name , thy fame , and glory shine , 19 ...
... happy in a man , Compare with me , ye women , if you can . I prize thy love more than whole mines of gold Or all the riches that the East doth hold . My love is such that rivers cannot quench , Nor ought but love from thee , give ...
... happy may you live and die . Meanwhile my days in tunes I'll spend , 5. Dudley , a grammar school pupil in Ipswich . 6. Hannah , Mercy , and John . 336 35 40 45 50 35 55 60 65 70 75 80 85 Till my weak lays with me Several Poems 45.
Contents
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Timothy Dwight 17521817 | 121 |
Philip Freneau 17521832 | 190 |
William Cullen Bryant 17941878 | 254 |
Appendix | 319 |
Index of Poets and Titles | 377 |
Index of First Lines | 381 |
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Early American Poetry: Selections from Bradstreet, Taylor, Dwight, Freneau ... Jane Donahue Eberwein No preview available - 1978 |
Early American Poetry: Selections from Bradstreet, Taylor, Dwight, Freneau ... Jane Donahue Eberwein No preview available - 1978 |