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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... stand . 265 A soldier I , with speed I did obey , As readily as could my leader say . Was I a labourer , I wrought all day As cheerfully as e'er I took my pay . Thus hath mine age in all sometimes done well , Sometimes again , mine age ...
... , Which ' mazed Christendom stands wond'ring at ? And thou a child , a limb , and dost not feel My fainting weak'ned body now to reel ? 440 445 450 10 This physic purging potion I have taken Will bring consumption The Tenth Muse 29.
... stand That cried destruction to my wicked land ; I then believed not , now I feel and see , The plague of stubborn incredulity . Some lost their livings , some in prison pent , Some fined , from house and friends to exile went . Their ...
... stand what I should say ; Old customs , new prerogatives stood on , Had they not held law fast , all had been gone , 165 Which by their prudence stood them in such stead They took high Strafford 12 lower by the head . 10. Massacre of ...
... stand . 215 Blest be thy commons , who for common good , And thy infringed laws have boldly stood . Blest be thy counties , who did aid thee still , With hearts and states to testify their will . Blest be thy preachers , who do cheer ...
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 |