The poems of Phillis Wheatley /
Wheatley, Phillis, 1753-1784.,
The poems of Phillis Wheatley / [print] edited with an introduction by Julian D. Mason, Jr. - Rev. and enl. edition. - Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, (c)1989. - xvi, 235 pages ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographies and index.
Introduction -- On the Reputation of Phillis Wheatley, Poet -- A Note on the Text -- Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral -- Title Page of First Edition -- Dedication to First Edition -- Preface to First Edition -- John Wheatley's Letter to the Pubisher in First Edition -- Note to the Public in First Edition -- To Maecenas -- On Virtue -- To the University of Cambridge, in New England -- To the King's Most Excellent Majesty -- On Being Brought from Africa to America -- On the Death of the Rev. Dr. Sewell -- On the Death of the Rev. Mr. George Whitefield -- On the Death of a Young Lady of Five Years of Age -- On the Death of 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 in the Morning -- An Hymn to the Evening -- Isaiah LXIII. 1-8 -- On Recollection -- On Imagination -- A Funeral Poem on the Death of C. E. an Infant of Twelve Months -- To Captain H_____d, of the 65th Regiment -- To the Rhode Islandght Honourable William, Earl of Dartmouth, His Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for North America,&c -- Ode to Neptune -- 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 an Hurricane in North Carolina -- 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 Avis, Aged One Year -- On the Death of Dr. Samuel Marshall -- To a Gentleman on His Voyage to Great Britain for the Recovery of His Health -- To the Rev. Dr. Thomas Amory on Reading His Sermons on Daily Devotion, in Which That Duty is Recommended and Assisted -- On the Death of J.C. an Infant -- An Hymn to Humanity -- To the Honourable T. H. Esq.; on the Death of His Daughter -- Niobe in Distress for Her Children Slain by Apollo, from Ovid's Metamorphoses, Book Virgin Islands and from a View of the Painting of Mr. Richard Wilson -- To S.M. a Young African Painter, on Seeing His Works -- TO His Honour the Lieutenant Governor, on the Death of His Lady. March 24, 1773 -- A Farewel to America -- A Rebus, by I.B. -- An Answer to the Rebus, by the Author of These Poems -- On Messrs Hussey and Coffin -- To the University of Cambridge, Wrote in 1767 -- Atheism -- An Address to the Atheist -- Deism -- An Address to the Deist -- America -- To the King's Most Excellent Majesty -- On Friendship -- To the Ho. Commodore Hood -- On the Death of the Rev'd Dr. Sewall -- On the Death of Mr. Snider Murder'd by Richardson -- An Elegiac Poem on thee Death of George Whitefield -- An Ode of Verses on the Death of George Whitefield -- To Mrs. Leonard, on the Death of Her Husband -- On the Death of Dr. Samuel Marshall -- On the Death of Doctor Samuel Marshall -- Recollection -- To the Rev. Mr. Pitkin, on the Death of His Lady -- A Poem on the Death of Charles Eliot, Aged 12 Months -- To the Rhode Islandght Honl. William Earl of Dartmouth -- To the Hon'ble Thomas Hubbard -- Farewell to America -- An Elegy, to Miss Mary Moorhead -- [To a Gentleman of the Navy] -- The Answer -- Philis's Reply to the Answer -- To His Excellency General Washington -- On the Capture of General Lee -- On the Death of General Wooster -- An Elegy to Dr. Samuel Cooper -- Liberty and Peace -- An Elegy on Leaving -- To Mr. and Mrs. ______, On the Death of Their Infant Son -- Letters: To the Countess of Huntingdon, To "Madam," 1771. [ with Wheatley's poem "Recollection] -- Proposals for Printing by Subscription, published February 29, 1772 -- To John Thornton -- To Arbor Tanner -- To the Earl of Dartmouth -- Proposals for Printing in London by Subscription -- To the Countess of Huntingdon -- To David Worcester [Wooster] -- To Obour Tanner -- To John Thornton -- To Samuel Hopkins -- To Samson Occom -- To Obour Tanner -- To John Thornton -- To Samuel Hopkins -- To Obour Tanner -- To John Thornton -- To George Washington -- TO Obour Tanner -- To Mary Wooster -- To Obour Tanner -- Proposals for Printing by Subscription, published October 30, 1779 -- [Proposal], published September 1784 (in the note for Wheatley's poem "To Mr. and Mrs. _______, On the Death of Their Infant Son") -- Ocean.
9780807818350 9780807842454
88023280
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PS866 PS866.M399.P646 1989
The poems of Phillis Wheatley / [print] edited with an introduction by Julian D. Mason, Jr. - Rev. and enl. edition. - Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, (c)1989. - xvi, 235 pages ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographies and index.
Introduction -- On the Reputation of Phillis Wheatley, Poet -- A Note on the Text -- Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral -- Title Page of First Edition -- Dedication to First Edition -- Preface to First Edition -- John Wheatley's Letter to the Pubisher in First Edition -- Note to the Public in First Edition -- To Maecenas -- On Virtue -- To the University of Cambridge, in New England -- To the King's Most Excellent Majesty -- On Being Brought from Africa to America -- On the Death of the Rev. Dr. Sewell -- On the Death of the Rev. Mr. George Whitefield -- On the Death of a Young Lady of Five Years of Age -- On the Death of 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 in the Morning -- An Hymn to the Evening -- Isaiah LXIII. 1-8 -- On Recollection -- On Imagination -- A Funeral Poem on the Death of C. E. an Infant of Twelve Months -- To Captain H_____d, of the 65th Regiment -- To the Rhode Islandght Honourable William, Earl of Dartmouth, His Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for North America,&c -- Ode to Neptune -- 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 an Hurricane in North Carolina -- 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 Avis, Aged One Year -- On the Death of Dr. Samuel Marshall -- To a Gentleman on His Voyage to Great Britain for the Recovery of His Health -- To the Rev. Dr. Thomas Amory on Reading His Sermons on Daily Devotion, in Which That Duty is Recommended and Assisted -- On the Death of J.C. an Infant -- An Hymn to Humanity -- To the Honourable T. H. Esq.; on the Death of His Daughter -- Niobe in Distress for Her Children Slain by Apollo, from Ovid's Metamorphoses, Book Virgin Islands and from a View of the Painting of Mr. Richard Wilson -- To S.M. a Young African Painter, on Seeing His Works -- TO His Honour the Lieutenant Governor, on the Death of His Lady. March 24, 1773 -- A Farewel to America -- A Rebus, by I.B. -- An Answer to the Rebus, by the Author of These Poems -- On Messrs Hussey and Coffin -- To the University of Cambridge, Wrote in 1767 -- Atheism -- An Address to the Atheist -- Deism -- An Address to the Deist -- America -- To the King's Most Excellent Majesty -- On Friendship -- To the Ho. Commodore Hood -- On the Death of the Rev'd Dr. Sewall -- On the Death of Mr. Snider Murder'd by Richardson -- An Elegiac Poem on thee Death of George Whitefield -- An Ode of Verses on the Death of George Whitefield -- To Mrs. Leonard, on the Death of Her Husband -- On the Death of Dr. Samuel Marshall -- On the Death of Doctor Samuel Marshall -- Recollection -- To the Rev. Mr. Pitkin, on the Death of His Lady -- A Poem on the Death of Charles Eliot, Aged 12 Months -- To the Rhode Islandght Honl. William Earl of Dartmouth -- To the Hon'ble Thomas Hubbard -- Farewell to America -- An Elegy, to Miss Mary Moorhead -- [To a Gentleman of the Navy] -- The Answer -- Philis's Reply to the Answer -- To His Excellency General Washington -- On the Capture of General Lee -- On the Death of General Wooster -- An Elegy to Dr. Samuel Cooper -- Liberty and Peace -- An Elegy on Leaving -- To Mr. and Mrs. ______, On the Death of Their Infant Son -- Letters: To the Countess of Huntingdon, To "Madam," 1771. [ with Wheatley's poem "Recollection] -- Proposals for Printing by Subscription, published February 29, 1772 -- To John Thornton -- To Arbor Tanner -- To the Earl of Dartmouth -- Proposals for Printing in London by Subscription -- To the Countess of Huntingdon -- To David Worcester [Wooster] -- To Obour Tanner -- To John Thornton -- To Samuel Hopkins -- To Samson Occom -- To Obour Tanner -- To John Thornton -- To Samuel Hopkins -- To Obour Tanner -- To John Thornton -- To George Washington -- TO Obour Tanner -- To Mary Wooster -- To Obour Tanner -- Proposals for Printing by Subscription, published October 30, 1779 -- [Proposal], published September 1784 (in the note for Wheatley's poem "To Mr. and Mrs. _______, On the Death of Their Infant Son") -- Ocean.
9780807818350 9780807842454
88023280
GB89-55317
PS866 PS866.M399.P646 1989