About Phillis Wheatley
1554 - 1586/EnglishSir Philip Sidney became one of the Elizabethan Age's most prominent figures. Famous in his day in England as a poet, courtier and soldier, he remains known as the author of Astrophel and Stella (1581), The Defence of Poetry (or An Apology for Poetry, 158
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Poetry & Stories
Ode To Neptune
I.While raging tempests shake the shore,
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
Apollo’s wrath to man the dreadful springOf ills innum’rous, tuneful goddess, sing!
To The Right Honourable William, Earl Of Dartmouth, His Majesty’s Principal Secretary Of State For North-America, &c.
Hail, happy day, when, smiling like the morn,Fair Freedom rose New-England to adorn:
Goliath Of Gath
Ye martial pow’rs, and all ye tuneful nine,Inspire my song, and aid my high design.
Thoughts On The Works Of Providence
Arise, my soul, on wings enraptur’d, riseTo praise the monarch of the earth and skies,
About Phillis Wheatley
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Who is Phillis Wheatley?
1554 - 1586/EnglishSir Philip Sidney became one of the Elizabethan Age's most prominent figures.
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Kavishala has 37 poems and stories by Phillis Wheatley, free to read on this page, along with selected quotes you can share.
Poems & Stories by Phillis Wheatley
Ode To Neptune
I.While raging tempests shake the shore,
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
Apollo’s wrath to man the dreadful springOf ills innum’rous, tuneful goddess, sing!
To The Right Honourable William, Earl Of Dartmouth, His Majesty’s Principal Secretary Of State For North-America, &c.
Hail, happy day, when, smiling like the morn,Fair Freedom rose New-England to adorn:
Goliath Of Gath
Ye martial pow’rs, and all ye tuneful nine,Inspire my song, and aid my high design.
Thoughts On The Works Of Providence
Arise, my soul, on wings enraptur’d, riseTo praise the monarch of the earth and skies,
On The Death Of A Young Gentleman
Who taught thee conflict with the pow’rs of night,To vanquish satan in the fields of light?
On Virtue
O Thou bright jewel in my aim I striveTo comprehend thee. Thine own words declare
To S. M., A Young African Painter, On Seeing His Works
O show the lab’ring *****’s deep intent,And thought in living characters to paint,
A Funeral Poem On The Death Of C. E., An Infant Of Twelve Months
Through airy roads he wings his instant flightTo purer regions of celestial light;
An Hymn To The Morning
Attend my lays, ye ever honour’d nine,Assist my labours, and my strains refine;
To Captain H—D, Of The 65th Regiment
Say, muse divine, can hostile scenes delightThe warrior’s ***** in the fields of fight?
To A Lady On Her Coming To North-America With Her Son, For The Recovery Of Her Health
Indulgent muse! my grov’ling mind inspire,And fill my ***** with celestial fire.
Selected Quotes by Phillis Wheatley (चुनिंदा उद्धरण)
Ye martial pow’rs, and all ye tuneful nine,Inspire my song, and aid my high design.
O Thou bright jewel in my aim I striveTo comprehend thee. Thine own words declare
Through airy roads he wings his instant flightTo purer regions of celestial light;
Hail, happy day, when, smiling like the morn,Fair Freedom rose New-England to adorn:
Arise, my soul, on wings enraptur’d, riseTo praise the monarch of the earth and skies,
Apollo’s wrath to man the dreadful springOf ills innum’rous, tuneful goddess, sing!
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