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Category: Phyllis Wheatley

18th Century, African-American, Literature, Phillis Wheatley, Phyllis Wheatley, poet, Poetry, Uncategorized, United States, women, women poets

February 14, 2022

“To the Right Honourable William, Earl of Dartmouth”

“May fiery coursers sweep th’ ethereal plain, And bear thee upwards to that blest abode, Where, like the prophet, thou shalt find thy God.”
African-American, American, Black History, Phyllis Wheatley

April 5, 2015

“A Rebus” by Phillis Wheatley

I. A bird delicious to the taste, On which an army once did feast, Sent by an hand unseen; A creature of the horned race, Which Britain’s royal standards grace; A gem of vivid green; II. A town of gaiety and sport, Where beaux and beauteous nymphs resort,
African-American, American, Black History, Phyllis Wheatley, Poetry, Reflect

April 1, 2015

“An Hymn to Evening” by Phillis Wheatley

SOON as the sun forsook the eastern main The pealing thunder shook the heav’nly plain; Majestic grandeur! From the zephyr’s wing, Exhales the incense of the blooming spring. Soft purl the streams, the birds renew their notes, And through the air their mingled music floats. Through all the heav’ns what beauteous dies are spread! But…