Early American Poetry: Selections from Bradstreet, Taylor, Dwight, Freneau, and BryantUniv of Wisconsin Press, 1978 M07 21 - 398 pages Here 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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... peace at home , terror to foes , But ah , I saw at last those eyes to close , And then methought the day at noon grew dark When it had lost that radiant sun - like spark : In midst of griefs I saw our hopes revive , ( For ' twas our ...
... peace , 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 ...
... peaceful scepter from thee ta'en ? Or is't a Norman , whose victorious hand With English blood bedews thy conquered land ? Or is't intestine wars that thus offend ? Do Maud and Stephen for the crown contend ? Do barons rise and side ...
... peace , thy wealth and splendor . Thy Church and weal established in such manner , That all shall joy , that thou displayed'st thy banner ; And discipline erected so I trust , 230 235 240 245 250 That nursing kings shall come and lick ...
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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 |