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Philip Freneau (1752 - 1832)
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''And long shall timorous fancy see
Philip Freneau (1752-1832), U.S. poet, sailor, journalist. The Indian Burying Ground (l. 37-40). . . New Oxford Book of American Verse, The. Richard Ellmann, ed. (1976) Oxford University Press.
The painted chief, and pointed spear,
And Reason's self shall bow the knee
To shadows and delusions here.''
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''In spite of all the learned have said,
Philip Freneau (1752-1832), U.S. poet, sailor, journalist. The Indian Burying Ground (l. 1-8). WTO. New Oxford Book of American Verse, The. Richard Ellmann, ed. (1976) Oxford University Press.
I still my old opinion keep;
The posture, that we give the dead,
Points out the soul's eternal sleep.
Not so the ancients of these lands—
The Indian, when from life released,
Again is seated with his friends,
And shares again the joyous feast.''
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''The flowers that did in Eden bloom;
Philip Freneau (1752-1832), U.S. poet, sailor, journalist. The Wild Honeysuckle (l. 16-18). . . New Oxford Book of American Verse, The. Richard Ellmann, ed. (1976) Oxford University Press.
Unpitying frosts, and Autumn's power
Shall leave no vestige of this flower.''
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''At first thy little being came:
Philip Freneau (1752-1832), U.S. poet, sailor, journalist. The Wild Honeysuckle (l. 20-24). . . New Oxford Book of American Verse, The. Richard Ellmann, ed. (1976) Oxford University Press.
If nothing once, you nothing lose,
For when you die you are the same;
The space between, is but an hour,
The frail duration of a flower.''
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''Fair flower, that dost so comely grow,
Philip Freneau (1752-1832), U.S. poet, sailor, journalist. The Wild Honeysuckle (l. 1-2). . . New Oxford Book of American Verse, The. Richard Ellmann, ed. (1976) Oxford University Press.
Hid in this silent, dull retreat,''
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''At Eutaw Springs the valiant died;
Philip Freneau (1752-1832), U.S. poet, sailor, journalist. To the Memory of the Brave Americans (l. 1-4). . . American Poetry and Prose. Norman Foerster, Norman S. Grabo, Russel B. Nye, E. Fred Carlisle, and Robert Falk, eds. (5th ed., 1970) Houghton Mifflin Company.
Their limbs with dust are covered o'er—
Weep on, ye springs, your tearful tide;
How many heroes are no more!''
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''Now rest in peace, our patriot band;
Philip Freneau (1752-1832), U.S. poet, sailor, journalist. To the Memory of the Brave Americans (l. 29-32). . . American Poetry and Prose. Norman Foerster, Norman S. Grabo, Russel B. Nye, E. Fred Carlisle, and Robert Falk, eds. (5th ed., 1970) Houghton Mifflin Company.
Though far from nature's limits thrown,
We trust they find a happier land,
A brighter sunshine of their own.''
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