A Rebus Poem by Phillis Wheatley

A Rebus

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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,
And gallantry doth reign;
A Dardan hero fam'd of old
For youth and beauty, as we're told,
And by a monarch slain;

III.

A peer of popular applause,
Who doth our violated laws,
And grievances proclaim.
Th' initials show a vanquish'd town,
That adds fresh glory and renown
To old Britannia's fame.

A Rebus
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Brian Jani 25 April 2014

I like this its very... Artistic

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Jake Boguson 02 February 2017

i like it. it is nice.

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Bernard F. Asuncion 29 April 2017

A gem of vivid green..... thanks for posting

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Edward Kofi Louis 29 April 2017

Sent by a hand unseen! ! Thanks for sharing this poem with us.

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Tom Allport 29 April 2017

a puzzling poem? but one thing is for sure that of Britannia's gain! ..........written well.

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Someone 12 April 2022

Phillis Wheatley was an African American-Woman Poet during the revolutionary war

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Paresh Chakra 28 November 2018

I am like this poem thank sharing this poem

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Bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb 13 August 2018

Thanks

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besty 03 May 2018

thanks you I guess.. I need it for a project

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Ratnakar Mandlik 29 April 2017

adds fresh glory and renown To old Britanias fame. Thanks for sharing it here.

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