Poems by Phillis Wheatley
To the Rev. Dr. Thomas Amory
... Still prosper, Amory! still may'st thou receiveThe warmest blessings which a muse can give, ...
On the Death of the Rev. Dr. Sewell
... O, while we beg thine excellence to feel,Thy sacred Spirit to our hearts reveal, ...
To A Lady On The Death Of The Three Relations
... Where hope receives, where faith to vision springs, ...
To a Lady on Her Remarkable Preservation
... And with his thund'ring terrors shakes the shores: ...
On the Death of the Rev. Mr. George Whitefield, 1770
... ds, are left, by the Death of this great Man, to lament the Loss of a Father, Friend, and Benefactor ...
A Rebus
... Where beaux and beauteous nymphs resort, ...
To S.M. a Young African Painter
... There shall thy tongue in heav'nly murmurs flow, ...
On Friendship
... Now let my thoughts in Contemplation steer ...
On Messrs Hussey and Coffin
... thy Goodness to the shoreless Ocean of Beatitude! - Then should the Earth glow with seraphick Ardour ...
On The Death of Mr. Snider Murder'd By Richardson
... How the first martyr for the cause should bleed ...
To a Lady on the Death of Three Relations
... Awful he moves, and wide his wings are spread: ...
Deism
... Who taught us prayer, and promis'd grace and faith --- ...
To the University of Cambridge
... Improve your privileges while they stay, ...
On The Death of The Rev'd Dr. Sewall
... Lo! here, a man bought with Christ's precious blood ...
To the Right Honourable William, Earl of Dartmouth
... For favours past, great Sir, our thanks are due, ...