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Phillis Wheatley
- Close sectionThe Writings of Phillis Wheatley
- [1] Untitled handwritten transcriptions in Reverend Jeremy Belknap's 1773 diary
- [2] "Atheism—"
- [2a] "Atheism—Boston July 1769"
- [3] "An Address to the Atheist, by P. Wheatley at the Age of 14 Years—1767—"
- [4] "Deism"
- [5] "An Address to the Deist—1767—"
- [6] "To the University of Cambridge, wrote in 1767—"
- [7] "On Messrs. Hussey and Coffin."
- [8] "America"
- [9] "To the King's Most Excellent Majesty on his Repealing the American Stamp Act"
- [10] "To the Hon.ble Commodore Hood on his pardoning a deserter"
- [11] "On the Decease of the Rev'd Doctr Sewall"
- [11a] "On the Decease of the rev'd Dr. Sewell—"
- [11b] "On the Death of the Rev'd D.r Sewall. 1769—"
- [12] "On Friendship"
- [13] "On the Death of Mr Snider Murder'd by Richardson"
- [14] An Elegaic Poem on the Death of George Whitefield
- [15] To the Countess of Huntingdon, Boston, Oct. 25, 1770
- [16] To Mrs. Leonard, on the Death of her Husband
- [17] "On the Death of Dr. Samuel Marshall"
- [17a] On the Death of Doctor Samuel Marshall
- [18] "Proposals for Printing by Subscription"
- [19] "Recollection"
- [20] To John Thornton in London, Boston, April 21st,, [sic] 1772
- [21] To Arbour Tanner in New Port [Rhode Island], Boston, May 19th 1772
- [22] "To the Rev. Mr. Pitkin, on the Death of his Lady"
- [22a] To the Rev. Mr. Pitkin, on the Death of his Lady
- [23] To Arbour Tanner in New Port [Rhode Island], Boston, July 19th 1772
- [24] "A Poem on the death of Charles Eliot aged 12 mo. To Mr. S Eliot."
- [24a] A Poem on the Death of Charles Eliot aged 12 mo. To Mr. S Eliot.
- [24b] A Poem on the death of Charles Eliot aged 12 months
- [25] To the Right Honl. William Earl of Dartmouth, His Majesty's Secretary of State for North America &.c &.c &.c
- [26] To the Hon'ble Thomas Hubbard, Esq; On the Death of Mrs. Thankfull Leonard
- [27] Proposals for Printing a Volume of Poems
- [28] To the Empire of America, Beneath the Western Hemisphere. Farewell to America
- [28a] Farewell to America
- Close section[29] Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral
- [29a] [Frontispiece]
- [29b] [Title-page]
- [29c] Dedication
- [29d] Preface
- [29e] The following is a Copy of a Letter sent by the Author's Master to the Publisher
- [29f] To the Publick
- [29g] To Maecenas
- [29h] On Virtue
- [29i] To the University of Cambridge, in New-England
- [29j] To the King's Most Excellent Majesty. 1768
- [29k] On being brought from Africa to America
- [29l] On the Death of the Rev. Dr. Sewell. 1769
- [29m] On the Death of the Rev. Mr. George Whitefield. 1770
- [29n] On the Death of a young Lady of Five Years of Age
- [29o] On the Death of a young Gentleman
- [29p] To a Lady on the Death of her Husband
- [29q] Goliath of Gath
- [29r] Thoughts on the Works of Providence
- [29s] To a Lady on the Death of Three Relations
- [29t] To a Clergyman on the Death of his Lady
- [29u] An Hymn to the Morning
- [29v] An Hymn to the Evening
- [29w] Isaiah lxiii. 1–8
- [29x] On Recollection
- [29y] On Imagination
- [29z] A Funeral Poem on the Death of C. E. an Infant of Twelve Months
- [29aa] To Captain H—D, of the 65th Regiment
- [29bb] To the Right Honourable William, Earl of Dartmouth, His Majesty's Secretary of State for North-America, &c.
- [29cc] Ode to Neptune
- [29dd] To a Lady on her coming to North-America with her Son, for the Recovery of her Health
- [29ee] To a Lady on her remarkable Preservation in an Hurricane in North-Carolina
- [29ff] To a Lady and her Children, on the Death of her Son and their Brother
- [29gg] To a Gentleman and Lady on the Death of the Lady's Brother and Sister, and a Child of the Name Avis, aged one Year
- [29hh] On the Death of Dr. Samuel Marshall. 1771
- [29ii] To a Gentleman on his Voyage to Great-Britain for the Recovery of his Health
- [29jj] To the Rev. Dr. Thomas Amory on reading his Sermons on Daily Devotion, in which that Duty is recommended and assisted
- [29kk] On the Death of J. C. an Infant
- [29ll] An Hymn to Humanity
- [29mm] To the Honourable T. H. Esq; on the Death of his Daughter
- [29nn] Niobe in Distress for her Children slain by Apollo
- [29oo] To S. M. a young African Painter, on seeing his Works
- [29pp] To His Honour the Lieutenant-Governor, on the Death of his Lady. March 24, 1773
- [29qq] A Farewel to America. To Mrs. S. W.
- [29rr] A Rebus, by I. B.
- [29ss] An Answer to the Rebus, by the Author of these Poems
- [30] To the Countess of Huntington [sic], at Talgarth South Wales, London, 27 June 1773
- [31] To the Countess of Huntingdon, London, 17 July 1773
- [32] "Ocean"
- [33] To Col. David Worcester in New Haven, Connecticut, Boston, October 18th 1773
- [34] To Obour Tanner in New Port, Boston, 30 October 1773
- [35] To John Thornton Esqre., Boston, 1 Dec 1773
- [36] An Elegy To Miss. Mary Moorhead, on the Death of her Father, The Rev. Mr. John Moorhead
- [37] John Thornton to Phyllis Wheatley, c. February 1774
- [38] To the Rev'd Samuel Hopkins, Boston, 9 February 1774
- [39] To the Rev. Samson Occom, 11 February 1774 [extract]
- [40] To Miss Obour Tanner, Boston, 21 March 1774
- [41] To John Thornton, Boston, 29 March 1774
- [42] To Miss Obour Tanner, Boston, 6 May 1774
- [43] To Samuel Hopkins, Boston, 6 May 1774
- [44] To John Thornton, Boston, 30 October 1774
- [45] Thomas Wallcut to Phillis Wheatley, Montreal, 17 November 1774
- [46] ["To a Gentleman of the Navy"]
- [47] "Philis's Reply to the Answer in our last by the Gentleman in the Navy"
- [48] "To His Excellency General Washington"
- [49] To Miss Obour Tanner, Providence, 14 February 1776
- [50] George Washington to Phillis Wheatley, Cambridge, 28 February 1776
- [51] "On the Capture of General Lee"
- [52] To Miss Obour Tanner, Boston, 29 May 1778
- [53] "On the Death of General Wooster"
- [54] To Miss Obour Tanner, Boston, 10 May 1779
- [55] Proposals for Printing a Volume of Poems
- [56] An Elegy, Sacred to the Memory of that Great Divine, the Reverend and Learned Dr. Samuel Cooper
- [57] Liberty and Peace
- [58] Wheatley's Final Proposal
- [59] To Mr. and Mrs.—, on the Death of their Infant Son
Vincent Carretta (ed.), The Writings of Phillis Wheatley
Contents
- Close section Front Matter
- Close sectionThe Writings of Phillis Wheatley
- [1] Untitled handwritten transcriptions in Reverend Jeremy Belknap's 1773 diary
- [2] "Atheism—"
- [2a] "Atheism—Boston July 1769"
- [3] "An Address to the Atheist, by P. Wheatley at the Age of 14 Years—1767—"
- [4] "Deism"
- [5] "An Address to the Deist—1767—"
- [6] "To the University of Cambridge, wrote in 1767—"
- [7] "On Messrs. Hussey and Coffin."
- [8] "America"
- [9] "To the King's Most Excellent Majesty on his Repealing the American Stamp Act"
- [10] "To the Hon.ble Commodore Hood on his pardoning a deserter"
- [11] "On the Decease of the Rev'd Doctr Sewall"
- [11a] "On the Decease of the rev'd Dr. Sewell—"
- [11b] "On the Death of the Rev'd D.r Sewall. 1769—"
- [12] "On Friendship"
- [13] "On the Death of Mr Snider Murder'd by Richardson"
- [14] An Elegaic Poem on the Death of George Whitefield
- [15] To the Countess of Huntingdon, Boston, Oct. 25, 1770
- [16] To Mrs. Leonard, on the Death of her Husband
- [17] "On the Death of Dr. Samuel Marshall"
- [17a] On the Death of Doctor Samuel Marshall
- [18] "Proposals for Printing by Subscription"
- [19] "Recollection"
- [20] To John Thornton in London, Boston, April 21st,, [sic] 1772
- [21] To Arbour Tanner in New Port [Rhode Island], Boston, May 19th 1772
- [22] "To the Rev. Mr. Pitkin, on the Death of his Lady"
- [22a] To the Rev. Mr. Pitkin, on the Death of his Lady
- [23] To Arbour Tanner in New Port [Rhode Island], Boston, July 19th 1772
- [24] "A Poem on the death of Charles Eliot aged 12 mo. To Mr. S Eliot."
- [24a] A Poem on the Death of Charles Eliot aged 12 mo. To Mr. S Eliot.
- [24b] A Poem on the death of Charles Eliot aged 12 months
- [25] To the Right Honl. William Earl of Dartmouth, His Majesty's Secretary of State for North America &.c &.c &.c
- [26] To the Hon'ble Thomas Hubbard, Esq; On the Death of Mrs. Thankfull Leonard
- [27] Proposals for Printing a Volume of Poems
- [28] To the Empire of America, Beneath the Western Hemisphere. Farewell to America
- [28a] Farewell to America
- Close section[29] Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral
- [29a] [Frontispiece]
- [29b] [Title-page]
- [29c] Dedication
- [29d] Preface
- [29e] The following is a Copy of a Letter sent by the Author's Master to the Publisher
- [29f] To the Publick
- [29g] To Maecenas
- [29h] On Virtue
- [29i] To the University of Cambridge, in New-England
- [29j] To the King's Most Excellent Majesty. 1768
- [29k] On being brought from Africa to America
- [29l] On the Death of the Rev. Dr. Sewell. 1769
- [29m] On the Death of the Rev. Mr. George Whitefield. 1770
- [29n] On the Death of a young Lady of Five Years of Age
- [29o] On the Death of a young Gentleman
- [29p] To a Lady on the Death of her Husband
- [29q] Goliath of Gath
- [29r] Thoughts on the Works of Providence
- [29s] To a Lady on the Death of Three Relations
- [29t] To a Clergyman on the Death of his Lady
- [29u] An Hymn to the Morning
- [29v] An Hymn to the Evening
- [29w] Isaiah lxiii. 1–8
- [29x] On Recollection
- [29y] On Imagination
- [29z] A Funeral Poem on the Death of C. E. an Infant of Twelve Months
- [29aa] To Captain H—D, of the 65th Regiment
- [29bb] To the Right Honourable William, Earl of Dartmouth, His Majesty's Secretary of State for North-America, &c.
- [29cc] Ode to Neptune
- [29dd] To a Lady on her coming to North-America with her Son, for the Recovery of her Health
- [29ee] To a Lady on her remarkable Preservation in an Hurricane in North-Carolina
- [29ff] To a Lady and her Children, on the Death of her Son and their Brother
- [29gg] To a Gentleman and Lady on the Death of the Lady's Brother and Sister, and a Child of the Name Avis, aged one Year
- [29hh] On the Death of Dr. Samuel Marshall. 1771
- [29ii] To a Gentleman on his Voyage to Great-Britain for the Recovery of his Health
- [29jj] To the Rev. Dr. Thomas Amory on reading his Sermons on Daily Devotion, in which that Duty is recommended and assisted
- [29kk] On the Death of J. C. an Infant
- [29ll] An Hymn to Humanity
- [29mm] To the Honourable T. H. Esq; on the Death of his Daughter
- [29nn] Niobe in Distress for her Children slain by Apollo
- [29oo] To S. M. a young African Painter, on seeing his Works
- [29pp] To His Honour the Lieutenant-Governor, on the Death of his Lady. March 24, 1773
- [29qq] A Farewel to America. To Mrs. S. W.
- [29rr] A Rebus, by I. B.
- [29ss] An Answer to the Rebus, by the Author of these Poems
- [30] To the Countess of Huntington [sic], at Talgarth South Wales, London, 27 June 1773
- [31] To the Countess of Huntingdon, London, 17 July 1773
- [32] "Ocean"
- [33] To Col. David Worcester in New Haven, Connecticut, Boston, October 18th 1773
- [34] To Obour Tanner in New Port, Boston, 30 October 1773
- [35] To John Thornton Esqre., Boston, 1 Dec 1773
- [36] An Elegy To Miss. Mary Moorhead, on the Death of her Father, The Rev. Mr. John Moorhead
- [37] John Thornton to Phyllis Wheatley, c. February 1774
- [38] To the Rev'd Samuel Hopkins, Boston, 9 February 1774
- [39] To the Rev. Samson Occom, 11 February 1774 [extract]
- [40] To Miss Obour Tanner, Boston, 21 March 1774
- [41] To John Thornton, Boston, 29 March 1774
- [42] To Miss Obour Tanner, Boston, 6 May 1774
- [43] To Samuel Hopkins, Boston, 6 May 1774
- [44] To John Thornton, Boston, 30 October 1774
- [45] Thomas Wallcut to Phillis Wheatley, Montreal, 17 November 1774
- [46] ["To a Gentleman of the Navy"]
- [47] "Philis's Reply to the Answer in our last by the Gentleman in the Navy"
- [48] "To His Excellency General Washington"
- [49] To Miss Obour Tanner, Providence, 14 February 1776
- [50] George Washington to Phillis Wheatley, Cambridge, 28 February 1776
- [51] "On the Capture of General Lee"
- [52] To Miss Obour Tanner, Boston, 29 May 1778
- [53] "On the Death of General Wooster"
- [54] To Miss Obour Tanner, Boston, 10 May 1779
- [55] Proposals for Printing a Volume of Poems
- [56] An Elegy, Sacred to the Memory of that Great Divine, the Reverend and Learned Dr. Samuel Cooper
- [57] Liberty and Peace
- [58] Wheatley's Final Proposal
- [59] To Mr. and Mrs.—, on the Death of their Infant Son
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