The Poems of Philip Freneau, Volume II - The Original Classic Edition. Freneau Philip

      POEMS OF PHILIP FRENEAU Volume II

       THE

       POEMS OF PHILIP FRENEAU

       POET OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION EDITED FOR

       The Princeton Historical Association

       BY

       FRED LEWIS PATTEE

       OF THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE COLLEGE, AUTHOR OF "A HISTORY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE" "THE FOUNDATIONS OF ENGLISH LITERATURE" ETC.

       Volume II Princeton, N. J.

       The University Library

       1903

       Copyright 1902 by

       The Princeton University Library

       C. S. Robinson & Co. University Press

       Princeton N. J. [Pg v]

       CONTENTS

       VOLUME II PAGE

       PART II Continued

       The First Poetic Period. 1775-1781

       George the Third's Soliloquy 3

       Sir Harry's Invitation 7

       Dialogue between his Britannic Majesty and Mr. Fox 9

       The British Prison Ship 18

       The Spy 39

       PART III

       Era of the Freeman's Journal. 1781-1790

       On the Memorable Victory of Paul Jones 75

       An Address 81

       A New-York Tory 84

       To Lord Cornwallis 86

       A London Dialogue 87

       Lord Cornwallis to Sir Henry Clinton 89

       The Vanity of Existence 91

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       [Pg vi]On the Fall of General Earl Cornwallis 92

       To the Memory of the Brave Americans 101

       Arnold's Departure 103

       Plato to Theon 104

       Prologue to a Theatrical Entertainment 108

       Ruins of a Country Inn 110

       The Royal Adventurer 112

       Lord Dunmore's Petition 114

       Epigram 116

       A Speech by the King of Britain 117

       Rivington's Last Will and Testament 120

       Lines Occasioned by Mr. Rivington's New Titular Types 124

       Lines on Mr. Rivington's New Engraved King's Arms 125

       A Prophecy, Written 1782 126

       The Argonaut or Lost Adventurer 128

       The Political Balance 130

       Dialogue at Hyde Park Corner 140

       On the Late Royal Sloop of War General Monk 142

       Truth Anticipated 143

       Barney's Invitation 147

       Song on Captain Barney's Victory 149

       On Sir Henry Clinton's Recall 153

       Sir Guy Carleton's Address 156

       Scandanavian War Song 159 [Pg vii]The Projectors 160

       On General Robertson's Proclamation 162

       A Picture of the Times 165

       Prince William Henry's Soliloquy 167

       Satan's Remonstrance 169

       The Refugees' Petition to Sir Guy Carleton 172

       Sir Guy's Answer 173

       To a Concealed Royalist 174

       To the Concealed Royalist, in Answer to a Second Attack 177

       To the Concealed Royalist on his Farewell 179

       To the Royalist Unveiled 181

       To Shylock Ap-Shenkin 185

       The Prophecy of King Tammany 187

       Rivington's Reflections 190

       New Year's Verses, January 1, 1783 197

       New Year's Verses, January 8, 1783 198

       Hugh Gaine's Life 201

       Stanzas Occasioned by the Departure of the British from Charleston, December 14, 1782 214

       On the British King's Speech 217

       A New-York Tory's Epistle 219

       Manhattan City 223

       Verses Occasioned by General Washington's Arrival in Philadelphia 225 [Pg viii]Rivington's Confessions 229

       A NewsMan's Address 238

       New Year's Verses, January 7, 1784 240

       The Happy Prospect 242

       The Dying Indian, Tomo-Chequi 243

       Lines Intended for Mr. Peale's Exhibition 246

       The Hurricane 250

       To the Keeper of the King's Water Works 252

       Lines Written at Port Royal 253

       To Sir Toby, a Sugar Planter 258

       Elegy on Mr. Robert Bell 260

       On the First American Ship that Explored the Rout to India 261

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       The Newsmonger 263

       Sketches of American History 269

       The Progress of Balloons 276

       On the Emigration to America280

       The Seasons Moralized 282

       On the Death of Colonel Laurens 283

       On the Vicissitudes of Things 284

       Pewter-Platter Alley in Philadelphia 287

       On the Death of General Joseph Reed 288

       A Renegado Epistle 290

       The American Siberia 293

       Epistle to Sylvius 295

       [Pg ix]The Departure, 1785 298

       A Newsman's Address 301

       Literary Importation 303

       The Englishman's Complaint 305

       The Wild Honey Suckle 306

       On a Book Called Unitarian Theology 307

       To Zoilus 309

       On the Legislature of Great-Britain Prohibiting the Sale of Dr. Ramsay's History 312

       The Death Song of a Cherokee Indian 313

       Stanzas Written at the Foot of Monte Souffriere 314

       On the Crew of a Certain Vessel 317

       The Bermuda Islands 318

       Florio to Amanda 319

       Philander: or The Emigrant 321

       The Fair Solitary 325

       Amanda in a Consumption 326

       Elegiac Lines 328

       The Insolvent's Release 329

       May to April 331

       To an Author 332

       To Misfortune 335

       To Cracovius Putridus 336

       Slender's Journey 338

       The Hermit of Saba 359

       [Pg x]The Indian Burying Ground 369

       The Indian Student 371

       The Man of Ninety 374

       Alcina's Enchanted Island 376

       Horace, Lib. I. Ode 15 377

       A Subscription Prayer 379

       Epistle to the Patriotic Farmer 380