Poems on various subjects, religious and moral

Phillis Wheatley

• Poetry
• Book language: English
• 60 pages

Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral is a collection of neoclassical verse by Phillis Wheatley, an enslaved African woman in Boston. It gathers religious, moral, elegiac and occasional poems that reflect her faith and learning. It is worth hearing as an early published work of African American literature and for its restrained, thoughtful voice.

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Text source: gutenberg.org · The work is in the public domain.