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This collection assembles lyric and satirical poems from the poet's editorship period, combining nature verse, political lampoon, and occasional parody. Pieces range from vivid coastal and rural descriptions and seafaring reminiscences to odes, epistles, and elegies that meditate on liberty, revolution, and public life. Many poems pair pastoral imagery with sharp social critique, targeting institutions and personal foibles while celebrating natural beauty. The tone shifts between reflective observation and ironic engagement, presenting a varied portrait of landscape, politics, and the author's public voice.

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Title: The Poems of Philip Freneau, Poet of the American Revolution. Volume 3 (of 3)

Author: Philip Morin Freneau

Editor: Fred Lewis Pattee

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POEMS OF PHILIP FRENEAU

Volume III

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 AMERICAN LITERATURE," ETC.

Volume III

Princeton, N. J.
The University Library
1907

Copyright, 1907, by
The Princeton University Library

 

Press of
The New Era Printing Company
Lancaster, Pa.

CONTENTS

VOLUME III
PAGE
PART IV
The Period of Editorship.       1790-1797
Neversink3
The Rising Empire5
Log-Town Tavern19
The Wanderer22
On the Demolition of Fort George24
Congress Hall, N. Y.26
Epistle to Peter Pindar, Esq.28
The New England Sabbath-Day Chace29
On the Sleep of Plants31
On the Demolition of an old College33
On the Death of Dr. Benjamin Franklin36
Epistle from Dr. Franklin to his Poetical Panegyrists36
Constantia38
Stanzas Occasioned by Lord Bellamont's, Lady Hay's and other Skeletons being dug up40
The Orator of the Woods41
Nanny42
Nabby44
The Bergen Planter45
Tobacco46
The Banished Man47
The Departure49
The American Soldier51
Occasioned by a Legislation Bill52
Lines Occasioned by a Law Passed for Cutting Down the Trees53
To the Public56
Lines by H. Salem57
Modern Devotion59
The Country Printer60
Seventeen Hundred and Ninety One65
Lines written on a Puncheon of Jamaica Spirits66
The Parting Glass68
A Warning to America70
The Dish of Tea71
On the Fourteenth of July72
To Crispin O'Connor74
Crispin's Answer75
To Shylock Ap-Shenkin76
To my Book78
Stanzas to Robert Sevier and William Sevier79
To a Persecuted Philosopher80
To an Angry Zealot81
The Pyramid of the Fifteen American States82
On the Demolition of the French Monarchy84
On the French Republicans88
On the Portraits of Louis and Antoinette89
To a Republican90
Ode to Liberty92
Ode99
On the Death of a Republican Printer101
On the Anniversary of the Storming of the Bastille102
Thoughts on the European War System103
A Matrimonial Dialogue104
On the Memorable Naval Engagement between the Ambuscade and the Boston106
To Shylock ap-Shenkin109
Pestilence110
On Dr. Sangrado's Flight111
Elegy on the Death of a Blacksmith112
To Sylvius113
The Blessings of the Poppy114
Quintilian to Lycidas115
The Bay Islet116
Jeffery, or The Soldier's Progress117
To Shylock Ap-Shenkin119
To a Winter of Panegyric119
The Forest Beau120
Epistle to a Student of Dead Languages121
To a Noisy Politician122
The Sexton's Sermon122
On a Legislative Act Prohibiting the Use of Spirituous Liquors126
Addressed to a Political Shrimp127
Hermit's Valley128
To my Book129
The Republican Genius of Europe129
The Rival Suitors for America130
Mr. Jay's Treaty132
Parody133
On the Invasion of Rome in 1796135
On the Death of Catharine II.136
Prefatory Lines to a Periodical Publication137
On the War projected with the Republic of France139
To Myrtalis141
To Mr. Blanchard142
On Hearing a Political Oration144
Megara and Altavola146
The Republican Festival151
Ode for July the Fourth, 1799 [1797]152
Address to the Republicans of America154
To Peter Porcupine156
On the Attempted Launch of a Frigate157
On the Launching of the Frigate Constitution158
On the Free Use of the Lancet159
The Book of Odes
        Ode I.161
        Ode II. To the Frigate Constitution162
        Ode III. To Duncan Doolittle164
        Ode IV. To Pest-Eli-Hali166
        Ode V. To Peter Porcupine167
        Ode VI. Address to a Learned Pig169
        Ode VII. On the Federal City171
        Ode VIII. On the City Encroachments on the River Hudson173
        Ode IX. On the Frigate Constitution174
        Ode X. To Santone Samuel176
        Ode XI. To the Philadelphia Doctors178
        Ode XII. The Crows and the Carrion179
        Ode XIII. On Deborah Gannet182
On the Federal City184
The Royal Cockneys in America185
To the Scribe of Scribes185
To the Americans of the United States187
To a Night-Fly189
The Indian Convert189
The Pettifogger189
On a Celebrated Performer on the Violin192
New Year's Verses, 1798194
PART V
The Final Period of Wandering.       1798-1809
On Arriving in South Carolina199
Ode to the Americans203
On the War Patrons207
To the Democratic Country Editors210
The Serious Menace213
Reflections on the Mutability of Things215
The Political Weather-Cock216
Reflections217
Commerce220
On False Systems221
On the Proposed System of State Constitutions225
On a Proposed Negotiation with the French Republic226
Stanzas to an Alien228
Stanzas written in Blackbeard's Castle229
Lines written at Sea231
Stanzas to the Memory of General Washington232
Stanzas Upon the Same Subject234
Stanzas Occasioned by Certain Absurd, Extravagant, and even Blasphemous Panegyrics on the late General Washington235
To the Memory of Edward Rutledge, Esq.238
On the Departure of Peter Porcupine240
The Nautical Rendezvous242
To the Memory of Aedanus Burke243
To the Rev. Samuel S. Smith, D.D.244
Stanzas Published at the Procession to the Tomb of the Patriots246
The Tomb of the Patriots249
On the Peak of Pico254
A Bacchanalian Dialogue255
Stanzas written at the Island of Madeira257
On the Peak of Teneriffe261
Answer to a Card of Invitation to visit a Nunnery263
On Seniora Julia265
Lines on Seniora Julia266
On a Rural Nymph268
On General Miranda's Expedition271
On the Abuse of Human Power272
October's Address273
To a Caty-Did275
On Passing by an Old Churchyard277
Stanzas Occasioned by an Old English Tobacco Box278
On the Death of a Master Builder281
On the Death of a Masonic Grand Sachem282
On a Honey Bee284
On the Fall of an Ancient Oak Tree285
Stanzas on the Decease of Thomas Paine286
PART VI
The War of 1812.       1809-1815
On the Symptoms of Hostilities291
Lines Addressed to Mr. Jefferson293
On the Prospect of War296
On the British Commercial Depredations300
To America301
The Suttler and the Soldier304
Military Recruiting308
On the Capture of the Guerriere310
Theodosia312
In Memory of James Lawrence, Esquire313
On the Lake Expeditions314
The Battle of Lake Erie315
On the Capture of the United States Frigate Essex318
The Terrific Torpedoes321
The Northern March329
On Political Sermons330
Lines on Napoleon Bonaparte333
On the Dismission of Bonaparte334
The Prince Regent's Resolve336
The Volunteer's March337
The Battle of Stonington338
On the British Invasion341
On the English Devastations at Washington343
On the Conflagrations at Washington344
To the Lake Squadrons347
The Battle of Lake Champlain349
A Dialogue at Washington's Tomb352
Sir Peter Petrified354
On the Death of General Ross356
On the Naval Attack near Baltimore357
On the British Blockade358
Royal Consultations361
On the Loss of the Privateer Brigantine General Armstrong363
On the Brigantine Privateer Prince de Neufchatel366
The Parade and Sham-Fight368
Retaliation373
On the Launching of the Independence374
The Brook of the Valley376
APPENDIX.
A. The American Village, &c.
        The American Village381
        The Farmer's Winter Evening394
        The Miserable Life of a Pedagogue396
        Upon a very Ancient Dutch House on Long Island399
B. List of omitted Poems401
C. Bibliography of the Poetry of Philip Freneau407
Index419