Poet

Phillis Wheatley

Phillis Wheatley has 12 approved public poems available in Poem A Day.

1. A Funeral Poem on the Death of C.E. by Phillis Wheatley

   "Through airy roads he wings his instant flight" — Phillis Wheatley, "A Funeral Poem on the Death of C.E."

   nature, love, death
2. An Hymn To Humanity (To S.P.G. Esp) by Phillis Wheatley

   "O! for this dark terrestrial ball" — Phillis Wheatley, "An Hymn To Humanity (To S.P.G. Esp)"

   nature, love, death
3. Goliath Of Gath by Phillis Wheatley

   "SAMUEL, Chap. xvii." — Phillis Wheatley, "Goliath Of Gath"

   nature, love, death
4. Niobe in Distress by Phillis Wheatley

   "Apollo's wrath to man the dreadful spring" — Phillis Wheatley, "Niobe in Distress"

   nature, love, death
5. On The Death Of J. C. An Infant by Phillis Wheatley

   "NO more the flow'ry scenes of pleasure rife," — Phillis Wheatley, "On The Death Of J. C. An Infant"

   nature, love, death
6. On the Death of the Rev. Dr. Sewell by Phillis Wheatley

   "Ere yet the morn its lovely blushes spread," — Phillis Wheatley, "On the Death of the Rev. Dr. Sewell"

   nature, love, death
7. Thoughts On The Works Of Providence by Phillis Wheatley

   "A R I S E, my soul, on wings enraptur'd, rise" — Phillis Wheatley, " Thoughts On The Works Of Providence"

   nature, love, death
8. To A Lady On The Death Of Her Husband by Phillis Wheatley

   "GRIM monarch! see, depriv'd of vital breath," — Phillis Wheatley, "To A Lady On The Death Of Her Husband"

   nature, love, death
9. To A Lady On The Death Of The Three Relations by Phillis Wheatley

   "WE trace the pow'r of Death from tomb to tomb," — Phillis Wheatley, "To A Lady On The Death Of The Three Relations"

   nature, love, death
10. To The Honourable T. H. Esq; On the Death Of His Daughter by Phillis Wheatley

    "WHILE deep you mourn beneath the cypress-shade" — Phillis Wheatley, "To The Honourable T. H. Esq; On the Death Of His Daughter"

    nature, love, death
11. To a Gentleman and Lady on the Death of the Lady's Brother and Sister by Phillis Wheatley

    "On Death's domain intent I fix my eyes," — Phillis Wheatley, "To a Gentleman and Lady on the Death of the Lady's Brother and Sister"

    nature, love, death
12. To a Lady and Her Children by Phillis Wheatley

    "O'erwhelming sorrow now demands my song:" — Phillis Wheatley, "To a Lady and Her Children"

    nature, love, death