In 1773, Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral became the first book of poetry by an African-American author to be published. At the tender age of seven, Phillis had been brought to Massachusetts as a slave and sold to the well-to-do Wheatley family. There, she threw herself into education, and soon she was devouring the classics and writing verse with whatever she had to hand - odes in chalk on the walls of the house. Once her talent became known, there was uproar, and in 1772 she was interrogated by a panel of 'the most respectable characters in Boston' and forced to defend the ownership of her own words, since many believed that it was an impossible that she, an African-American slave, could write poetry of such high quality. As related in the 1834 memoir by an outspoken proponent of antislavery, B.B. Thatcher, also included in this volume, the road to publication was not straight, and while it became clear that such a volume could not be published in America at the time, Phillis was recommended to a London publisher, who brought out the book - albeit with an attestation as to her authorship, as well as a 'letter from her master' and a short preface asking the reader's indulgence. This edition includes the attestation, the 'letter from her master' and notes from the original publishers as an appendix, so that the twenty-first-century reader can discover Phillis Wheatley as she should have been read - as a poet, not property.

Title: Melodies of Scotland.Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC.The POETRY & DRAMA collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. The books reflect the complex and changing role of literature in society, ranging from Bardic poetry to Victorian verse. Containing many classic works from important dramatists and poets, this collection has something for every lover of the stage and verse. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ British Library Bell, Archibald; 1849. xix. 139 p.; 8 . 11658.c.35.

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: congratulations. He is a person of such attainments, that the gentry, in a manner, contend for his society; which he gives us sparingly, and so as never to interfere with his sacred duties. Indeed, such visits are often turned to the exercise of duties the most important. The fortunes, the wants, and afflictions, of his humble flock, are made the subject of fre(juent communication: ?he acts as a medium of kindness and beneficence between his richer and poorer neighbours: ?and thus contributes to unite all classes in the bonds of Christian love. LV. PRIVATE EDUCATION AND INDULGENCE. Docttina sed vim promovet iu.-it;im. Rectique cultus pectora roborant. " TO THE KEEPER OF THE CABINET. " Sin, ?As I perceive, by the account you have given of your family, that you are charged with the education of a young kinsman; and as you hint that your discipline is not over strict; I am tempted to send you some particulars of my own history, as a lesson to yourself, and those of your readers whom it may concern, on the fruits of early indulgence. " I was an only child; and being left to the care of a fond mother, was brought up with all due attention to my wishes. My mother used to remark, amongher female friends, the extreme sensibility of my temper; and, though she would say this in a tone of regret, it was plain that she felt a secret pride in the observation. This was soon found out by her friends, who, while they condoled with her, did not fail to add that such was the temperament of genius. In this she-would acquiesce with a sigh; and then, stroking down my hair, would make me repeat the soliloquy of Cato, or of young Norval, to the admiring visitors. " The sensibility of my temper, as I recollect, was chiefly shewn in an extreme fickleness, and impatience of contradicti...

Including Observations On The Nature And Uses Of A Vent To Superfluous Land Produce; And A Particular Application Of The General Question To The Present Situation Of The Colonial Interests.

Including Observations On The Nature And Uses Of A Vent To Superfluous Land Produce; And A Particular Application Of The General Question To The Present Situation Of The Colonial Interests.

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