Early American Poetry: Selections from Bradstreet, Taylor, Dwight, Freneau, and BryantUniv of Wisconsin Press, 1978-07-21 - 398 psl. Here is the first major-figure anthology of American poetry of the colonial and early national periods, an indispensable volume for both students and scholars of American literature and civilization. |
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... heaven , an adventurous quest on which the individual soul would be tested to the limits of its endurance and on which only God's few elect would be success- ful . The New England pilgrim1 used whatever assistance he could - his family ...
... heaven or hell . Bradstreet's final poem , " As Weary Pilgrim " ( 1669 ) , beautifully expresses this understanding as it tells how the pilgrim appreciates the refresh- ments of his journey but constantly directs his steps toward heaven ...
... heaven , he realized , but success in earthly responsibilities was commonly recognized as a probable sign of election . In any case , there was much practical work to be done in building Winthrop's hoped - for " Citty upon a Hill ...
... heaven he could only imperfectly imagine and perhaps did not even want , while foregoing those earthly comforts which distracted him too readily from his pilgrimage . Childhood's speech in " Of the Four Ages of Man " startles the modern ...
... Heavens with plenty smiled on me12 Sometime again rained all adversity . Sometimes in honour , sometimes in disgrace ... heaven's angry hand , Which filled our hearts with fears , with tears our eyes , Wailing his fate , and our own ...
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Timothy Dwight 17521817 | 121 |
Philip Freneau 17521832 | 190 |
William Cullen Bryant 17941878 | 254 |
Appendix | 319 |
Index of Poets and Titles | 377 |
Index of First Lines | 381 |
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Early American Poetry Selections from Bradstreet, Taylor, Dwight, Freneau ... Jane Donahue Eberwein Trumpų ištraukų rodinys - 1978 |