POEMS OF PHILIP FRENEAU Volume II
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 ENGLISH LITERATURE" ETC.
Volume II Princeton, N. J.
The University Library
1903
Copyright 1902 by
The Princeton University Library
C. S. Robinson & Co. University Press
Princeton N. J. [Pg v]
CONTENTS
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PART II Continued
The First Poetic Period. 1775-1781
George the Third's Soliloquy 3
Sir Harry's Invitation 7
Dialogue between his Britannic Majesty and Mr. Fox 9
The British Prison Ship 18
The Spy 39
PART III
Era of the Freeman's Journal. 1781-1790
On the Memorable Victory of Paul Jones 75
An Address 81
A New-York Tory 84
To Lord Cornwallis 86
A London Dialogue 87
Lord Cornwallis to Sir Henry Clinton 89
The Vanity of Existence 91
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[Pg vi]On the Fall of General Earl Cornwallis 92
To the Memory of the Brave Americans 101
Arnold's Departure 103
Plato to Theon 104
Prologue to a Theatrical Entertainment 108
Ruins of a Country Inn 110
The Royal Adventurer 112
Lord Dunmore's Petition 114
Epigram 116
A Speech by the King of Britain 117
Rivington's Last Will and Testament 120
Lines Occasioned by Mr. Rivington's New Titular Types 124
Lines on Mr. Rivington's New Engraved King's Arms 125
A Prophecy, Written 1782 126
The Argonaut or Lost Adventurer 128
The Political Balance 130
Dialogue at Hyde Park Corner 140
On the Late Royal Sloop of War General Monk 142
Truth Anticipated 143
Barney's Invitation 147
Song on Captain Barney's Victory 149
On Sir Henry Clinton's Recall 153
Sir Guy Carleton's Address 156
Scandanavian War Song 159 [Pg vii]The Projectors 160
On General Robertson's Proclamation 162
A Picture of the Times 165
Prince William Henry's Soliloquy 167
Satan's Remonstrance 169
The Refugees' Petition to Sir Guy Carleton 172
Sir Guy's Answer 173
To a Concealed Royalist 174
To the Concealed Royalist, in Answer to a Second Attack 177
To the Concealed Royalist on his Farewell 179
To the Royalist Unveiled 181
To Shylock Ap-Shenkin 185
The Prophecy of King Tammany 187
Rivington's Reflections 190
New Year's Verses, January 1, 1783 197
New Year's Verses, January 8, 1783 198
Hugh Gaine's Life 201
Stanzas Occasioned by the Departure of the British from Charleston, December 14, 1782 214
On the British King's Speech 217
A New-York Tory's Epistle 219
Manhattan City 223
Verses Occasioned by General Washington's Arrival in Philadelphia 225 [Pg viii]Rivington's Confessions 229
A NewsMan's Address 238
New Year's Verses, January 7, 1784 240
The Happy Prospect 242
The Dying Indian, Tomo-Chequi 243
Lines Intended for Mr. Peale's Exhibition 246
The Hurricane 250
To the Keeper of the King's Water Works 252
Lines Written at Port Royal 253
To Sir Toby, a Sugar Planter 258
Elegy on Mr. Robert Bell 260
On the First American Ship that Explored the Rout to India 261
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The Newsmonger 263
Sketches of American History 269
The Progress of Balloons 276
On the Emigration to America280
The Seasons Moralized 282
On the Death of Colonel Laurens 283
On the Vicissitudes of Things 284
Pewter-Platter Alley in Philadelphia 287
On the Death of General Joseph Reed 288
