University of Michigan
American Verse Project: Poems Relating to the American Revolution
Although he was not, strictly speaking, a combatant in the American Revolution, Philip Freneau (1752-1832 CE) nevertheless spent time on a prison ship in New York Harbor. Some of the poems in this volume speak to that experience.
National Humanities Center
National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: William Cullen Bryant and Philip Freneau
Two poems examining divinity and concluding that while God is benevolent, one appreciates God either through a romantic lens or a rationalist calculation. Poems are William Cullen Bryant's, "To a Waterfowl," and Philip Freneau's, "On the...
University of Groningen
American History: Outlines: Poet of the American Revolution: Philip Freneau
One poet, Philip Freneau, incorporated the new stirrings of European Romanticism and escaped the imitativeness and vague universality of the Hartford Wits. The key to both his success and his failure was his passionately democratic...
University of Maryland
Early Americas Digital Archive: On the Death of Dr. Benjamin Franklin
The complete text of the poem "On the Death of Dr. Benjamin Franklin" by Philip Freneau.
University of Maryland
Early Americas Digital Archive: On a Honey Bee
The complete text of the poem "On a Honey Bee" by Philip Freneau.
University of Maryland
Early Americas Digital Archive: Indian Burying Ground
The complete text of the poem "Indian Burying Ground" by Philip Freneau.
University of Maryland
Early Americas Digital Archive: On Retirement
The complete text of the poem "On Retirement" by Philip Freneau.
University of Maryland
Early Americas Digital Archive: A Poem, on the Rising Glory of America
The complete text of Philip Freneau's poem "On the Rising Glory of America."
University of Maryland
Early Americas Digital Archive: Wild Honey Suckle
The complete text of the poem "Wild Honey Suckle" by Philip Freneau.