What's Everybuggy Reading: Ophelia
Phillis Wheatley poems
(portrait of Phillis Wheatley by Gina Moats)
I simply adored the true story of the poet Phillis Wheatley ("Phillis's Big Test") in this month's Spider. Phillis is a shining example of courage, talent, and persistence in the face of great hardship. Here are a few of my favorite lines from Phillis's poetry.
Excerpt from “On Imagination” (1773):
Imagination! who can sing thy force?
Or who describe the swiftness of thy course?
Excerpt from “On Being Brought from Africa to America” (1773):
Some view our sable race with scornful eye,
"Their colour is a diabolic die."
Remember, Christians, Negros, black as Cain,
May be refin'd, and join th' angelic train.
Excerpt from “To His Excellency General George Washington” (1775)
Proceed, great chief, with virtue on thy side,
Thy ev’ry action let the goddess guide.
A crown, a mansion, and a throne that shine,
With gold unfading, WASHINGTON! be thine.
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