Phillis Wheatley

1753 – 5 December 1784 / Gambia

Popular Poems

His Excellency General Washington
A Farewell To America To Mrs. S. W.
On Virtue
Ode To Neptune
A Rebus
On Being Brought From Africa To America
On The Death Of J.C. An Infant
To A Lady On Her Coming To North-America With Her Son, For The Recovery Of Her Health
To A Clergyman On The Death Of His Lady
Goliath Of Gath
To A Gentleman And Lady On The Death Of The Lady's Brother And Sister, And A Child Of The Name Of Avis, Aged One Year
A Funeral Poem On The Death Of C. E. An Infant Of Twelve Months
An Hymn To The Morning
Niobe In Distress For Her Children Slain By Apollo, From Ovid's Metamorphoses, Book Vi. And From A View Of The Painting Of Mr. Richard Wilson