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Aurora hail, and all the thousand dies,
Which deck thy progress through the vaulted skies:
The morn awakes, and wide extends her rays,
On ev'ry leaf the gentle zephyr plays;
Harmonious lays the feather'd race resume,
Dart the bright eye, and shake the painted plume. -- Phillis Wheatley
Remember, Christians, Negroes, black as Cain, /May be refin'd and join th' angelic train. -- Phillis Wheatley
May be refined, and join the angelic train. -- Phillis Wheatley
Proceed, great chief, with virtue on thy sideThy every action let the goddess guide. -- Phillis Wheatley
The world is a severe schoolmaster, for its frowns are less dangerous than its smiles and flatteries, and it is a difficult task to keep in the path of wisdom. -- Phillis Wheatley
Thou didst, in strains of eloquence refin'd, Inflame the soul, and captivate the mind. -- Phillis Wheatley
In every human Beast, God has implanted a Principle, which we call Love of Freedom; it is impatient of Oppression, and pants for Deliverance. -- Phillis Wheatley
Through thickest gloom look back, immortal shade,
On that confusion which thy death has made. -- Phillis Wheatley
Since my return to America my Master, has at the desire of my friends in England given me my freedom. -- Phillis Wheatley