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A crown, a mansion, and a throne that shine, With gold unfading, WASHINGTON! Be thine. This poem is in the public domain. His Excellency General Washington - Celestial choir! enthron'd in realms of light.
‘His Excellency General Washington’ is a poem written by Phillis Wheatley (c. 1753-84) about General George Washington, who would later serve as the first President of the United States.
Phillis Wheatley ’s poem “To His Excellency General Washington” is as unique as the poet herself. The poem was sent to George Washington, the newly appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Armies of North America, in October of 1775, well before American Independence was declared in 1776.
In 1776, Wheatley wrote “To His Excellency General Washington,” an inspiring address to George Washington which praises the American Revolution as a virtuous cause. A neoclassical poet to the core, Wheatley’s work incorporates both allusions to Greco-Roman mythology and concepts from classical philosophy into meditations on her ...
In 1775, Wheatley demonstrated her patriotism in a poem dedicated to George Washington, the newly appointed commander of the Revolutionary forces. In it, she asserted her admiration for Washington—and a certainty that the American cause was just and would be triumphant.
Astonish'd ocean feels the wild uproar, The refluent surges beat the sounding shore; Or thick as leaves in Autumn's golden reign, 20 Such, and so many, moves the warrior's train. In bright array they seek the work of war, Where high unfurl'd the ensign waves in air.