On Virtue Poem by Phillis Wheatley
On Virtue
O Thou bright jewel in my aim I strive
To comprehend thee. Thine own words declare
Wisdom is higher than a fool can reach.
I cease to wonder, and no more attempt
Thine height t' explore, or fathom thy profound.
But, O my soul, sink not into despair,
Virtue is near thee, and with gentle hand
Would now embrace thee, hovers o'er thine head.
Fain would the heav'n-born soul with her converse,
Then seek, then court her for her promis'd bliss.
Auspicious queen, thine heav'nly pinions spread,
And lead celestial Chastity along;
Lo! now her sacred retinue descends,
Array'd in glory from the orbs above.
Attend me, Virtue, thro' my youthful years!
O leave me not to the false joys of time!
But guide my steps to endless life and bliss.
Greatness, or Goodness, say what I shall call thee,
To give me an higher appellation still,
Teach me a better strain, a nobler lay,
O thou, enthron'd with Cherubs in the realms of day.
Then seek, then court her for her promis'd bliss. Virtue indeed has a promised bliss..... Peace and order, life in prosperity, life worthy before the Lord..... Nice poem...
There is wisdom in virtue- youth however is so attuned to excitement take a pass on either until they have tp pay the piper for the dance they led. Great piece of writing
She is the first African poetess in North America who could write on this level. Black or white, brains you must possess! If you have read many poems from her hand, you must conclude: she is brilliant!
She wrote a letter to George Washington, till today that letter is still in his office TOP Marks!
In her time, no white american poets believed her ability to WRITE poems.She must travel to England with her master's son to have her poems verificated
made a slave and later was purchased by the Wheatley family of Boston. The family were the first ones to encourage Phillis' writing and to teach her how to write and read.
Although the date and place of her birth are not documented, scholars believe that Phillis Wheatley was born in 1753 likely in present-day Gambia. At age seven she was
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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12/13/2023 2:06:25 AM # 1.0.0.1119
A wonderful poem, A prayer in poetic form...