The poems of Philip Freneau. Written chiefly during the late war.

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Title
The poems of Philip Freneau. Written chiefly during the late war.
Author
Freneau, Philip Morin, 1752-1832.
Publication
Philadelphia: :: Printed by Francis Bailey, at Yorick's Head, in Market Street.,
MDCCLXXXVI. [1786]
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United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Poetry.
Poems -- 1786.
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"The poems of Philip Freneau. Written chiefly during the late war." In the digital collection Evans Early American Imprint Collection. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/N15445.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 12, 2025.

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THE SEASONS MORALIZED.

THEY who to warmer regions run, May bless the favour of the sun, But seek in vain what charms us here, Life's picture varying with the year. SPRING and her wanton train advance Like Youth to lead the festive dance, All, all her scenes are mirth and play, And blushing blossoms own her sway.

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The Summer next (those blossoms blown) Brings on the fruits that spring had sown, Thus men advance, impell'd by time, And nature triumphs in her prime. Then Autumn crowns the beauteous year, The groves a sicklier aspect wear. And mournful she (the lot of all) Matures her fruits to make them fall. Clad in the vestments of a tomb, Old age is only Winter's gloom— Winter, alas! shall spring restore, But youth returns to man no more.
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