Summary

Portrait of Phillis Wheatley Phillis Wheatley On the Death of Mr. Snider Murder'd by Richardson

He waits the curses of the age to come
In vain he flies, by Justice Swiftly chaced
With unexpected infamy disgraced
By Richardson for ever banish'd here
The grand Usurpers bravely vaunted Heir.
We bring the body from the watry bower
To lodge it where it shall remove no more
Snider behold with what Majestic Love
The Illustrious retinue begins to move
With Secret rage fair freedom's foes beneath
See in thy corse ev'n Majesty in Death.
This work was published before January 1, 1929, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.
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