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The miscellaneous works of David Humphreys

Late Minister Plenipotentiary from the United States of America to the Court of Madrid

Humphreys, David (1752-1818)

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ADDRESS TO THE ARMIES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

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A POEM ON THE HAPPINESS OF AMERICA.

PREFACE TO THE NINTH EDITION OF THE POEM ON THE HAPPINESS OF AMERICA.

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A POEM ON THE FUTURE GLORY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

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A POEM ON THE INDUSTRY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

TO HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE REGENT OF PORTUGAL.

ADDRESS TO THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

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A POEM ON THE LOVE OF COUNTRY. IN CELEBRATION OF THE TWENTY-THIRD ANNIVERSARY OF THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

TO HIS MAJESTY LOUIS, KING OF ETRURIA, HEREDITARY PRINCE OF PARMA, INFANT OF SPAIN, &c. &c. &c.

ORIGINAL PREFACE On the first Publication of the two following Poems, which were written when the Author was Minister in Spain.

ADVERTISEMENT TO THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

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A POEM ON THE DEATH OF GENERAL WASHINGTON.

TO Mrs. WASHINGTON, At Mount-Vernon.

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OCCASIONAL POEMS.

ELEGY ON THE BURNING OF FAIRFIELD, IN CONNECTICUT.

ELEGY ON LIEUTENANT DE HART,

AN EPITAPH. ALEXANDER SCAMMEL,

A LETTER TO A YOUNG LADY IN BOSTON,

AN EPITHALAMIUM.

ALEXANDER's FEAST, OR THE POWER OF MUSIC:

AN EPISTLE TO DR. DWIGHT.

THE GENIUS OF AMERICA.

PROLOGUE TO THE WIDOW OF MALABAR:

EPILOGUE TO THE WIDOW OF MALABAR.

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FAREWELL, FROM THE ABBE O'MOORE, ADDRESSED TO THE HONOURABLE DAVID HUMPHREYS,

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Oh, could my song impressive horror bring,
Of conscious guilt th' insufferable sting;
From eyes untaught to weep the tear should start,
And mercy melt the long obdur'd of heart.
See naked negroes rear the sugar'd reeds!
Behold! their flesh beneath their driver bleeds!
And hear their heart-heav'd groans! then say, how good,
How sweet, the dainties drugg'd with human blood!