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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.

A POEM ON THE HAPPINESS OF AMERICA.

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

ARGUMENT.

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

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

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

A POEM ON THE DEATH OF GENERAL WASHINGTON.

OCCASIONAL POEMS.

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Then bid thy northern train, who draw the line,
In ocean's caverns find a richer mine
Than fam'd Potosi's or Goleonda's ore,
Or all the treasures of the Asian shore.
Bid them with hooks delusive ply the flood,
And feed whole kingdoms with the finny brood.