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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ON BEING BROUGHT FROM AFRICA TO AMERICA, by PHILLIS WHEATLEY Recitation Poem Explanation Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Twas mercy brought me from my pagan land Last Line: May be refin'd, and join th' angelic train. Alternate Author Name(s): Peters, Phillis Subject(s): Africa; African Americans - Women; Love - Loss Of; Mortality | |||
'Twas mercy brought me from my Pagan land, Taught my benighted soul to understand That there's a God, that there's a Saviour too: Once I redemption neither sought nor knew. Some view our sable race with scornful eye, "Their colour is a diabolic die." Remember, Christians, Negroes, black as Cain, May be refin'd, and join th' angelic train. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...WISE MEN IN THEIR BAD HOURS by ROBINSON JEFFERS READING ALOUD TO MY FATHER by JANE KENYON A FAREWELL TO AMERICA, TO MRS. S. W. by PHILLIS WHEATLEY |
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