A Poem, on the Rising Glory of America: Being an Exercise Delivered at the Public Commencement at Nassau-hall, September 25, 1771

TitleA Poem, on the Rising Glory of America: Being an Exercise Delivered at the Public Commencement at Nassau-hall, September 25, 1771
Year for Search1772
AuthorsFreneau, Philip(1752-1832), and [Brackenridge], [Hugh Henry](1748-1816)
Pagination27 pp
Date Published1772
PublisherPtd. by Joseph Crukshank
Place PublishedPhiladelphia, PA
KeywordsMale author, US author
Annotation

The last stanzas (25-27) describe America in the coming millennium when America will be the new Eden.

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The extent of Brackenridge’s involvement is unclear. See Stephen Adams, “Philip Freneau’s Summa of American Exceptionalism: ‘The Rising Glory of America’ Without Brackenridge.” Texas Studies in Literature and Language 55.4 (Winter 2013): 390-405.

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Freneau (1752-1832)  Brackenridge (1748-1816)

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1772 Freneau, Philip Morin (1752-1832) [and Hugh Henry Brackenridge (1748-1816)]. A Poem, on the Rising Glory of America: Being an Exercise Delivered at the Public Commencement at Nassau-hall, September 25, 1771. Philadelphia, PA: Ptd. by Joseph Crukshank. The extent of Brackenridge’s involvement is unclear. See Stephen Adams, “Philip Freneau’s Summa of American Exceptionalism: ‘The Rising Glory of America’ Without Brackenridge.” Texas Studies in Literature and Language 55.4 (Winter 2013): 390-405.  DLC

The last stanzas (25-27) describe America in the coming millennium when America will be the new Eden.