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Information on "To the Right Honorable William, Earl of Dartmouth" by Phillis Wheatley and "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" by Jonathan Edwards

In the poem, "To the Right Honorable William, Earl of Dartmouth" by Phillis Wheatley it gives insight into an African-American artist's position during Wheatley's era by stating that it's great to have freedom now and the hope that noone else has to ever go through that. Wheatley's speaker does not believe that an artist can create indefinitely without recognition from beyond him or herself which is shown in the quote,
"May heav'nly grace the sacred sanction give
To all thy works, and thou forever live
Not only on the wings of fleeting Fame,
Thro...

Posted by: Janet Valerio

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