Contents vii
Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) 509
The Declaration of Independence 511
From Notes on the State of Virginia
From Query V: Cascades 513
From Query VI: Productions Mineral, Vegetable and Animal 514
From Query XVII: Religion 518
From Query XVIII: Manners 521
From Query XIX: Manufactures 522
To James Madison 523
To John Adams 526
The Federalist (1787-1788) 529
The Federalist No. 1 530
The Federalist No. 10 533
The Federalist No. 51 539
Phillis Wheatley (1754?-1784) 542
On Virtue 544
To the University of Cambridge, in New England 544
On Being Brought from Africa to America 545
On the Death of the Rev. Mr. George Whitefield, 1770 545
On Imagination 547
To S.M. A Young African Painter, On Seeing His Works 548
Recollection 549
To His Excellency General Washington 551
Philip Freneau (1752-1832) 552
The Power of Fancy 554
The Hurricane 558
To Sir Toby 559
The Wild Honey Suckle 561
The Indian Burying Ground 561
On Mr. Paine’s Rights of Man 562
On a Honey Bee 564
ON the Universality and Other Attributes of the God of Nature 565
On the Religion of Nature 565
William Bartram (1739-1823) 566
From Travels through North and South Carolina 568