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Celestial choir! enthron’d in realms of light,
Columbia’s scenes of glorious toils I write.
While freedom’s cause her anxious breast alarms,
She flashes dreadful in refulgent arms.
See mother earth her offspring’s fate bemoan,                  5
And nations gaze at scenes before unknown!
See the bright beams of heaven’s revolving light
Involved in sorrows and veil of night!

The goddess comes, she moves divinely fair,
Olive and laurel bind her golden hair:                              10
Wherever shines this native of the skies,
Unnumber’d charms and recent graces rise.
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1. To His Excellency General Washington: Introduction
2. To His Excellency General Washington: Text of the Poem
3. To His Excellency General Washington: Summary
4. To His Excellency General Washington: Phillis Wheatley Biography
5. To His Excellency General Washington: Themes
6. To His Excellency General Washington: Style
7. To His Excellency General Washington: Historical Context
8. To His Excellency General Washington: Critical Overview
9. To His Excellency General Washington: Essays and Criticism
   1. Interpreting Wheatley's Poem
   2. The Interaction Between George Washington and Phillis Wheatley in the Aftermath of Her Writing
10. To His Excellency General Washington: Compare and Contrast
11. To His Excellency General Washington: Topics for Further Study
12. To His Excellency General Washington: Media Adaptations
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14. To His Excellency General Washington: Bibliography and Further Reading
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