This book is a collection of poems that were written and published during the American Revolutionary War, now republished from the original manuscripts. The poems in this collection are interspersed with translations from the ancients and other pieces not previously printed. The author, Philip Morin Freneau, was an American poet, nationalist, and polemicist of the Revolutionary War period who wrote on political, social, and literary topics. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.