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thefe* places punishable by death, but by a pecuniary fine. The moft wanton cruelties are daily practifed on.

For thee they wait, and with expectant eye
Thy fpoufe leans downward from th' empyreal fky: 
O come away, her louging fpirit cries,
And there with me the raptures of the skies, 
Our blifs divine to mortals is unknown; 
Thy immortal life and glory are our own. 
There too may the dear pledges of our love 
Arrive, and tafte with us the joys abov; 
Attune the harp to more than mortal lays, 
And join with us the tributeof their praife 
To him, who dy'd ftern juftice to atone, 
And make eternal glory all our own. 
he in his death flew ours as he rofe, 
He crufh'd the dire dominion of our foes; 
Vain were their hopes to put the God to flight, 
Chain us to hell, and bar the gates of light. 
The following is a copy of a Letter fent by the Author's Mafter to the Publfher of her Works. 
Phillis was brought from Africa to America in the year 1761, between feven and eight years of age. Without any affiftance from school education, and by only what fhe was taught in the family, fhe, in fixteen months time from her arrival, attained the English language, to which he was an utter stranger before, to fuch a degree, as to read any, the mofr difficult parts of the facred writings, to the great aftonishment of all who heard her. 
As to her writing, her own curiofity led her to it; and this fhe learnt in fo fhort a time, that in the year 1765, fhe wrote a letter to the Rev. Mr. Occom, the Indian minifter, while in England. 
She has a great incilination to learn the Latin tongue, and has made fome profrefs in it. This relation is given by her mafter who bought her, and with whom he now lives. 

John Wheatley 

Bofton, Nov: 14, 1772 

Transcription Notes:
The letter 'f' is used for 's' a lot. I have transcribed them as 'f' since there are several instances where we see the letter 's' in its true form.