And long shall timorous fancy see The painted chief, and pointed spear, And Reason's self shall bow the knee To shadows and delusions here.

- Philip Freneau

Red serpents, fiery forms, and yelling hags, Fit company for mad adventurers.

- Philip Freneau

Tobacco surely was designed To poison, and destroy mankind.

- Philip Freneau

At sea let the British their neighbours defy — The French shall have frigates to traverse the sky.

- Philip Freneau

Jesus would never use government surrogates to force the people to help others.

- Philip Freneau

They saw their injured country's woe; The flaming town, the wasted field; Then rushed to meet the insulting foe; They took the spear, - but left t…

- Philip Freneau

But fame is theirs - and future days On pillar'd brass shall tell their praise; Shall tell - when cold neglect is dead - "These for their country …

- Philip Freneau

They saw their injured country's woe.

- Philip Freneau

If nothing once, you nothing lose, For when you die you are the same; The space between is but an hour, The frail duration of a flower.

- Philip Freneau