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Philip Freneau Quotes

Poet
1752 - 1832
9 quotes

Philip Freneau, a poet (1752 - 1832), is quoted 9 times on QuoteForever. The subjects that come up most often are Memorial Day, Country, Uplifting and Woe.

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Philip Freneau / Poet

They saw their injured country's woe.

Philip Freneau / Poet

Tobacco surely was designed To poison, and destroy mankind.

Philip Freneau / Poet

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

Philip Freneau / Poet

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

Philip Freneau / Poet

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

Philip Freneau / Poet

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 / Poet

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 / Poet

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 the shield.

Philip Freneau / Poet

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 fought and bled."

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