Philip Freneau
Born January 2, 1752 (New York, New York)
Died December 19, 1832 (Monmouth County, New Jersey)
Poet, editor
Philip Freneau was a major early American poet who used his wit and literary ...
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Philip Morin Freneau (1752-1832) was an American poet, essayist, and journalist. Remembered as the poet of the American Revolution and the father of American poetry, he was a transitional figure in Am...
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Regarded during his lifetime and for a century after his death chiefly as a political propagandist, Philip Morin Freneau has come to be seen in recent decades as an accomplished informal essayist and ...
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George Washington once used a cabinet meeting to rage at length about "that rascal Freneau." "He makes no regret that I had passed up an opportunity to resign the presidency," Washington said. "By God...
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Freneau, Philip
Philip Morin Freneau
Philip Morin Freneau
