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Compared to Paine's political writings, it lacks their intellectual depth, instead adopting a more direct and emotional tone to rally support. The poem's use of classical imagery and references to Greek deities reflects the Enlightenment's influence on American ideals at the time.
Thomas Paine (born Thomas Pain; [1] February 9, 1737 [ O.S. January 29, 1736] [Note 1] – June 8, 1809) was an English-born American Founding Father, French Revolutionary, political activist, philosopher, political theorist, and revolutionary. [2] [3] He authored Common Sense (1776) and The American Crisis (1776–1783), two of the most ...
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God save great Thomas Paine,His ‘Rights of Man’ explainTo every soul.He makes the blind to seeWhat dupes and slaves they be,And points out liberty,From pole to pole.Thousands cry ‘Church and King’That well deserve to swing,All must allow:Birmingham blush for shame,Manchester do the same,Infamous is your name,Patriots vow.Pull proud oppressors down,Knock off each tyrant's
1775. Foner introduction: This stirring song was printed in the Pennsylvania Evening Post of September 16, 1775. The last stanza was a definite forecast of Common Sense inasmuch as it openly blamed the king as well as Parliament for the oppressive measures imposed upon the American people. Printed in the Pennsylvania Magazine, July, 1775.
Nov 9, 2009 · Thomas Paine was born January 29, 1737, in Norfolk, England, the son of a Quaker corset maker and his older Anglican wife. Paine apprenticed for his father but dreamed of a naval career ...
1955 THE POETRY OF THOMAS PAINE 83 mountains/' When Mercury announced to Wolfe on the plains of Quebec that he was needed in heaven, the hero begged merely to stay where he was until victory was won. The god, however, sealing his eyes, bore him away in an urn, Lest the fondness he bore to his own native shore, Should induce him again to return.
