The Cyclopedia of Practical Quotations

Every quotation a nineteenth-century speaker or writer might want, grouped under its subject, with the author, the date and the source given as exactly as Hoyt could manage.

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Quotes by Philip Freneau

3 quotations from The Cyclopedia of Practical Quotations (1896), with the subject each one is filed under.

Then rush'd to meet the insulting foe: They took the spear, but left the shield.— filed under Bravery
O Washington! thrice glorious name, What due rewards can man decree- Empires are far below thy aim, And scepters have no charms for thee; Virtue alone has your regards, And she must be your great reward.— filed under Patriotism
Stillwater. With evil omens from the harbour sails The ill-fated ship that worthless Arnold bears; God of the southern winds, call up thy gales, And whistle in rude fury round his ears.— filed under Treason
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