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title: 'The Patriot Muse, or Poems on Some of the Principal Events of the Late War'
type: pdf
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authors:
- 'Benjamin Young Prime'
date: 1764-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '18th century'
topics:
- 'Poetry'
- 'History (General)'
scriptures:
- 'Psalms 46'
- 'Psalms 18'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/18th-century/prime-1764-the-patriot-muse-or-poems-on-some-of-the-principal-events-of-the-late-war
---

# The Patriot Muse, or Poems on Some of the Principal Events of the Late War

Patriotic poems mourning British defeats (Braddock, Fort William-Henry), condemning French treachery, urging national prayer and repentance, reliance on God, and defending measured press freedom.

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