---
title: 'The Rainbow'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
requiresPurchase: false
authors:
- 'William Wirt'
date: 1804-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Literature'
- 'Education'
- 'Politics'
scriptures:
- 'Proverbs 4'
- 'John 8'
- 'Psalms 19'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/wirt-1804-the-rainbow
---

# The Rainbow

Early 1804 essay arguing that periodical miscellaneous essays and a free press widely spread useful knowledge, refine public taste, and strengthen republican virtue.

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