America

New England first a wilderness was found

Till for a continent 'twas destin'd round

From feild to feild the savage monsters run

E'r yet Brittania had her work begun

Thy Power, O Liberty, makes strong the weak

And (wond'rous instinct) Ethiopians speak

Sometimes by Simile, a victory's won

A certain lady had an only son

He grew up daily virtuous as he grew

Fearing his Strength which she undoubted knew

She laid some taxes on her darling son

And would have laid another act there on

Amend your manners I'll the task remove

Was said with seeming Sympathy and Love

By many Scourges she his goodness try'd

Untill at length the Best of Infants cry'd

He wept, Brittania turn'd a senseless ear

At last awaken'd by maternal fear

Why weeps americus why weeps my Child

Thus spake Brittania, thus benign and mild

My dear mama said he, shall I repeat —

Then Prostrate fell, at her maternal feet

What ails the rebel, great Brittania Cry'd

Indeed said he, you have no cause to Chide

You see each day my fluent tears my food.

Without regard, what no more English blood?

Has length of time drove from our English viens.

The kindred he to Great Brittania deigns?

Tis thus with thee O Brittain keeping down

New English force, thou fear'st his Tyranny and thou didst frown

He weeps afresh to feel this Iron chain

Turn, O Brittania claim thy child again

Riecho Love drive by thy powerful charms

Indolence Slumbering in forgetful arms

See Agenoria diligent imploy's

Her sons, and thus with rapture she replys

Arise my sons with one consent arise

Lest distant continents with vult'ring eyes

Should charge America with Negligence

They praise Industry but no pride commence

To raise their own Profusion, O Brittain See

By this, New England will increase like thee

The misspellings are hers, it's said she was 14 when she wrote this.