← The anthologyPhillis Wheatley(ea. 1753–1784)On Being Brought from Africa to America'Twas mercy brought me from my pagan land,Taught my benighted8 soul to understandThat there's a God, that there's a Savior too:← PreviousA Farewell to America. To Mrs. S. W.Next →To S. M., a Young African Painter, on Seeing His Works