The readers are taken on the journey with the speaker in, "On the emigration to America and peopling the Western Country" to the "untamed and virgin soil" of America from the land of Europe "Where kings and priests enchain the mind."

Explanation:

"On the Emigration to America and Peopling the Western Country" is a poem written by Philip Freneau, first published in 1785.

The poem is of narrative form. The speaker is talking about his "emigration to America". In his poem, Freneau, takes his reader to a journey beginning from,

"From Europe's proud, despotic shores

Hither the stranger takes his way,"

The speaker talks about the beauty of nature of the United States and says that he will move from Europe's land, where slaves are insulted by the "crown"

"Where no proud despot holds him down,

No slaves insult him with a crown."

to the land of America where nature reigns, meaning that there is no interference of the "crown" in the "new found world" but the only rule is of the nature in this land.

"And in our new found world explores

A happier soil, a milder sway,"

The poem tells us of the cruelty in Europe by the crown and the freedom that's in America.

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What is the short story "The Harvest" about?

kotykmax [81]

The short story The Harvest is a piece of writing which is all about rekindled feelings of an old migrant worker.

<h3>What is the short Story The Harvest about?</h3>

“The Harvest” is a short story as indicated in the task content which illustrates rekindled kinship. It shows how an old migrant worker regularly renews his feeling of kinship with the land. By virtue of this process, one of the young workers discovers the same connection for himself, leading him to a new appreciation of the earth and the seasons.