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Acrostics* Dedicated
to George Washington
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five acrostics* were written about Washington during his lifetime,
beginning in the early years of the Revolutionary War and continuing
during his presidency. Each of the unique compositions were published
in local newspapers of the period. The text and image for each are
linked below.
The editors of the Papers of George Washington welcomes information
concerning and submission of other acrostics or poems about Washington.
*acrostic: short verse composition, so constructed that the initial
letters of the lines, taken consecutively, form words. The term is
derived from the Greek words akros, "at the end," and stichos, "line,"
or "verse." Definition from the Encylopedia Britannica.
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Pennsylvania Evening Post, by a Young Lady.
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Philadelphia Federal Gazette, The Translation, by a
Gentleman of Philadelphia.
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New York Weekly Museum, An Acrostic
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Massachusetts Magazine, Acrostick
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Boston Gazette, An Acrostic.
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