Project Gutenberg 2019-10-16 Public domain in the USA. 123 Smith, Seba 1792 1868 Downing, Jack Smith, John 30029694 Powhatan; A Metrical Romance, in Seven Cantos Produced by Tim Lindell, Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Powhatan; A Metrical Romance, in Seven Cantos" by Seba Smith is a metrical romance written in the early 19th century. This narrative poem explores the life and character of Powhatan, an influential Native American leader during the early colonial period in Virginia, as witnessed through the eyes of various characters, including his daughter Metoka, and the English settlers. The text promises to delve deep into themes of power, cultural clash, and the fraught relationships between indigenous peoples and European colonizers. At the start of the poem, the author sets the stage, presenting Powhatan as a venerable and powerful chief who has achieved significant territorial consolidation at an advanced age. The opening canto depicts a peaceful moment in Powhatan’s life, where he reflects on his past victories and the favor he enjoys among his tribes. His daughter, a symbol of youth and beauty, is introduced alongside a sense of foreshadowing regarding future conflicts as tensions arise with the arrival of the English settlers and their aspirations. Through Powhatan's character sketch and the lively depictions of his surroundings, the groundwork is laid for the exploration of his reign and the eventual encounters with the colonizers that redefine his legacy. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 66.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Indians of North America -- Poetry Powhatan, approximately 1550-1618 -- Poetry Virginia -- Poetry PS Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Poetry Category: American Literature 349964 2025-07-24T06:44:41.925643 text/html 335682 2024-10-17T14:13:28 text/html 134395 2025-07-24T06:44:56.895652 application/epub+zip 135777 2025-07-24T06:44:46.244628 application/epub+zip 135777 2025-07-24T06:44:44.093675 application/epub+zip 275296 2025-07-24T06:45:01.092615 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 227516 2025-07-24T06:44:53.249603 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 226097 2022-09-27T10:26:15.048928 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 229349 2025-07-24T06:44:40.539683 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 209414 2024-10-17T14:13:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17219 2025-07-24T06:45:01.350561 application/rdf+xml 10890 2025-07-24T06:44:44.240655 image/jpeg 2078 2025-07-24T06:44:44.171664 image/jpeg 113907 2025-07-24T06:44:41.948667 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia