James Sterling: Poet, Priest, and Prophet of Empire.

The article profiles poet and clergyman James Sterling. The author discusses Sterling's authorship of the poem "An Epistle to the Hon. Arthur Dobbs, Esq.," which focused on former North Carolina governor Arthur Dobbs' efforts to discover the Northwest Passage. He discusses how Sterling promoted British exploration and colonial expansion through the poem. Following his graduation from Trinity College, Sterling wrote several books and poems, many of which were dedicated to his wife. He became a missionary in Maryland on behalf of the Church of England and was later appointed as customs collector, an appointment opposed by former Maryland governor Horatio Sharpe.