Juvenile poems on various subjects : With The prince of Parthia, a tragedy. By the late Mr. Thomas Godfrey, Junr. of Philadelphia. To which is prefixed, some account of the author and his writings. [One line from Horace].

Author/creator Godfrey, Thomas
Other author Evans, Nathaniel, 1742-1767, author.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoPhiladelphia : printed by Henry Miller, in Second-Street, MDCCLXV. [1765]
Descriptionxxvi, 2 unnumbered pages, 223, 1 unnumbered page ; 4⁰.
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General note"The Prince of Parthia is the earliest dramatic production by a native American author published in the American colonies."--Evans.
General noteThe account of Godfrey is by Nathaniel Evans.
General noteSubscribers' names, p. xxiii-xxvi.
General noteErrata, p. [xxviii].
General note"Elegy, to the memory of Mr Thomas Godfrey."--p. 1-4, signed: J. [i.e., John] Green. "Elegy to the memory of the same."--p. 5-7, signed: N. [i.e., Nathaniel] Evans.
General noteMicroopaque only contains "The prince of Parthia".
General noteReproduction of original from the British Library.
References Evans, 9983
References Hildeburn, C.R. Pennsylvania, 2129
References Wegelin, O. Amer. poetry ^DBBc183
References Hill, F. P. Amer. plays, 119
References English Short Title Catalog, ESTCW20606.
Reproduction noteJoyner- Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2003. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements

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