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 Info | Philadelphia : printed by Henry Miller, in Second-Street, MDCCLXV. [1765] |
| Description | xxvi, 2 unnumbered pages, 223, 1 unnumbered page ; 4⁰. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text online |
| General note | "The Prince of Parthia is the earliest dramatic production by a native American author published in the American colonies."--Evans. |
| General note | The account of Godfrey is by Nathaniel Evans. |
| General note | Subscribers' names, p. xxiii-xxvi. |
| General note | Errata, 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 note | Microopaque only contains "The prince of Parthia". |
| General note | Reproduction 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 note | Joyner- Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2003. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |