Greatness & goodness elegized, in a poem, upon the much lamented decease of the honourable & vertuous Madam Hannah Sewall : late consort of the Honourable Judge Sewall, in Boston, in New-England. She exchanged this life for a better, October, 19th. Anno Dom. 1717. Ætatis su 60.
| Author/creator | Danforth, John |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | [Boston] : [s.n], [1717] |
| Description | 1 sheet : illustrations (relief cut) ; ?⁰. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text online |
| Subjects |
| General note | Verse in seven stanzas; first line: A mind serene is only fit for verse. |
| General note | Signed: Ita humillime Precatur John Danforth, V.D.M. Dorcestriæ. |
| General note | Text in two columns surrounded by mourning border; woodcut (Reilly 18) at head, with the words "Memento mori. Remember death." -. |
| General note | Reproduction of original from Boston Public Library. |
| References | Bristol, B522 |
| References | Shipton & Mooney, 39662 |
| References | Ford, W.C. Broadsides, 417 |
| References | Wegelin, O. Amer. poetry, 106 |
| References | English Short Title Catalog, W12530. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. |
| Genre/form | Single sheet verse. |
| Genre/form | Broadsides. |
| Genre/form | Elegies. |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |