A Song, composed by the British soldiers, after the battle at Bunker-Hill, on the 17th day of June, 1775.
| Other author | Draper, Margaret, 1727-1807? printer. |
| Other author | Howe, John, 1754-1835, printer. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | [Boston] : [Printed at Draper's printing-office?], [1775] |
| Description | 1 sheet : illustrations (relief cut) ; ?⁰. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text online |
| Subjects |
| General note | Song in twelve stanzas; first line: It was on the seventeenth by break of day, the Yankees did surprise us. |
| General note | Relief cut of a battle at head of title. |
| General note | One of two editions, very similar in appearance. In the present edition (Bristol B4119; Shipton & Mooney 42939), there is a comma after the word "Song" in the title, and the fourth line of the sixth stanza begins: O'er hills and dales & mountains high. Another edition (Evans 14465) lacks the comma after "Song" in the title, and the fourth line of the sixth stanza begins: O'er hills & dales & mountains high. |
| General note | Evans ascribes the edition recorded as Evans 14465 to Draper's printing-office. |
| General note | Reproduction of original from Boston Public Library. |
| References | Bristol, B4119 |
| References | Shipton & Mooney, 42939 |
| References | Ford, W.C. Broadsides, 1934 |
| References | English Short Title Catalog, W2137. |
| 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 | Ballads. |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |