An elegy, occasion'd by the death of Mrs. Ruth Edson : wife to Mr. Josiah Edson, Junr. of Bridgewater [Mass.]; who deceas'd May 31st 1743, in the 34th year of her age; and sent to him upon this sorrowful dispensation of Providence, ---By a friend.
| Author/creator | N. J. S. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | [Boston] : [s.n], [1743] |
| Description | 1 sheet : illustrations (relief cut) ; ?⁰. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text online |
| Subjects |
| General note | Verse in forty stanzas; first line: Sir, After I had mus'd a while. Signed: N.J.S. |
| General note | Text in three columns; woodcut at head, with the words "Memento mori." (Reilly 18) -. |
| General note | Reproduction of original from Boston Public Library. |
| References | Bristol, B1207 |
| References | Shipton & Mooney, 40302 |
| References | Ford, W.C. Broadsides, 771 |
| References | Wegelin, O. Amer. poetry, 556 |
| References | English Short Title Catalog, W31829. |
| 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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