Profit and loss : an elegy upon the decease of Mrs. Mary Gerrish, late vertuous wife of Mr. Samuel Gerrish, and daughter of the Honourable Judge Sewall. Who on Novemb. 17. 1710. the night after publick thanksgiving, entred on the celebration of triumphant hallelujahs, to he profit, and our loss. Aged 19. years & 20. days.
| Author/creator | Danforth, John |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | [Boston] : [s.n], [1710] |
| Description | 1 sheet : illustrations (relief cut) ; ?⁰. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text online |
| Subjects |
| General note | Verse of 104 lines; first line: Mary, the Blessed Virgins name. |
| General note | Signed: Moestus Composuit J.D. Generally attributed to John Danforth. |
| General note | Text in two columns surrounded by mourning border; woodcut (Reilly 18) at head. |
| General note | Reproduction of original from Boston Public Library. |
| References | Bristol, B356 |
| References | Shipton & Mooney, 39502 |
| References | Ford, W.C. Broadsides, 326 |
| References | Wegelin, O. Amer. poetry, 103 |
| References | English Short Title Catalog, W35123. |
| 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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