Upon the drying up that ancient river, the river Merrymak.

Author/creator Sewall, Samuel
Other author Winthrop, John, 1681-1747
Other author Green, Timothy, 1679-1757 printer.
Format Electronic
Publication Info[New London, Conn.?] : [Printed by Timothy Green?], [1721]
Description1 sheet ; ?⁰.
Supplemental ContentFull text online
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General noteVerse of thirty-six lines; first line: Long did Euphrates make us glad. Signed and dated: January 15. 1719,20. S.S. [i.e., Samuel Sewall].
General noteFollowed by another poem, entitled, Connecticut's flood, on Merrymak's ebb; first line: And is old Merrymak come to an end? Signed and dated, "Extempore, March 10, 1720,21. Anthropos." Attributed to John Winthrop, of New-London, by M. Halsey Thomas in The diary of Samuel Sewall, New York, 1973, v. 2, p. 1100-1101.
General noteAccording to Sewall's diary, an earlier edition of his poem was printed on February 8, 1720/21. No copy is known.
General noteImprint suggested by Johnson.
General notePrinted side by side on sheet; possibly intended to be separated.
General noteReproduction of original from Boston Public Library.
References Bristol, B613
References Shipton & Mooney, 39752
References Ford, W.C. Broadsides, 480
References Johnson, H.A. New London, 137
References Wegelin, O. Amer. poetry, 357
References English Short Title Catalog, W6603.
Reproduction noteElectronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
Genre/formSingle sheet verse.
Genre/formBroadsides.
Genre/formPoems 1721.
Other titleConnecticut's flood, on Merrymak's ebb.

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