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A mournful lamentation for the sad and deplorable death of Mr. Old Tenor : a native of New-England, who, after a long confinement, by a deep and mortal wound which he received above twelve months before, expired on the 31st day of March, 1750. He lived beloved, and died lamented. : To the mournful tune of, Chevy-Chace.

Author/creator Green, Joseph, 1706-1780
Format Electronic and Book
Publication Info[Boston] : Sold [by Thomas Fleet] at the Heart and Crown in Cornhill, Boston ..., [1750]
Description1 sheet (1 unnumbered page)
Supplemental Content Evans Digital Edition
Subject(s)
Series Early American imprints. First series ; no. 6512. ^A478749
General noteSong, in twelve stanzas, lamenting, in a satirical fashion, the withdrawal from circulation of certain issues of paper currency in Massachusetts. First line: A doleful tale prepare to hear.
General noteAttributed to Joseph Green by Evans, Ford, and Wegelin. Cf. Sibley's Harvard graduates, v. 8, p. 42-53.
General noteAdvertised in the April 2, 1750, issue of the Boston evening post: This day is published, and sold by T. Fleet, at the Heart and Crown in Cornhill.
General noteText in two columns; surrounded by mourning border.
References Evans 6512
References Ford, W.C. Broadsides, 915
References Wegelin, O. Amer. poetry, 187
Other formsMicroform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series.
Reproduction noteElectronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2002-2004. Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 6512).
Genre/formBroadsides.
Genre/formSatires.
Genre/formSongs.
Other title Chevy Chase (Tune)

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