A new epilogue to Cato, spoken at a late performance of that tragedy.
| Author/creator | Sewall, Jonathan Mitchell |
| Other author | Janus. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | [Portsmouth, N.H.] : [Printed by Daniel Fowle], [1778] |
| Description | 1 sheet (2 unnumbered pages) ; 34 x 21 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Evans Digital Edition |
| Subjects |
| Series | Early American imprints. First series ; no. 43372. ^A478749 |
| General note | Verse of ninety-one lines, likening American patriots to those of ancient Rome, composed for a performance at the Bow Street Theater, Portsmouth, N.H. First line: You see mankind the same in every age |
| General note | Another version, "Epilogue to Cato. Written in 1778," is included in Sewall. Miscellaneous poems, Portsmouth, 1801, p. 107-110. |
| General note | Textually and typographically identical with version published in the March 31, 1778, issue of the New-Hampshire gazette printed at Portsmouth by Daniel Fowle. |
| General note | Includes also extracts "from a late Irish paper," signed: Janus. |
| General note | Text in two columns. |
| References | Bristol B4601 |
| References | Shipton & Mooney 43372 |
| References | Ford, W.C. Broadsides, 2113 |
| Other forms | Microform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic 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. 43372). |
| Genre/form | Poems 1778. |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |