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Ode to the President of the United States on his arrival at Boston.

Other author/creatorHolden, Oliver, 1765-1844.
Format Electronic and Book
Publication Info[Boston] : [publisher not identified], [1789]
Description1 sheet (1 unnumbered page) ; 28 x 13 cm
Supplemental Content Evans Digital Edition
Subject(s)
Series Early American imprints. First series ; no. 45496. ^A478749
General noteSong of six stanzas; first line: Behold the man! whom virtues raise.
General noteAttributed to Oliver Holden in Shipton & Mooney.
General notePerformed at a concert attended by George Washington at King's Chapel on October 27, 1789. Cf. Massachusetts centinel, October 31, 1789, and Foote, Henry Wilder. Annals of King's Chapel, Boston, 1896, p. 400-401.
General notePrinted area, including ornamental border, measures 24.9 x 8.9 cm.
References Bristol B7018
References Shipton & Mooney 45496
References Ford, W.C. Broadsides, 2551
References Wegelin, O. Amer. poetry, 693
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. 45496).
Genre/formBroadsides.
Genre/formNational songs.

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