A funeral elegy by way of a dialogue; between Death, Soul, Body and Jesus Christ / Composed by Edmund Weld, formerly of Harvard College, who moving hence into Ireland, became a preacher of the Gospel at Inniskean, there; who upon the mediation and apprehension of his own death (which was soon after, the second day of March 1785) made this following poem, which was sent hither in a letter from his widow, there living, for the benefit of the people of Massachusetts, in America.
| Author/creator | Weld, Edmund |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Springfield (Massachusetts.) : Printed [by John Russell] at the Chronicle printing-office. (For the purchasers.), [1787] |
| Description | 1 sheet (1 unnumbered page) ; 37 x 23 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Evans Digital Edition |
| Subjects |
| Series | Early American imprints. First series ; no. 45204. ^A478749 |
| General note | Dialogue in verse; first line, spoken by Death: Ho, ho prepare to go with me. |
| General note | Parentheses substituted for square brackets in title and imprint transcriptions. |
| General note | John Russell printed at the Chronicle printing office from March to October, 1787. |
| General note | Text in three columns. |
| References | Bristol B6638 |
| References | Shipton & Mooney 45204 |
| References | Ford, W.C. Broadsides, 2603 |
| 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. 45204). |
| Genre/form | Broadsides. |
| Genre/form | Elegies. |
| Genre/form | Dialogues. |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | ✔ Available |