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245 10 a| Mount Vernon :b| a poem: : being the seat of His Excellency George Washington, in the state of Virginia; lieutenant-general and commander in chief of the land forces of the United States of America. : This rural, romantic and descriptive poem of the seat of so great a character, it is hoped may please, with a copper-plate likeness of the general. It was taken from an actual view on the spot by the author, 15th May, 1799. : Also a cursory view of Georgetown, city of Washington, and the capital. /c| By John Searson, formerly of Philadelphia, merchant. ; [Three lines from Thomson].;

260 a| Philadelphia :b| Printed for the author by Folwell,c| [1800?];

300 a| 2 unnumbered pages, vi, 1 unnumbered page, 10-83 pages, 1 unnumbered page, 4 pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates :b| 1 portrait ;c| 22 cm (8vo);

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500 a| Dedicated to Washington. The presence of the dedication suggests that the work was substantially ready for publication when Washington died in December, 1799. The elegiac verses on p. [85-88] were evidently added upon Washington's death, and the work published soon thereafter.;

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510 4 a| Stillwell, M.B. Washington eulogies,c| 211;

510 4 a| Wegelin, O. Amer. poetry,c| 348;

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Mount Vernon : a poem: : being the seat of His Excellency George Washington, in the state of Virginia; lieutenant-general and commander in chief of the land forces of the United States of America. : This rural, romantic and descriptive poem of the seat of so great a character, it is hoped may please, with a copper-plate likeness of the general. It was taken from an actual view on the spot by the author, 15th May, 1799. : Also a cursory view of Georgetown, city of Washington, and the capital. / By John Searson, formerly of Philadelphia, merchant. ; [Three lines from Thomson].

Author/creator	Searson, John
Other author	Washington, George, 1732-1799 dedicatee.
Other author	Searson, John, illustrator.
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	Philadelphia : Printed for the author by Folwell, [1800?]
Description	2 unnumbered pages, vi, 1 unnumbered page, 10-83 pages, 1 unnumbered page, 4 pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates : 1 portrait ; 22 cm (8vo)
Supplemental Content	Evans Digital Edition
Subjects	Washington, George, 1732-1799--Poetry. Washington, George, 1732-1799--Portraits. Mount Vernon (Va.)--Poetry. Washington (D.C.)--Poetry.

Series	Early American imprints. First series ; no. 38479. ^A478749
General note	Dedicated to Washington. The presence of the dedication suggests that the work was substantially ready for publication when Washington died in December, 1799. The elegiac verses on p. [85-88] were evidently added upon Washington's death, and the work published soon thereafter.
References	Evans 38479
References	Stillwell, M.B. Washington eulogies, 211
References	Wegelin, O. Amer. poetry, 348
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. 38479).
Genre/form	Elegies.
Genre/form	Poems 1800.

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