Commencement, a poem: or rather Commencement of a poem : Recited before the Phi Beta Kappa Society, in their dining hall, in Cambridge, Aug. 29, 1811. / By a brother. ; [One line from Virgil with an English translation by a "schoolboy"].
| Author/creator | Biglow, William |
| Other author | Phi Beta Kappa. Massachusetts Alpha (Harvard University) |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Salem [Mass.] : Printed by Thomas C. Cushing, 1811. |
| Description | 8 pages ; 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Shaw-Shoemaker Digital Edition |
| Subjects |
| Series | Early American imprints. Second series no. 22394. ^A575643 |
| General note | The first in a series of three satirical poems, including also "Re-commencement" and "Re-re-commencement," attributed to William Biglow by Wegelin. |
| References | Shaw & Shoemaker 22394 |
| References | Wegelin, O. Amer. poetry, 863 |
| 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., 2004-2007] Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. Second series ; no. 22394). |
| Genre/form | Poems 1811. |
| Genre/form | Satires. |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |