My father : A poem for children.

Other author Elliott, Mary, 1794?-1870
Format Electronic
Publication InfoNew-York : Published by Samuel Wood & Sons, no. 261, Pearl-Street, [1817]
Description6 unnumbered pages : illustrations
Supplemental ContentShaw-Shoemaker Digital Edition
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SeriesEarly American imprints. Second series no. 40747. ^A575643
General noteWritten in imitation of Ann Taylor's "My mother."
General noteFirst line: Who in my childhood's earliest day. This is neither the text found in Original poems for infant minds ... Philadelphia, 1809, attributed to Ann and Jane Taylor (cf. Welch 445.5), the first line of which reads, "Who took me from my mother's arms," nor is it the Mary Elliott poem of the same name which begins, "Thy task of duty now is o'er." Erroneously attributed to Elliott by Welch. Cf. Marjorie Moon, The children's books of Mary (Belson) Elliott, entry U216.
General noteDate taken from cover.
General noteMetal-engraved text and illustrations. Wood engravings appear on printed cover.
General noteTitle vignette has caption: A wise son heareth his father's instruction. Prov.
References Shaw & Shoemaker 40747
References Welch, d'A.A. Amer. children's books, 343.2
References Rosenbach, A.S.W. Children's books, 551
References Moon, M. Elliott, U214
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., 2004-2007] Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. Second series ; no. 40747).
Genre/formJuvenile literature 1817.
Genre/formPoems 1817.

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