My father : A poem for children.
| Other author | Elliott, Mary, 1794?-1870 |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | New-York : Published by Samuel Wood & Sons, no. 261, Pearl-Street, [1817] |
| Description | 6 unnumbered pages : illustrations |
| Supplemental Content | Shaw-Shoemaker Digital Edition |
| Subjects |
| Series | Early American imprints. Second series no. 40747. ^A575643 |
| General note | Written in imitation of Ann Taylor's "My mother." |
| General note | First 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 note | Date taken from cover. |
| General note | Metal-engraved text and illustrations. Wood engravings appear on printed cover. |
| General note | Title 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 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. 40747). |
| Genre/form | Juvenile literature 1817. |
| Genre/form | Poems 1817. |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |