A Few lines composed on the Dark Day of May 19, 1780

A Few lines composed on the Dark Day of May 19, 1780.

Format	Book and Microform
Publication Info	[Boston?] : [publisher not identified], [1780?]
Description	1 sheet (1 unnumbered page) : illustrations (relief cut) ; 33 x 19 cm.
Subject(s)	Curiosities and wonders--Poetry. Disasters--Religious aspects --Poetry. Forest fires--New England. Repentance--Poetry.

Series	Early American imprints. First series ; no. 43799 Early American imprints. First series ; no. 43799. ^A478749
General note	Verse in twenty-two stanzas; first line: Let us adore, and bow before, the sovereign Lord of might.
General note	The darkness which extended over much of New England was presumably the result of smoke and ashes from a forest fire, trapped in the atmosphere by excessive moisture. Cf. Bumgardner, G.B. American broadsides, 1971, no. 57.
General note	Text in two columns; relief cut at head of first column; printed area measures 26.8 x 13.6 cm.
General note	Not in Ford, W.C. Broadsides.
References	Bristol B5086
References	Shipton & Mooney 43799
Reproduction note	Joyner- Microfiche. [New York : Readex Microprint, 1985] 11 x 15 cm. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 43799).
Genre/form	Broadsides.
Genre/form	Poems 1780.
Other title	Let us adore, and bow before, the sovereign Lord of might.

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	NC Microfiche	MICROFICHE AM35E NO. 43799	✔ Available