Series |
Early American imprints. First series ; no. 44247 Early American imprints. First series ; no. 44247. ^A478749
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General note | Verse in twenty-eight lines, printed on left half of sheet beneath relief cut; first line: Honor commands great Washington I sing. |
General note | Right half of sheet contains second poem, in fifty-six lines, entitled: His Lordship humbled: or, Cornwallis's lamentation. With a relief cut flanking title. First line: Great Mars, thou god of battles won. |
General note | Dated [1782] by Bristol, but more likely printed soon after Cornwallis' surrender in October 1781. The advertisement for almanacs in the imprint also suggests that the sheet was issued late in 1781. |
General note | Printed area measures 32.1 x 18.7 cm. |
General note | Not in Ford, W.C. Broadsides. |
References |
Bristol B5572 |
References |
Shipton & Mooney 44247 |
Reproduction note | Joyner- Microfiche. [New York : Readex Microprint, 1985] 11 x 15 cm. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 44247). |
Genre/form | Poems 1781. |
Genre/form | Booksellers' advertisements Massachusetts Boston. |
Genre/form | Broadsides. |
Contains title |
His Lordship humbled: or, Cornwallis's lamentation. |
Other title | Honor commands great Washington I sing. |
Other title | Great Mars, thou god of battles won. |