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Words of consolation to Mr. Robert Stetson & Mrs. Mary Stetson, his wife
on the death of their son Isaac Stetson, who perished in the mighty waters, November 7th. 1718. Aged 22. Isaac Stetson anagram
1 sheet (1 unnumbered page) : illustrations (relief cut) ; 31 x 32 cm.
Verse in three parts; first line: When the famous patriarch, Abraham of old. Signed: So prays your friend, Nathaniel Pitcher.
Followed by: A sorrowful poem upon that desirable youth Isaac Stetson of Scituate, who was cast-away in a sloop near the mouth of the North-River, in Scituate, the 7th day of November 1718. Anno ætatis suæ 22. ... By a friend. First line: You mournful poets once more dip your quill.
Text in two columns with relief cut of a ship (Reilly 1125) at head of second column.
Microform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series.
Electronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2002-2004. Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 39689).
Sorrowful poem upon that desirable youth Isaac Stetson