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Phillis's poem on the death of Mr. Whitefield
Elegiac poem, on the death of that celebrated divine, and eminent servant of Jesus Christ, the reverend and learned George Whitefield
1 sheet (1 unnumbered page) : illustrations (relief cut) ; 35 x 25 cm.
Verse of sixty-two lines; first line: Hail happy saint on thy immortal throne.
Also published under title: An elegiac poem, on the death of that celebrated divine, and eminent servant of Jesus Christ, the reverend, and pious George Whitefield, Chaplain to the Right Honourable the Countess of Huntingdon, &c. &c.
The relief cut at head (Reilly 1268) bears the initials I.T. and is generally conceded to be the work of Isaiah Thomas. Cf. Hamilton, S. Early American book illustrators, 1958, volume 1, pages 22-23. Ascribed to Thomas's press in: Nichols, C.L. Isaiah Thomas, printer, writer & collector, 1912, pages 41-42.
Text in two columns; printed area measures 31.5 x 21.4 cm.
With, on left-hand third of sheet, measuring 35 x 43 cm. and intended to be separated: Bedlam garland. Together with the Spinning wheel.
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. 42198).