Verses, composed on the death of eight young men ... of Newbury, who perished on Plumb-Island beach, April 28th, 1790.

Bibliographic Details
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Series:	Early American imprints. Evans (1639-1800) ; no. 46084.
Subjects:	Drowning > Massachusetts > Plum Island > Poetry. Drowning > Poetry. Death > Poetry. Marine accidents > Massachusetts > Plum Island. Broadsides. Poems > 1790.
Online Access:	Evans Digital Edition

Description
Item Description:	Verse of nineteen stanzas; first line: Who can describe that dismal hour. Followed by nine additional stanzas of verse addressed "To a parent whose case is singular" (for having lost two sons in the storm described). Possibly printed at Newburyport by John Mycall, that town's only printer in 1790. Text in two columns; printed area, including ornamental border, measures 39.4 x 21.3 cm. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 sheet (1 unnumbered page) : illustrations (relief cuts) ; 43 x 26 cm. Microform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series.
Place of Publication:	United States -- Massachusetts -- Newburyport.