War: an heroic poem. : From the taking of Minorca, by the French; to the reduction of the Havannah, by the Earl of Albemarle, Sir George Pocock, &c.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cockings, George, -1802, author.

Series:

Early American imprints. First series ; no. 9091.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States--History--French and Indian War, 1754-1763--Poetry.

United States.

History.

Genre:

Poetry.

Prospectuses.

Poems -- 1762.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 190 pages, 2 unnumbered pages, 46 pages, 2 unnumbered pages)

Edition:

The second edition, to the raising the siege of Quebec: / with large amendments, and additions. By the author.

Other Title:

War: an heroic poem.

Place of Publication:

Boston, N.E. : Printed by S. Adams, for the author; and sold by T. Leverett, in Cornhill, Edes and Gill, and D. and J. Kneeland, in Queenstreet., 1762. (Price, one dollar.)

System Details:

text file

Contents:

War: an heroic poem

Britannia's call, to her brave troops, and hardy tars

Britain's arms victorious; or, France humbled

On Monsieur Thurot's descent and defeat

On the heroic Taylors, belonging to Elliot's Light Horse, who fought so bravely in Germany

A satyrical, exulting address to Lewis Le Grand ...

A comic narration, of the troubles of Lewis the Fifteenth

A song, on the taking of Martinico.

Notes:

Half-title: War: an heroic poem. By George Cockings.

Parentheses substituted for square brackets in imprint transcription.

Publisher's prospectus, pages [47-48], last count.

Electronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Incorporated, 2002-2004. Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. First series ; numbers 9091).

Cited in:

Evans 9091

Wegelin, O. Amer. poetry, 79

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