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The New Testament, in verse; or, The history of our Blessed Saviour. : Containing a brief account of his birth, life, death, resurrection, and ascension; &c. : Being a pleasant and profitable companion for children.
Shaw-Shoemaker Digital Edition 27917. Connect to full text. Available online
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lover of their precious souls.
- Series:
- Early American imprints. Second series ; no. 27917.
- Standardized Title:
- History of the holy Jesus
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Jesus Christ--Juvenile poetry.
- Jesus Christ.
- Paul, the Apostle, Saint--Juvenile poetry.
- Paul.
- Paul, the Apostle, Saint.
- Bible. New Testament.
- Bible.
- Children's poetry.
- Picture books for children.
- Bible stories--Juvenile poetry.
- Bible stories.
- Genre:
- Juvenile literature -- 1813.
- Biographies.
- Poems -- 1813.
- Alphabet rhymes -- 1813.
- Hymns.
- Prayers.
- Poetry.
- Physical Description:
- 72 pages : illustrations
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia: : Published by Benjamin Johnson, no. 22, North Second Street., 1813.
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- text file
- Notes:
- In verse. Pictures interspersed with text. Most editions of this poem were published under the title History of the holy Jesus.
- By a writer who used the pseudonym, "lover of their precious souls."
- "The child's body of divinity."--alphabet rhyme, p. 49-51.
- "St. Paul's shipwreck."--poem, p. 52-55.
- "The Ten commandments in metre."--p. 55.
- Hymns, p. 55-66. Without music. Includes Isaac Watts' Cradle hymn.
- Prayers, p. 67-72.
- Electronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2004-2007] Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. Second series ; no. 27917).
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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