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The poem which the committee of the town of Boston had voted unanimously to be published with the late oration : with observations relating thereto; together with some very pertinent extracts from an ingenious composition never yet published.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Allen, James, 1739-1808.
- Series:
- Eighteenth century collections online. Part 2: New editions.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Boston Massacre, 1770--Poetry.
- Boston Massacre, 1770.
- United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Poetry.
- United States.
- History.
- Genre:
- Poetry.
- Poems -- 1772.
- Physical Description:
- 30 pages, 2 unnumbered pages ; 4⁰
- Place of Publication:
- Boston : Printed and sold by E. Russell, at his printing-office, near Dr. Gardiner's, in Marlborough-Street, M,DCC,LXXII. [1772]
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- text file
- Notes:
- Written to accompany Joseph Warren's oration delivered at Boston, March 5, 1772, but suppressed owing to doubts of Allen's patriotism. Later published by Allen's friends with extracts from his Retrospect.
- Two states of gathering B noted. In one, lines ending speak/ cheek/ length/ strength/ design/ twine appear on p. 10. Catchwords on p. 13 and 14 are "which" and "more". In another, those lines appear on p. 11. Catchwords on p. 13 and 14 are "sents" and "far".
- Reprinted, with a note concerning authorship, by Peter Edes in: Orations delivered at the request of the inhabitants of the town of Boston, to commemorate the evening of the fifth of March, 1770, Boston, [1785], p. 195-200.
- Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. s2009 miunns
- Reproduction of original from Library of Congress.
- Cited in:
- Evans, 12301
- Sabin, 833
- English Short Title Catalog, W27703.
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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