An elegiac poem, on the death of that celebrated divine, and eminent servant of Jesus Christ, the Reverend and learned George Whitefield : ... Who made his exit from this transitory state, to dwell in the celestial realms of bliss, on Lord's-Day, 30th of September, 1770 . at Newbury-Port, near Boston, New-England. ... by Phillis, a servant girl, of 17 years of age, belonging to Mr. J. Wheatley, of Boston:--she has been but 9 years in this country from Africa.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wheatley, Phillis, 1753-1784.

Contributor:

Boyle, John, 1746-1819, printer.

Russell, Ezekiel, 1743-1796, printer.

Series:

Eighteenth century collections online. Part 2: New editions.

Standardized Title:

Elegiac poem, on the death of that celebrated divine

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Whitefield, George, 1714-1770.

Whitefield, George.

Genre:

Elegies.

Physical Description:

8 pages ; 4⁰

Other Title:

Poem, by Phillis, a Negro girl, in Boston. On the death of the Reverend George Whitefield.

Place of Publication:

Boston : Printed and sold by Ezekiel Russell, in Queen-Street, and John Boyles, in Marlboro'-Street, [1770]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

Notes:

Half-title: A poem, by Phillis, a Negro girl, in Boston. On the death of the Reverend George Whitefield,[.] - With a vignette (Reilly 1192) on half-title.

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, 11813

Wegelin, O. Amer. poetry, 424

Sabin, 103126

Sabin, 103128

English Short Title Catalog, W31825.

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