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An elegy, occasion'd by the death of Mrs. Ruth Edson : wife to Mr. Josiah Edson, Junr. of Bridgewater [Mass.]; who deceas'd May 31st 1743, in the 34th year of her age; and sent to him upon this sorrowful dispensation of Providence, ---By a friend.
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- Author/Creator:
- N. J. S.
- Series:
- Eighteenth century collections online. Part 2: New editions.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Edson, Ruth, 1709-1743.
- Edson, Ruth.
- Genre:
- Single sheet verse.
- Broadsides.
- Elegies.
- Physical Description:
- 1 sheet : illustrations (relief cut) ; ?⁰
- Place of Publication:
- [Boston] : [publisher not identified], [1743]
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- text file
- Notes:
- Verse in forty stanzas; first line: Sir, After I had mus'd a while. Signed: N.J.S.
- Text in three columns; woodcut at head, with the words "Memento mori." (Reilly 18) -.
- 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 Boston Public Library.
- Cited in:
- Bristol, B1207
- Shipton & Mooney, 40302
- Ford, W.C. Broadsides, 771
- Wegelin, O. Amer. poetry, 556
- English Short Title Catalog, W31829.
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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