Mount Vernon, a poem: being the seat of His Excellency George Washington, in the state of Virginia; lieutenant-general and commander in chief of the land forces of the United States of America. This rural, romantic and descriptive poem of the seat of so great a character, it is hoped may please, with a copper-plate likeness of the general. It was taken from an actual view on the spot by the author, 15th May, 1799. Also a cursory view of Georgetown, city of Washington, and the Capitol. / By John Searson ...

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Searson, John.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Washington, George, 1732-1799--Poetry.

Washington, George.

Washington, George, 1732-1799.

Mount Vernon (Va. : Estate).

Genre:

Poetry.

Penn Provenance:

Ingham, George Trenchard (bookplate)

Physical Description:

vi pages, 7 unnumbered pages-83 pages, 1 unnumbered page (final page blank), 1 unnumbered leaf of plates : portrait ; 21 cm (8vo)

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Printed for the author by Folwell, [1800]

Notes:

Verses on Mount Vernon: p. [9]-29. The remainder of the volume through p. 83 consists of miscellaneous verses and prose sketches.

"Elegiac verses, on the decease of His Late Excellency, the illustrious and ever-memorable, great and good General George Washington, of immortal memory": 4 p., at end.

Cited in:

Evans 38479

Wegelin, O. Amer. poetry, 348

OCLC:

185063170