An exercise, containing a dialogue and ode : sacred to the memory of His Late Gracious Majesty, George II. : performed at the public commencement in the College of Philadelphia, May 23d, 1761 / the ode written and set to music by Francis Hopkinson, Esq; M.A. in said college.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Smith, William, 1727-1803, author.

Contributor:

Hopkinson, Francis, 1737-1791, other.

Dunlap, William, -1779, printer.

University of Pennsylvania, associated name.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

George II, King of Great Britain, 1683-1760.

George.

Masques, American--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Early works to 1800.

Masques, American.

Baccalaureate addresses--Early works to 1800.

Baccalaureate addresses.

Universities and colleges--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--18th century.

Universities and colleges.

Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

Genre:

Early works.

Addresses.

Masques.

Plays.

Penn Provenance:

Sary, Paul (former owner)

Physical Description:

8 pages ; 22 cm (4to)

Edition:

[First edition, first printing?]

Fingerprint:

d.ns e?mp O.h! e-e, (C) 1761 (R)

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia: : Printed by W. Dunlap, in Market-Street,, MDCCLXI. [1761]

Notes:

Cover title.

Pagination includes covers.

Includes catchwords, head and tail-pieces.

The dialogue was written by Dr. William Smith. Cf. Hopkinson, F., The miscellaneous essays and occasional writings of Francis Hopkinson, Esq., 1792, volume 3. Dr. Smith was the first Provost of the University of Pennsylvania; Francis Hopinson was a member of the first graduating class of the University of Pennsylvania and a signer of the Declaration of Independence.

Signatures: [A]⁴.

Local Notes:

Kislak Center copy has scattered foxing; a loss of a word or two (?) on last page. Volume is sewn with uneven edges. Copy contains handwritten marginal note on page 3 indicating a prompt for the character, "Amyntor", perhaps indicating item is the first, or at least, an early printing of a first edition?

Kislak copy was formerly owned by Paul Sary of East Peoria, Illinois. Purchased for the Penn Libraries in 2013.

Cited in:

Evans, 8882

Sabin, 84606

ESTC, W5948

Wegelin, O American poetry, 209

Hildeburn, C.R. Pennsylvania, 1736

OCLC:

1348104346