Juvenile poems on various subjects : With The prince of Parthia, a tragedy. By the late Mr. Thomas Godfrey, Junr. of Philadelphia. To which is prefixed, some account of the author and his writings. [One line from Horace].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Godfrey, Thomas, 1736-1763.

Evans, Nathaniel, 1742-1767., Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Children's poetry--18th century.

Children's poetry.

Genre:

Poems.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxvi,[2],223,[1]p. )

Other Title:

Juvenile poems on various subjects

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : printed by Henry Miller, in Second-Street, MDCCLXV. [1765]

Notes:

"The Prince of Parthia is the earliest dramatic production by a native American author published in the American colonies."--Evans.

The account of Godfrey is by Nathaniel Evans.

Subscribers' names, p. xxiii-xxvi.

Errata, p. [xxviii].

"Elegy, to the memory of Mr Thomas Godfrey."--p. 1-4, signed: J. [i.e., John] Green. "Elegy to the memory of the same."--p. 5-7, signed: N. [i.e., Nathaniel] Evans.

Microopaque only contains "The prince of Parthia".

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

Evans, 9983

Hildeburn, C.R. Pennsylvania, 2129

Wegelin, O. Amer. poetry, 183

Hill, F. P. Amer. plays, 119

English Short Title Catalog, W20606.

OCLC:

642782385