poems--1774

Verse in sixty numbered stanzas; first line: Oh where so quick, my soul. The fire occurred on December 29, 1773. The New-York Historical Society copy is inscribed: "Printed by John Holt. June 1774". John Holt was printing in New York in 1774. Text in four columns.

Verse of forty-two lines; first line: Mourn, Yankey, mourn, the dreaded loss deplore. The New-York Historical Society copy is dated in a contemporary hand: New York, July 26th, 1774 P.M. (probably in reference to Peggy Mullin [i.e. Mullen?], the subject of the poem's closing verses, a Philadelphia tavern owner and mother of Captain Robert Mullen of the Continental Marines).

First line: Say, weeping muse, what means that passing bell? Dated at end: December the 26th, 1774.

Followed by two epitaphs, in verse, "To the memory of Alex. Wedderburne, Esq." and "To the memory of Thomas Hutchinson, Esq." Two initialed woodcut coffins are printed above the verses within the text. Date of publication supplied by Bristol. Text in two columns, separated by ornaments.