Text New-York, April 23, 1777. Song for St. George's Day. Tune, Hail England, Old England, verso First line: For ages the nations beheld with surprize. Watermark: OGR (probably Onderdonk, Gaines, and Remsen, the proprietors of the Onderdonk Paper Mill in Hempstead, Long Island, New York). New-York Historical copy with ms. note on verso: Supposed--by the Revd. Mr. Odell, late Episl minister at Burlington in New Jersey driven to N York by the violent [rulers?] of the day. At the close of the Am. War, he went to the province of New Brunswick shamefully relinguished his profession & was appointed Secy of that province. References: Bristol B4548. View Item
Text New-York, April 23, 1777. Song for St. George's Day. Tune, Hail England, Old England, recto First line: For ages the nations beheld with surprize. Watermark: OGR (probably Onderdonk, Gaines, and Remsen, the proprietors of the Onderdonk Paper Mill in Hempstead, Long Island, New York). New-York Historical copy with ms. note on verso: Supposed--by the Revd. Mr. Odell, late Episl minister at Burlington in New Jersey driven to N York by the violent [rulers?] of the day. At the close of the Am. War, he went to the province of New Brunswick shamefully relinguished his profession & was appointed Secy of that province. References: Bristol B4548. View Item
Text On this day of renown, all joys shower down … Eleven numbered stanzas printed in double columns divided by type ornament rule. Type ornament rule and border. Title taken from first two lines of text. Dated: New-York- April 23- 1779. Type ornaments at sides previously used by John Holt. Cf. Evans 14034 and 14325. Other ornaments used by Hugh Gaine- who probably was the printer. New-York Historical copy imperfect: title cropped- missing. Ms. note on verso: [illegible] for St. Geo. Day by the Rev. Mr. Odell. References: Bristol B4934. Reilly- E.C. Colonial printers' ornaments 520- 576- 583. View Item
Image Text 2 Items New-York, April 23, 1777. Song for St. George's Day. Tune, Hail England, Old England. First line: For ages the nations beheld with surprize. Watermark: OGR (probably Onderdonk- Gaines- and Remsen- the proprietors of the Onderdonk Paper Mill in Hempstead- Long Island- New York). New-York Historical copy with ms. note on verso: Supposed--by the Revd. Mr. Odell- late Episl minister at Burlington in New Jersey driven to N York by the violent [rulers?] of the day. At the close of the Am. War- he went to the province of New Brunswick shamefully relinguished his profession & was appointed Secy of that province. References: Bristol B4548. View Item