A Poem, spoken extempore, by a young lady : on hearing the guns firing and bells chiming on account of the great and glorious acquisition of their Excellencies Gen. Washington and the C. de Grasse, by the surrender of York-Town.
| Other author | Young lady author. |
| Other author | Young lady. |
| Other author | Russell, Ezekiel, 1743-1796, printer. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | [Boston] : Printed by E. Russell, near Liberty-Stump.--At the same place may be had, Russell's American almanac, and Bickerstaff's Boston do, [1781] |
| Description | 1 sheet : illustrations (relief cuts) ; 35 x 21 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text online |
| Subjects |
| General note | Verse in twenty-eight lines, printed on left half of sheet beneath relief cut; first line: Honor commands great Washington I sing. |
| General note | Right half of sheet contains second poem, in fifty-six lines, entitled: His Lordship humbled: or, Cornwallis's lamentation. With a relief cut flanking title. First line: Great Mars, thou god of battles won. |
| General note | Dated [1782] by Bristol, but more likely printed soon after Cornwallis' surrender in October 1781. The advertisement for almanacs in the imprint also suggests that the sheet was issued late in 1781. |
| General note | Printed area measures 32.1 x 18.7 cm. |
| General note | Reproduction of original from Boston Public Library. |
| References | Bristol, B5572 |
| References | Shipton & Mooney, 44247 |
| References | English Short Title Catalog, W1010. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. |
| Genre/form | Single sheet verse. |
| Genre/form | Poems 1781. |
| Genre/form | Booksellers' advertisements Massachusetts Boston. |
| Genre/form | Broadsides. |
| Contains title | His Lordship humbled: or, Cornwallis's lamentation. |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |