Poems, occasioned by several circumstances and occurrencies [sic], in the present grand contest of America for liberty.
| Author/creator | Case, Wheeler |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | New-Haven : Printed by Thomas and Samuel Green, M,DCC,LXXVIII. [1778] |
| Description | 24 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm (8vo) |
| Supplemental Content | Evans Digital Edition |
| Subjects |
| Series | Early American imprints. First series ; no. 15754. ^A478749 |
| Contents | The fight of the eagle and the crane -- A dialogue between Col. Paine, and Miss Clorinda Fairchild, when taking his leave of her to go on the northern expedition -- St. Clair's flight and Burgoyne's defeat -- The lamentations of General Burgoyne -- The fall of Burgoyne -- The vanity of trusting in an arm of flesh -- The tragical death of Miss Jane M'Crea, who was scalped, and inhumanly buthcered by a scouting party of Burgoyne's army, on his way towards Albany -- An answer for the messengers of the nation. |
| General note | Attributed to Wheeler Case by Evans. |
| References | Evans 15754 |
| References | Wegelin, O. Amer. poetry, 59 |
| Other forms | Microform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2002-2004. Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 15754). |
| Genre/form | Poems 1778. |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |