Funeral elegy sacred to the memory of Capt. John Askins [i.e., Atkins] : of the sloop Lucy, bound from Penobscot to Boston, with thirteen other persons ... who were unfortunately drowned or perished with hunger and cold, by the melancholy tragedy, at Lovell's-Island, in the harbour of Boston; occasioned by a most tremendous snow-storm, which happened on Saturday, Dec. 9, 1786.
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | [Boston] : E. Russell, pr. next Lib. Pole, [1786] |
| Description | 1 sheet (1 unnumbered page) : illustrations (relief cuts) ; 36 x 22 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Evans Digital Edition |
| Subjects |
| Series | Early American imprints. First series ; no. 49610. ^A478749 |
| General note | Verse in twenty-six numbered stanzas; first line: Let joyful themes flee far away. |
| General note | Preceded by an account of the tragedy, including the names of those who perished. In contemporary newspaper accounts, the spelling "Atkins" predominates. |
| General note | Elegy in three columns; printed area, including relief cuts of fourteen coffins at head of title, measures 33.5 x 19.5 cm. |
| General note | Not in Evans or Bristol. |
| 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. 49610). |
| Genre/form | Elegies. |
| Genre/form | Broadsides. |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |