Greatness & goodness elegized, in a poem, upon the much lamented decease of the honourable & vertuous Madam Hannah Sewall : late consort of the Honourable Judge Sewall, in Boston, in New-England. She exchanged this life for a better, October, 19th. Anno Dom. 1717. Ætatis suæ 60.
| Author/creator | Danforth, John |
| Format | Microform |
| Publication Info | [Boston] : [publisher not identified], [1717] |
| Description | 1 sheet (1 unnumbered page) : illustrations (relief cut) |
| Subjects |
| Series | Early American imprints. First series ; no. 39662 Early American imprints. First series ; no. 39662. ^A478749 |
| General note | Verse in seven stanzas; first line: A mind serene is only fit for verse. |
| General note | Signed: Ita humillime Precatur John Danforth, V.D.M. Dorcestriæ. |
| General note | Text in two columns surrounded by mourning border; woodcut (Reilly 18) at head, with the words "Memento mori. Remember death." |
| References | Bristol B522 |
| References | Shipton & Mooney 39662 |
| References | Ford, W.C. Broadsides, 417 |
| References | Wegelin, O. Amer. poetry, 106 |
| Reproduction note | Joyner- Microfiche. [New York : Readex Microprint, 1985] 11 x 15 cm. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 39662). |
| Genre/form | Broadsides. |
| Genre/form | Elegies. |
| Other title | Mind serene is only fit for verse. |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | NC Microfiche | MICROFICHE AM35E NO. 39662 | ✔ Available |