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Sonnet. For the fourteenth of October, 1793. When were entombed the remains of His Excellency John Hancock, Esq; Late governor and commander in chief of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Gram, Hans, 1756-1804.Date: 1798]- Books
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Nunc dimittis, briefly descanted on. The happy dismission, of the holy believer, from the work of earth, to the joy of heaven; considered in a funeral sermon, for that venerable and memorable servant of Christ, Mr. John Higginson, the aged Pastor of the church in Salem; (with memoirs of his life,) who, on 9 d. 10 m. 1708. in the ninety third year of his age, went from the earthly Salem, to the heavenly. [Three lines from Erasmus]
Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728.Date: 1709- Books
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Fire and faggot, or; An ellegy on Dr. S---ch---ls two sermons, which were burnt on Monday the 27th of March, 1710.
Date: [1710]- Books
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A Funeral elegy on the Rev. and renowned George Whitefield, Chaplain to the Right Hon. the Countess of Huntington, &c. Who departed this life, at Newbury-Port, on Sabbath morning, the 30th day of September, 1770, in the 56th year of his age.
Date: 1770]- Books
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An Elegy to the infamous memory of Sr. F--- B-----. [Two lines of Latin quotation]
Date: Printed in the year M,DCC,LXIX. [1769]- Books
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An elegy, occasion'd by the death of Mrs. Ruth Edson, wife to Mr. Josiah Edson, Junr. of Bridgewater [Mass.]; who deceas'd May 31st 1743, in the 34th year of her age; and sent to him upon this sorrowful dispensation of Providence, ---By a friend.
N. J. S.Date: 1743]- Books
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To the Rev. Mr. Pitkin, on the death of his lady.
Wheatley, Phillis, 1753-1784.Date: 1772]- Books
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A good character. Or, A walk with God characterized. With some dues paid unto the memory of Mr. Joseph Belcher, the late Reverend & excellent Pastor of Dedham, who expired April 27. 1723. By one of the ministers of Boston. [Three lines of quotation in Latin] With an Eleg by the Reverend Mr. John Danforth.
Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728.Date: 1723- Books
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Elegy to the memory of Miss Elizabeth Swift.
Barry, Henry, 1750-1822.Date: 1783?]- Books
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Some remarkable passages in the life of the Hon. Col. James Gardiner, who was slain at the Battle of Preston Pans, September 21, 1745. To which is added, the sermon, occasioned by his heroick death. By P. Doddridge, D.D. [Two lines from Virgil]
Doddridge, Philip, 1702-1751.Date: M,DCC,XCII. [1792]- Books
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The beauties of Hervey: or, Descriptive, picturesque and instructive passages, selected from the works of this deservedly admired author ... To which are added, Memoirs of the author's life and character: with an elegiac poem on his death. [Four lines of verse]
Hervey, James, 1714-1758.Date: 1797- Books
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Clough's farewell, 1708. An almanack for the year of our Lord, (according to the common account) 1708. ... Design'd for the publick, by Samuel Clough, before his death, which was October 26, 1707. [One line from Ecclesiastes] To which is prefixt a short elegy on the author Licensed by authority.
Clough, Samuel, 1665?-1707.Date: 1708 [i.e., 1707?]- Books
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An elegy on the times: first printed at Boston, September 20th, A.D. 1774.
Trumbull, John, 1750-1831.Date: 1775- Books
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The grave. A poem. By Robert Blair. [One line from Job] To which is added, An elegy, written in a country church-yard. By Mr. Gray.
Blair, Robert, 1699-1746.Date: M.DCC.XCI. [1791]- Books
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An elegy upon the deaths of those excellent and learned divines, the Reverend Nicholas Noyes, A.M. and the Reverend George Curwin, A.M. the pastors of the First Church of Christ in Salem. Mr. Noyes was ordain'd November 14th. 1683. and expired December 13th. 1717. Aged seventy years, wanting twelve days. Mr. Curwin was ordain'd May 19th. 1714. and expired November 23d. 1717. In the thirty fifth year of his age. Publish'd at the desire of many of their hearers.
Phillips, Samuel, 1690-1771.Date: 1717]- Books
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Gloria Britannorum: or, The British worthies. A poem. Being an essay on the characters of the most illustrious persons in camp or cabinet, since the Glorious Revolution to this present time. More particularly, of the present ministry, under our most renowned sovereign Lord King George. To which is added, an ode on His Majesty's coronation, and an elegy on the death of the late glorious Duke of Marlborough. By a lover of the present happy constitution. [Two lines from Horace]
Knapp, Francis, 1672-Date: 1723- Books
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A poem, on the death of Deacon William Barns, of New-Fairfield, who departed this life, September 18, 1768, in the lxixth year of his age. [Six lines of quotations]
Potter, James.Date: 1769- Books
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Effusions of female fancy. By a young lady, native of America: consisting of elegys [sic], and other original essays in poetry. [Eight lines of verse from Prior]
Young lady, native of America.Date: M,DCC,LXXXIV. [1784]- Books
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Fever; an elegiac poem. Dedicated to the citizens of Philadelphia, by a citizen. [One line in Latin from Virgil]
Citizen.Date: 1799- Books
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A funeral elegy on the death of General George Washington. Adapted to the 22d of February. By Abraham Wood.
Wood, Abraham, 1752-1804.Date: --Jan. 1800- Books
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Corderius americanus. An essay upon the good education of children. And what may hopefully be attempted, for the hope of the flock. In a funeral sermon upon Mr. Ezekiel Cheever. The ancient and Honourable master of the Free-School in Boston. Who left off, but when mortalit took him off, in August, 1708. the ninety fourth year of his age. With an elegy and an epitaph upon him. By one that was once a scholar to him. [One line epigram in Latin]
Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728.Date: 1708- Books
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An elegy, on the death of Mrs. Anne Belding, late wife of the Reverend Mr. Joshua Belding [i.e., Belden], of Newington; who died October 29, 1773. Humbly inscribed to him, by a youth of his parish.
Youth of his parish.Date: 1774- Books
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Essays on the subject of the slave-trade, in which the sentiments of several eminent British writers are attended to.-- And also containing extracts from an address of the Abolition Society in Paris, to the National Assembly, and to their countrymen in general, dated March 28, 1791.-- Particularly honorable to that nation, and friendly to the rights of mankind.
Date: M,DCC,XCI. [1791]- Books
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A sermon occasioned by the late great earthquake, and the terrors that attended it. Prepared for, and (in part) delivered at a fast in Dorchester, Nov. 7. 1727. And transcribed for the press with some enlargement. By John Danforth, M.A. Pastor of the church there. [Fourteen lines of Scripture texts]
Danforth, John, 1660-1730.Date: 1728- Books
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Monody on Major Andre, (who was executed at Tappan, November--1780.) By Miss Seward. To which are added, Major Andre's letters. Addressed to Miss Seward, when at his 18th year.
Seward, Anna, 1742-1809.Date: M,DCC,LXXXVIII. [1788]