yC-NRLF dl3a H63 B 3 lai ^^^^ EARLY AMERICAN POETRY 161O-182O A LIST OF WORKS IN THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY COMPILED BY JOHN C. FRANK NEW YORK I9I7 EXCHANGE [ )/ ^3 Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2008 with funding from IVIicrosoft Corporation http://www.archive.org/details/earlyamericanpoeOOfranrich EARLY AMERICAN POETRY 161O-182O A LIST OF WORKS IN THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY :0M PILED BT JOHN C. FRANK NEW YORK 1917 NOTE This list includes titles of zvorks in The Nezv York Public Library on August 1, 1917. They arc in the Reference De- partment of the Library, in the Central Building at Fifth Avenue and Fort\-secoud Street. Reprinted October 1917 Fl:OM THE Bulletin of The New York Public Library OF August 1917 form p-100 [x-io-lj 3c] EARLY AMERICAN POETRY, 1610-1820 A LIST OF WORKS IN THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY Compiled by John C. Frank Adams, John, 1704-40. Poems on several occasions, original and translated. By the late reverend and learned John Adams. M.A. Boston: Printed for D. Goodkin. in Marlborough-Street, over against the Old South Meeting House. 1745. 4 p.l.. 176 p. 16°. Reserve Adams, John Quincy. 1767-1848. On the discoveries of Captain Lewis. (In: The Monthly anthology and Boston review. Boston. 1807. 8°. v. 4, p. 143-144.) * DA Also printed in E. A. and G. L. Duyckinck's Cyclofxrdia of American literature, New York, 1S66, v."l, p. 395, NBB. Agricola, pseud. Sec The Squabble; a pasioral eclogue. Albany Register. The humble address of the Carriers of the Albany Register, to their generous customers, greeting them with a Happy New Year. [Albany, N. Y.: Jan. 1, 1796.] Broadside. Reserve All the world's a stage. A poem, in three parts. The stranger. Newburyport: Printed by William Barrett. 1796. 15 [really 14] p. 8°. Reserve The name "I. Storey" is written on the title in a contemporary hand, in the place where the author's name is usually printed; tlie reference being un- doubtedly to Isaac Story, who was born at Marble- head in 1774, and published his first poem. An Epistle from Yarico to Inkle, in 1792. Allen, Benjamin, 1789-1829. Miscellane- ous poems, on moral and religious sub- jects: By Osander [pseud. of Benjamin Allen]. Hudson: Printed by Wm. E. Nor- man No. 2, Warren Street. 1811. 2 p.l.. 7(1) p., 21., 11-180 p. 16°. NBHD ■ ■ New-York: Printed by J. Sey- mour, Sold by Griffin and Rudd, agents for the publisher; 189, Greenwich-St. 1812. 4 p.l., 5-180 p. 24°. NBHD Published to aid the author to study for the ministry. Urania, or The true use of poesy; a poem. By B. Allen, Jun. New-York: Pub- lished by A. H. Inskeep. and Bradford & Inskeep. Philadelphia. 1814. 3 p.l., (US- 192 p. 24°. NBHD Page 8 is wrongly numbered p. 5. Allen, Mrs. Brasseya, 1760 or 1762-18—? Pastorals, elegies, odes, epistles, and other poems. By Mrs. Allen. (Copy right secured.) Abingdon. (Md.): Printed by Daniel P. Ruff. 1806. 5 p.l., (1)10-163 p. 16°. NBHD Dedicated to Thomas Jefferson. AUen, James, 1739-1808. An intended in- scription written for the monument on Beacon-Hill in Boston, and addressed to the passenger. (In: American poems, se- lected and original. Litchfield, 1793. 12°. p. 199-201.) Reserve and NBH Also printed in The Columbian muse. New York, 1794. p. 146-147, NBH, and in Samuel Kettell, Speci- mens of American poctrv, Boston, 1829, v. 1, p. 170- 171, NBH. Lines on the [Boston] massacre. (In: Samuel Kettell, Specimens of Ameri- can poetry. Boston, 1829. 12°. v. 1, p. 162-165.) NBH Written in 1772 but not published till 1782. ■ [Poem] On W^ashington's visit to Boston, 1789. (In: Samuel "Kettell, Speci- mens of American poetry. Boston, 1829. 12°. p. 171-173.) NBH Poem, written in Boston, at the commencement of the late Revolution. (In: American poems, selected and orig- inal. Litchfield, 1793. 12°. p. 193-199.) Reserve and NBH The retrospect. (In: Samuel Ket- tell, Specimens of American poetry. Bos- ton, 1829. 12°. V. 1, p. 165-170.) NBH Alien, Paul, 1775-1826. Original poems, serious and entertaining. By Paul Allen, A.M. Published according to act of Con- gress. Printed by Joshua Gushing, Salem, 1801. 2 p.l., (i)vi-xi, 141 p. 16°. Reserve and NBHD A poem, delivered in the Baptist Meeting House in Providence, September 4th A. D. 1793, being the anniversary com- mencement of Rhode Island College. By Paul Allen. (In: Massachusetts magazine. Boston, 1793. 8°. October, 1793. p. 594- 599.) Reserve Allston, Washington. 1779-1843. The sylphs of the seasons, with other poems. By W. Allston. First American froin the London edition. Boston: Published by Cummings and Hilliard, No. 1, Cornhill. [3] 3G6522 4 THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY Cambridge... Hiil/avcf & Mclcalr. 1813. 2p.l., (i)vi-viip., 11., (1)12-168 p. 12°. NBHD The first edition was published in London, 1813. Contents: The sylphs of the seasons, a poet's dream, p. 11-43. — -The two painters, a tale, p. 45- 86. — Eccentricity, p. 87-113. — -The paint-king, p. 115-129. — Myrtilla, p. 131-141. — To a lady, who spoke slightingly of poets, p. 143-147. — Sonnets, p. 149-154. — The mad lover at the grave of his mis- tress, p. 155-158. — First love, a ballad, p. 159-161. — The complaint, p. 162-164. — Will, the maniac, a ballad, p. 165-168. — — - Lectures on art, and poems, by Washington Allston. Edited by Richard Henry Dana, Jr. New York: Baker and Scribner, 1850. xi, 380 p. 8°. NBI In addition to the poems mentioned in the previ- ous entry, includes America to Great Britain. This poem, written in 1810, was inserted by Coleridge in the first edition of his Sibylline leaves, London, 1817, p. 276-278, with the following note: "This poem, written by an American gentleman, a valued and dear friend, I communicate to the reader for its moral, no less than its poetic spirit." Alsop, George, b. 1638. A character of the province of Maryland, wherein is de- scribed in four distinct parts, (viz.) i. The scituation, and plenty of the province, ii. The laws, customs, and natural demeanor of the inhabitant, iii. The worst and best usage of a Maryland servant, opened in view. IV. The traffique, and vendable com- modities of the countrey. Also a small treatise on the wild and naked Indians (or Susquehanokes) of Mary-Land, their cus- toms, manners, absurdities, & religion. To- gether with a collection of historical let- ters. By George Alsop. London, Printed by T. J. for Peter Dring, at the sign of the Sun in the Poultrey: 1666. 10 p.l., 118 p., 2 1., 1 port. (8°.) Reserve 1 facsimile portrait inserted. Poems on the following pages: p.l. 6-7; p. 26, 44- 45, 55, 75-80, 82-83, 103-104, 108-111. A new edition with an intro- duction and copious historical notes. By John Gilmary Shea... New York: Wil- liam Gowans, 1869. 125 p., 1 map, 1 port. 8°. (Gowans' Bibliotheca Americana, no. 5.) ISGandlAG Includes a type-facsimile title-page. Reissued as Fund publication, no. IS, of the Mary- land Historical Society, lAA. Reprinted from the original edition of 1666. With introduction and notes by Newton D. Mereness... Cleve- land: The Burrows Brothers Company, 1902. 113 p., Imap, 1 pi., 1 port. 8°. ISG Includes a reduced photo-facsimile of original title- page. No. 145 of 250 copies printed. Alsop, Richard, 1761-1815. The charms of fancy: a poem in four cantos, with notes. By Richard Alsop. Edited from the orig- inal manuscripts, with a biographical sketch of the author, by Theodore Dwight. New York: D. Appleton and Company, M.DCcc.Lvi. xiip., 11., (1)14-214 p. 8". NBHD This poem was mostly written before 1788. Elegy. (In: E. A. and G. L. Duy- ckinck. Cyclopaedia of American literature. New York, 1866. 8°. v. 1, p. 497.) NBB An elegy written in February 1791. (In: American poems, selected and orig- inal. Litchfield, 1793. 12°. p. 251-255.) Reserve and NBH Also printed in The Columbian muse. New York, 1794, p. 190-194, NBH. Extract from the Conquest of Scandinavia; being the introduction to the fourth book. (In: American poems, se- lected and original. Litchfield, 1793. 12°. p. 272-284.) Reserve and NBH Habakkuk, chap. iii. (In: Ameri- can poems, selected and original. Litch- field, 1793. 12°. p. 263-264.) Reserve and NBH ■ The incantation of Ulfo. From the Conquest of Scandinavia. (In: Samuel Kettell, Specimens of American poetrv. Boston, 1829. 12°. v. 2, p. 61-67.) NBH A poem; sacred to the memory of George Washington, late president of the United States, and commander in chief of the armies of the United States. Adapted to the 22d of Fel). 1800. By Richard Alsop. Hartford: Printed by Hudson and Good- win. 1800. 23 p. 8°. Reserve This poem was delivered by Richard Alsop before the citizens of Middletown. Conn., at the memorial service of February 22, 1800. Twilight of the Gods; or Destruc- tion of the world, from the Edda, a system of ancient Scandinavian mythology. (In: American poems, selected and original. Litchfield, 1793. 12°. p. 265-272.) Reserve and NBH Verses to the shearwater — on the morning after the storm at sea. (In: Samuel Kettell, Specimens of American poetry. Boston, 1829. 12°. v. 2, p. 60-61.) NBH Versification of a passage from the fifth book of Ossian's Temora. (In: American poems, selected and original. Litchfield, 1793. 12°. p. 255-262.) Reserve and NBH See also The Echo; The Political greenhouse for the year 1798. An American, pseud. Crystalina; a fairy tale. See Harney, John Milton. An American, pseud. See Oppression, a poem. An American, pseud. See Prime, Benja- min Young. EARLY AMERICAN POETRY, 1610-1820 American poems, selected and original. Vol. 1. Litchfield: Printed by Collier and Buel. [1793.] (The copy right secured as the Act directs.) viii, 304 p., 4 1. 12°. Reserve and NBH No more published. "The first general collection of poetry ever at- tempted in this country." — C. W. Everest, Poets of Connecticut, Hartford, 1843, p. 103. The editorship is attributed by Everest to Dr. Elihu Hubbard Smith, but the postscript to the pref- ace of the work p. [vi] refers to "the ill health of one of the editors." The Reserve copy contains the autographs of Daniel Crocker, Samuel Austin, and Samuel G. Drake. Contents: Elegy on the times; Elegy on the death of Mr. Buckingham St. John; Ambition; Prophecy of Balaam; Downfall of Babylon; Speech of Proteus to Aristsus; by John Trumbull. — Trial of faith; Address to genius of Columbia; Columbia; The sea- sons moralized; A hymn; A song; The critics; Epistle to Col. Humphreys; by Timothy Dwight. — The pros- pect of peace; A poem spoken at commencement at Yale College; Elegy on Titus Hosmer; by Joel Barlow. — Elegy on burning of Fairfield, Connecti- cut; Elegy on Lieut. De Hart; Mount Vernon; An ode addressed to Laura; Genius of America; Epistle to Dr. Dwight; A song translated from the French; by David Humphreys. — Epitaph on a pa- tient killed by cancer quack; Hypocrite's hope; On general Ethan Allen; by Lemuel Hopkins.- — An ora- tion which might have been delivered to students in anatomy on the late rupture between two schools in Philadelphia, by Francis Hopkinson. — Philosophic solitude; by William Livingston.- — -Descriptive lines upon prospect from Beacon-Hill in Boston; Ode to the President on his visiting the Northern states; Invocation to Hope; Prayer to Patience; Lines ad- dressed to Delia Crusca; by Philenia, a lady of Boston. — Alfred to Philenia. — Philenia to Alfred. — ■ Poem written in Boston at the commencement of the Revolution; An intended inscription for monu- ment on Beacon-Hill in Boston; by James Allen. • — - Elegiac ode to General Greene, by George Richards. Country school. — Speech of Hesper. — [Poem on the distress of inhabitants of Guinea.] - — New Year's wish; From a Gentleman to a lady who had presented him with a cake heart; by Dr — Utrum horum mavis elige. — Ella, a Norwegian tale, by Wil'iam Dunlap. — Eulogium on rum, by J. Smith. — Country meeting, by T. C. James. — Written at sea in a heavy gale, by Philip Freneau. — To Ella, from Bertha.- — An elegy written in February 1791; Versification of passage from fifth book of Ossian's Temora; Habakkuk, chap, in; Twilight of the Gods; Extract from Conquest of Scandinavia; by Richard Alsop. — Ode to conscience, by Theodore Dwight. — Collolloo, an Indian tale, by William Dunlap. — An ode to Miss ****, by Joseph Howe. - — ■ Message from Mordecai to Esther, by Timothy Dwight. The American poetical miscellany. Orig- inal and selected. Philadelphia: Published by Robert Johnson, C. & A. Conrad & Co. and Mathew Care3^ booksellers and sta- tioners. 1809. Ip.l., (1)4-304 p. 16°. NBH John Binns, printer. Includes the following poems by American authors: The burning of Fairfield, by D. Humphreys. — Mercy, by Salleck Osborn. — Eulogium on rum, by Joseph Smith. — The country meeting, by T. C. James. — The house of sloth, by Timothy Dwight. — Extract from a dramatic manuscript, by Salleck Osborn. American taxation [a poem), 1765. (In: E. A. and G. L. Duyckinck, Cyclopaedia of American literature. New York, 1866. 8°. V. 1, p. 461-463.) NBB Attributed to Samuel St. John of New Car St. John of N orwalk. Connecticut, and to Peter Connecticut. Also printed in Frank Moore, Songs and ballads of the American Revolution, New York, 1856, p. 1- 17, NBH. The American times, a satire, in three parts. See Odell, Jonathan. An American youth, pseud. See The Spunkiad: or Heroism improved. Ames, Nathaniel, 1708-1764. An essay upon the microscope. (In his: An astro- nomical diary, or An almanac for the year of our Lord Christ, 1741. Boston, 1741. 12°.) Reserve Reprinted in Stedman and Hutchinson, A library of American literature. New York, 1889, v. 2, p. 425- 427, NBB. Additional poems without titles will be found in his An astronomical diary, or An almanac... for the years 1731, 1733-35, 1737-50, 1752-75, copies of which are in the Reserve Room of the Library. — — A poetical essay on happiness. (In his: Ames's almanac revived and im- proved: or. An astronomical diary for the year of our Lord Christ, 1766. Boston, 1766. 12°.) Reserve Victory implor'd for success against the French in America. (In his: An as- tronomical diary, or An almanac for the year of our Lord Christ, 1747. Boston, 1747. 12°.) Reserve The waking of sun. (In his: An astronomical diary, or An almanac for the vear of our Lord Christ, 1739. Boston, 1739. 12°.) Reserve Reprinted in Stedman and Hutchinson, A library of American literature. New York, 1889, v. 2, p. 424-425, NBB. The Anarchiard: a New England poem. Written in concert by David Humphreys, Joel Barlow, John Trumbull, and Dr. Lem- uel Hopkins. Now first published in book form. Edited, with notes and appendices, by Luther G. Riggs. New Haven: Pub- lished by Thomas H. Pease, ZIZ Chapel Street. 1861. viii, 120 p. 24°. NBHD The Library has another copy with the following portraits inserted: David Humphreys, Joel Barlow, John Trumbull, Nathanael Greene, Robert Morris. This poem was originally published in the follow- ing numbers of The New Haven Gazette and Con- necticiit Magazine: Oct. 26, Nov. 2, Dec. 28, 1786; Tan. 11, 25, Feb. 22, March IS, 22, April 5, May 24, Aug. 16, Sept. 13, 1787. The Library possesses all the numbers of the Ne^v Haven Gasette in which this poem appeared, except the last one, Sept. 13, 1787. Nos. 1-4 of The Anarchiard were also printed in The American museum, Philadelphia, 1789, v. 5, p. 94-100, 303-305. The projector of this poem was Colonel David Humphreys; and it was written in concert with Barlow, Trumbull, and Hopkins; but what particular installment or number was written by each has never been definitely ascertained. THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY Andre, John, 1751-1780. Cow-chace, in three cantos, published on occasion of the Rebel General Wayne's attack of the Refu- gees Block-House on Hudson's river, on Friday the 21st of July, 1780. [By Major John Andre.) New-York: Printed by James Rivington, mdcclxxx. 1 p.l., (1)4- 69 p. 8°. Reserve Included with the Cow-chace, are the following poems: Yankee Doodle's Expedition to Rhode Island, written at Philadelphia, p. 19-21; On the Affair be- tween the Rebel Generals Howe and Gaddesden, written at Charlestown, p. 23-26; The American times, a satire. In three parts... By Camillo Ouerno, p. 27-69. Inserted, a portrait of Andre, engraved by Hap- wood, from a drawing by Major Andre, ornamented by Shirt. The Cow-chace appeared originally in The Royal Gazette, in the following numbers: Canto I, Aug. 16, 1780; Canto ii, Aug. 30, 1780; Canto in, Sept. 2i, 1780. Also printed in William Dunlap, Andre; a tragedy, New York, 1798, p. 75-84, Reserve, and in Winthrop Sargent, The life of Major Andre, Boston, 1861, and New York, 1871, p. 236-249, IGM. Andrews, Edward W. An address be- fore the Washington Benevolent Society, in Newburyport, on the 22d. Feb. 1816. By Edward W. Andrews, AM. Published by request of the society. Newburyport: Published by William B. Allen & Co. No. 13, Cornhill. 1816. 1 p.l.. (1)4-15 p. 8°. NBHDp.v.5,no.l4 Aquiline Nimble-Chops, pseud. De- mocracy: an epic poem. See Livingston, Henry Brockholst. Aristocracy. An epic poem. Philadel- phia: Printed for the editor. 1795. 2v. 8°. Reserve In two parts issued separately. [Part] 1 has 16 p. and is dated on p. vii: Phila- delphia, January 5, 1795. [Part] 2, without imprint, has 18[reany 17] p., pnges numbered 1-16, 18, and dated, on p. [4]: Phila- delphia, March 26th, 1795. Armstrong, William Clinton, 1855 — . editor. Patriotic poems of New Jersey. [Newark, N. J., 1906., 3 p.l., ii-v, 248 p., 5 pi., 3 ports. 8°. (Sons of the American Revolution. — New Jersey Society. New Tersev and the American Revolution.) NBH Arnold, Josias Lyndon, 1765-1796. Poems. By the late Josias Lyndon Arnold, Esq: of St. Johnsbury (Vermont) formerly of Providence, and a tutor in Rhode-Island College. Printed at Providence, by Carter and W'ilkinson, and sold at their book- store, opposite the market. M. dcc. xcvii. xii, (1)14-141 p. 12°. Reserve Introduction by the editor, signed and dated: James Burrill, jun. Providence, April. 1797. "The last words of Sholum; or. The dying In- dian," p. 46-49, is not by Arnold, but by Philip Freneau. Several of Arnold's poems are printed in Samuel Kettell, Specimens of American poetry, Boston, 1829, V. 2, p. 77-82, NBH; also in E. A. and G. L. Duy- ckinck. Cyclopadia of American literature, New York, 1866', v. 1, p. 530, NBB. Arouet, Poems of. See Ladd, Joscpli Brown. The Art of domestic happiness and other poems: By the Recluse, author of the In- dependency of the Mind, affirmed. Pitts- burgh: Published by Robert Patterson. 1817. 2 p.l., (i)vip., 11., (1)10-316 p.. 11. 16°. NBHD Printed by Butler and Lambdin. Avalanche, Sir Anthony, pseud. Fashion[s analysis; or. The winter in town. A satiri- cal poem. By Sir Anthony Avalanche. With notes, illustrations, etc. by Gregory Glacier, Gent. Part 1. New-York: Print- ed for J. Osborn, No. 13 Park. 1807. 2 p.l.. (1)6-84 p. 16°. NBHD B., B., Esq. Entertainment for a winter's evening. See Green, Joseph. Bacon's epitaph, made by his man. (Massachusetts Historical Society. Col- lections for 1814. Boston, 1838. 8°. series 2, V. 1, p. 58-59.) lAA This epitaph is in the manuscript account of Bacon and Ingram's rebellion found among the papers of Capt. Nathaniel Burwell, printed in this volume of the Collections. Also printed in Stedman and Hutchinson, A libra- rv of American literature, New York, 1889, v. 1, p. 456-457, NBB. Ballads and poetns relating to the Bur- goyne campaign. Annotated by William L. Stone. . . Albany. N. Y.: Joel Munsell's Sons, 1893. 12, 359 p., 1 pi. (front.) 8°. (Munsell's historical series, no. 20.) lAG and NBHD Ballston Springs. See Law, Thomas. Banks, Louis Albert. Immortal songs of camp and field. The story of their inspira- tion together with striking anecdotes con- nected with their history... Cleveland: The Burrows Brothers Company, 1899. 298 p., 25 pi., 25 ports. 8°. NBH Contains the following songs, written before 1820: The American flag, by J. R. Drake, p. 17-24; Adams and liberty, by R. T. Paine, p. 27-37; The Star-Spangled banner, by F. S. Key, p. 53-63; Hail Columbia, by J. Hopkinson, p. 67-77. Barlow, Joel, 1754-1812. The Columbiad a poem. By Joel Barlow. Printed by Fry and Kammerer for C. and A. Conrad and Co. Philadelphia; Conrad. Lucas and Co. Baltimore. Philadelphia: 1807. 1 p.l., (i) iv-xvi, 454 p., front, (port.), 11 pi. 4°. Reserve and NBHD The Reserve copy is extra illustrated, having 22 plates and 58 portraits inserted. The Columbiad is an amplification of the author's Vision of Columbus. This work, which is a fine example of early American bookniaking. was published at the expense of Robert Fulton, the inventor, who also "designated the subjects to be painted for engravings" at his own expense. Philadelphia: Published by C. and A. Conrad and Co. Philadelphia; Con- EARLY AMERICAN POETRY, 1610-1820 rad, Lucas and Co. Baltimore. Fry^ and Kammerer, printers. 1809. 2 v. 16°. NBHD The Library has volume 2 only. v. 2. 2 p. I., (1) 6-218 p. . - London: Printed for Richard Phillips, Bridge Street, Blackfriars. 1809. 1 p.l., (i)iv-xxxiii p., 1 1., 428 p. 8°. NBHD Frontispiece, portrait of author, inserted. . With the last corrections of the author. By Joel Barlow. Paris: Print- ed for F. Schoell, Bookseller. 1813. 3 p.l., (i)vi-xl, 448 p., 2 pi, (incl. front.), 2 ports. 8°. NBHD The conspiracy of kings; a poem: addressed to the inhabitants of Europe, from another quarter of the World. By Toel Barlow, author of the Vision of Co- iumhus. Advice to the Privileged Orders &c. &c. Printed and sold by Robinson & Tucker: Newburyport— 1794. 30 p. 8°. Reserve Inserted, the portrait of the author engraved by Edwin. Also printed in The New-York magazine, New- York. 1792, V. 3, p. 37S-382, Reserve; the author's A letter to the national convention of France, on the defects in the constitution of 1791, New York [1793?], p 73-87, Reserve: The Columbian- muse. New York, 1794 p. 1-10, NBH: and in The political writings of Joel Barlow, New York, 1796, p. 237-258. Reserve. Description of the first American congress; American Revolution; American sages; American painters; American poets. (In: The Beauties of poetry. British and American. Philadelphia, 1791. 16°. p. 155-174.) Reserve Also printed in The Columbian muse. New York, 1794, p. 89-109, NBH. An Elegy on the late honorable Titus Hosmer.^Esq. one of the Counsel- lors of the State of Connecticut, a Member of Congress, and a Judge of the Maritime Court of Appeals for the United States of America. (In: American poems, selected and original. Litchfield, 1793. 12°. p. 108- 117.) Reserve and NBH The hasty-pudding: a poem, in three cantos. Written at Chambery, in Savoy, January 1793. [By Joel Barlow. New Haven: Tiebout & O'Brien, 1796.] 2 p.l., (1)6-15 p. 8°. Reserve First printed in The New-York magazine, New York, 1796, new series, v. 1, p. 41-49, Reserve. Also printed in Samuel Kettell, Specimens of American poetry. Boston, 1829, v. 2, p. 13-21, NBH; E. A. and G. L. Duyckinck, Cvclopccdia of American literature, New York, 1866, v. 1, p. 400-403, NBB. . Brooklyn: Published by Wm. Bigelow, 55 Fulton-Street. A. Spooner, printer. 1833. 1 p.l., (i)iv-v, 6-22 p. 12°. * C p.v.724, no.8 New York: C. M. Saxton [1852?j. 12 p. 12°. VPC Bd. with: R. L. Allen. The American farm book. New York, 1852. 12°. A poem, spoken at the public com- mencement at Yale-college, in New-Hav- en, Sept. 12, 1781. (In: American poems, selected and original. Litchfield, 1793. 12°. p. 94_107.) Reserve and NBH The prospect of peace. (In: Anieri- can poems, selected and original. Litch- field, 1793. 12°. p. 85-93.) Reserve and NBH Also printed in The Columbian muse, New York, 1794, p. 10-16, NBH. The vision of Columbus; a poem in nine books. By Joel Barlow, Esquire. Hartford: Printed by Hudson and Good- win, for the author, m.dcc.lxxxvii. 258 p., 61. 12°. Reserve This is the original edition, with twelve pages containing the names of upwards of five hundred subscribers, leading men of the day, including Wash- ington, Franklin, Burr, Gov. George Clinton, etc. . Hartford, N. E. printed: Lon- don re-printed, for C. Dilly, in the Poultry; and J. Stockdale, Piccadilly, m.dcc.lxxxvii. XX, 244 p. 12°. Reserve 2 portraits inserted. Frontispiece is portrait of Toel Barlow, painted by Robert Fulton, engraved by A. B. Durand. Facing p. 3, Portrait of Columbus painted by M. Macella, engraved by P. Maverick. — — The second edition. Hart- ford: Printed by Hudson and Goodwin, for the author, m.dcc.lxxxvii. 258 p., 3 1. 16°. Reserve The last three leaves contain the names of sub- scribers. — — ■ The first edition, corrected... To which is added. The conspiracy of kings: a poem, by the same author. Paris: Printed at the English Press. Rue de Vau- girard. No. 1214; and sold by Barrois, Senior, Quai des Augustins; and R. Thom- son, Rue de L'Anciene Comedie Frangaise, no. 42. 1793. 2 p.l., 304 p. 8°. Reserve Lacks portrait. The conspiracy of kings, a poem, p. 277-304. See also The Anarchiard. Bartlett, Joseph, 1762-1827. Physiog- nomy, a poem, delivered at the request of the Society of $ B K, in the chapel of Harvard University, on the day of their anniversary, July 18th, 1799. By Joseph Bartlett. Boston, Printed by John Russell, 1799. 16 p. 8°. Reserve Trimmed down from 4°, cropping text and mar- gins. The Battle of Bunkers Hill, a dramatic piece, in five acts. See Brackenridge, Hugh Henry. Battle of Niagara, a poem. See Neal, John. The Battle of the Thames, October 5, 1813; from an unpublished poem, entitled Tecumseh. By a young American. New York: Published at the Log Cabin Office, No. 30 Ann-Street. 1840. 1 p.l., (1)4-15 p. 12°. IIH p.v.6, no.l THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY The Bay Psalm book. See Bible. Old Testament: Psalms. English. 1640. Bayard. Address to the robin redbreast. 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Reserve American contributions include: Columbia, by Dwight. — Benevolence, by Dawes. — Woman's fate, by Bayard. — Future state of the western territory; American winter; On love and the American fair; Depredations and destruction of the Algerines; bv Humphreys. — Excellent logic; British favours to "America; Extreme humanity; Omens: Nobility anticipated; by Trumbull.- — Description of the first American Congress; American Revolution; American sages; American painters; American poets; by Barlow. — Eulogium on rum, by Jos. Smith. — Faith, an ode; Hope, an ode; Charity; an ode; by Markoe. —On a lady's birth day, by W. M. Smith. — Description of Jehovah, from the xviiith Psalm, by Ladd. — The Country meeting, by T. C. James. — On the birth-day of Gen. Washington, by Markoe. — Art and nature, by W. M. Smith. — The old soldier, by Fentham. — The war-horse, by Ladd. — On the migration to America and peopling the wes- tern country, by Freneau. — A pastoral song, by Bradford. — The seasons moralized, by Dwight. — Character of St. Tamany, by Pritchard. — A song, by Dwight. — The Federal Convention. — A fair bargain, by Hopkinson. — Song sung in St. Andrew's Societv, New York, on Tuesday August 22, 1790, when Colonel Alexander M'Gillwray was present. — Address to the robin red-breast, by Bayard. — A winter piece, by Lathrop. — Elegiac epistle on the death of his sisters — and sent to another, by Osborti. — Hymn sung at the Universal meeting house in Boston, Easter Sunday, April 4, 1790. —The Deity, and his dispensations; Creation; Original state of man; Three fold state of man emblematized; Pros- pect of America; by Dwight. — Progress of science, by Evans. — Philosophic solitude, by Livingston. — Sketches of American history, by Freneau. — An Indian eclogue, by Jos. Smith. Belknap, Jeremy, 1744-1798. An eclogue, occasioned by the death of the Revere^nd Alexander Cummings, A.M., on the 25th of August A. D. 1763. ^tat. Z7 . . . [By J. Belknap, B. A.] Boston: Printed by D. & J. Kneeland, for J. Edwards, 1763. 8 p. 16°. Reserve Text cropped by trimming. Benedict, David, 1779-1874. A poem de- livered in Taunton, September 16th, A.D. 1807, at the anniversary election of the Philandrian Society. By David Benedict. Boston: Belcher & Armstrong, printers. No. 70, State-Street. 1807. 1 p.l., (1)4-19 p. 8°. NBH p.v.26, no.l7 — The watery war: or, A poetical de- scription of the existing controversy be- tween the Pedobaptists and Baptists, on the subjects and mode of baptism. By John of Enon. Boston: Printed and sold by Manning & Loring. No. 2, Cornhill. 1808. 2 p.l., (1)6-34 p. 12°. Reserve Bernard, Francis. Sec Pietas et gratu- latio Beveridge, John. Epistolae familiares et alia quasdam miscellanea. Familiar epistles, and other miscellaneous pieces, wrote originally in Latin verse, by John Beveridge, A.M. Professor of languages in the College and Academy of Philadel- phia. To which are added several trans- lations into English verse, by different hands, &c. Philadelphia. Printed for the author by William Bradford, at the Lon- don Coffee-House, at the corner of Market and Front-Streets. m,dcc,lxv. xi, 88 p. 12°. Reserve Bible. Old Testament: Psalms. Eng- lish. 1640. The whole booke of Psalmes faithfully translated into English metre. W hereunto is prefixed a discourse declar- ing not only the lawfullness, but also the necessity' of the heavenly ordinance of singing Scripture Psalmes in the Churches of God. Imprinted, 1640. [Cambridge: Stephen Daye.j 1471. 12°. Reserve Slightly imperfect. The first book printed in English in North .^merica. The version of the Psalms was made about the year 1636, the principal divines of the country each translating a portion. The principal part of the work was committed to Mr. Richard blather, minister of the church in Dorchester, who probably wrote the preface also, and to Mr. Thomas Weld and Mr. John Eliot, associate ministers of the church in Roxbury. The work of printing was completed in 1640, and the new Psalm book was adopted at once by nearly every congregation in the colony of Mas- sachusetts Bay, and for that reason it came to be known as the Bay Psalm book. Of this famous book there are only ten copies known to be extant, of which only four are perfect. For detailed statement and description see the fac- simile reprint with the introduction by Wilberforce Eames. The Bay Psalm book; being a fac- simile reprint of the first edition, printed bv Stephen Daye at Cambridge, in New England in 1640. With an introduction by Wilberforce Eames. New York: Dodd. Mead & Company, 1903. 1 p.l., v-xvii p.. 147 1. 8°. Reserve One of 975 copies on plain paper. EARLY AMERICAN POETRY, 1610-1820 Prepared for the New Eng- land Society in the City of New York [190-?]. 1 p.l., v-xvii p., 147 1. 8°. Reserve With an introduction by Wilberforce Eames. In- troduction dated: October, 1903. A literal reprint of the Bay Psalm book, being the earliest New England ver- sion of the Psalms, and the first book printed in America... Cambridge: C. B. Richardson, 1862. vii p., 1491. 8°. Stuart 4966 No. 40 of fifty copies printed. Bigelow, Samuel, fl. 1776. A poem suit- able for the present day. in five parts, Worcester, 1776. New York: repr. for C. F. Heartman, 1915. 2 p.l., 7-26 p. 8°. (Heartman's historical series, no. 14.) Reserve Facsimile reprint, including title-page of original edition, Worcester, 1776. No. 8 of forty copies printed on Fabriano hand- made paper. Biglow, William, 1773-1844. Com- mencement, a poem: or rather commence-- ment of a poem, recited before the Phi Beta Kappa Society, in their dining hall, in Cambridge, Aug. 29, 1811. By a brother fi. e., William Biglowj. Salem: Printed by Thomas C. Cushing. 1811. 1 p.l., (1)4-8 p. 8°. NBHD With bookplate of Henry B. Anthony. Education; a poem: spoken at Cam- bridge at the request of the Phi Beta Kappa Society; July 18th 1799; By William Biglow. Salem: Joshua Cushing. 1799. 2 p.l., (1)4-17 p. 8°. NBHp.v.26, no.l6 First 2 1. and last leaf lacking. Title-page sup- plied in ms. Re-re-commencement: a kind of a poem: calculated to be recited before an "assemblage" of New-England divines, of all the various denominations; but which never was so recited, and in all human probability never will be. By a friend of every body and every soul. Salem: Printed by Thomas C. Cushing. 1812. 1 p.l., (1) 4-8 p. 8°. NBHp.v.27,no.l3 The Bladensburg races. Written short- ly after the capture of Washington City, August 24, 1814. [Probably it is not generally known, that the flight of Ma- homet, the flight of John Gilpin, and the flight of Bladensburg, all occurred on the twenty-fourth of August.] Printed for the purchaser. 1816. 1 p.l., 3-12 p. 24°. Reserve Printed for the purchaser. 1816. 1 p.l., (1)4-16 p. 4°. fllH A reprint issued in 1865. No. 35 of seventy-five copies. n.t.-p. n.p., n.d. 8 p. 8°. NBHDp.v.5,no.7 A reprint. Bland, Theodoric, 1742-1790. tPatriotic poem on the battle of Lexington.] (In: The Bland papers. Edited by Charles Campbell. Petersburg, 1840. 8°. v. 1, p. xxi-xxiii.) IG Bleecker, Mrs. Ann Eliza Schuyler, 1752- 1783. An evening prospect. (In: The New-York magazine. New-York. 1791. 8". v. 2, p. 475-476.) Reserve Lines, written by the late Mrs. Ann E. Bleecker. (In: The New-York maga- zine. New-York, 1791. 8°. v. 2, p. 294.) Reserve Lines, written by the late Mrs. Ann E. Bleecker. (In: The New-York maga- zine. New-York, 1791. 8°. v. 2, p. 356.) Reserve On reading Dryden's Virgil. (Writ- ten in 1778, by the late Airs. Ann E. Bleecker.] (In: The New-York magazine. New-York, 1791. 8°. v. 2, p. 670.) Reserve The posthumous works of Ann Eliza Bleecker, in prose and verse. To which is added, a collection of essays, prose and poetical, by Margaretta V. Fau- geres. New-York: Printed by T. and J. Swords. No. 27, William-Street. 1793. 6 p.l., xviii, (1)20-375 p., front, (port.) 16°. Reserve Frontispiece, the portrait of Mrs. Bleecker en- graved by Tiebout. "Poetics," p. 185-262. Several of these poems have been reprinted in Samuel Kettell, Specimens of American poetry, Bos- ton, 1829, V. 1, p. 213-219, NBH. Bonaparte; with The storm at sea, Mada- line, and other poems. New-York: Pub- lished by Halv and Thomas, No. 142 Broadway. 1820. 1 p.l., (i)iv p., 1 1.. (1)8- 92 p. 8°. NBHp.v.28,no.l Boston Bard, Poems of. Sec Coffin, Robert Stevenson. Bosworth, Benjamin. Signs of apostacy lamented. rBv Benjamin Bosworth.] n.t.- p. [Boston? 1693?) 4 p. 24°. Reserve "A caution to prevent scandal," p. 4. Signed and dated at end: "Benjamin Bosworth of New-England. In the 81st year of my age, 1693." Photostat copy from an original in Brown Uni- versity Library. Botsford, Mrs. Margaret. Viola or The heiress of St. Valverde, an original poem, in five cantos. To which is annexed, pa- triotic songs, sonnets, &c. By a lady of Philadelphia, author of Adelaide [i.e., Mrs. Margaret Botsford]. Louisville, Ky. Printed by S. Penn, jr. 1820. 1 p.l.. (1)4- 96 p. 24°. NBHD Bowdoin, James, 1727-1790. A para- phrase on part of the ceconomy of human life. Inscribed to his excellency Thomas Pownall, Esq; Governor of the province of the Massachusetts-Bay. [By James Bow- 10 THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY doin.] Boston New-England: Printed and sold by Green and Russell, at their print- ing-office, in Queen-Street, mdcclix. 4 p.l., 3-88 p. 8°. Reserve ■ ■ Woman. (In: Samuel Kettell, Speci- mens of American poetry. Boston, 1829. 12°. V. 1, p. 330-332.) NBH Sec also Pietas et gratulatio. Boyd, William, 1777-1800. _ Wornan: a poem, delivered at a public exhibition, April 19, at Harvard University, in The Col- lege Chapel. By William Boyd. Boston: Printed by Tohn W. Folsom. m, dcc, xcvi. 2 p.l., (1)6-15 p. 12°. NBHp.v.26,no.l5 Also printed in Samuel Kettell, Specimens of American poetry, Boston, 1829, v. 2, p. 83-86, NBH. Brackenridge, Hugh Henry, 1748-1816. The Battle of Bunkers Hill. A dramatic piece, of five acts, in heroic measure. By a gentleman of Maryland... |i. e., Hugh Henry Brackenridge.] Philadelphia: Print- ed and sold by Robert Bell, in Third- Street, MDCCLXXVI. 3 p.l., (1)6-49(1) p., 1 pi. (front.) 12°. Reserve Title-page lacking; supplied by a photostat fac- simile. Frontispiece imperfect. Contains the following poems: Prologue, p.l. 3; Epilogue, p. 37-38; An ode on the battle of Bunkers- Hill, p. 39-44; Speech by General Washington, on his entering the town of IJoston, p. 45-46; A military song by the army: on General Washington's victori- ous entry into the town of Boston, p. 47-49. The prologue and epilogue were written by John Parke. The death of General Montgomery, at the siege of Quebec. A tragedy. With an ode, in honour of the Pennsylvania militia, and the small band of regular Con- tinental troops, who sustained the cam- paign, in the depth of winter, January, 1777, and repulsed the British forces from the banks of the Delaware. By the author of a dramatic piece on the Battle of Bunker's-Hill (i.e., Hugh Henry Brack- enridge). To which are added, elegiac pieces, commemorative of distinguished characters. Philadelphia: Printed and sold by Robert Bell, in Third-Street, next door to St. Paul's Church, m, dcc, lxxvii. 4 p.l., (1)10-79(1) p., 21., front. 12°. Reserve Contains the following poems: An ode in honour of Pennsylvania militia, p. 54-64; Elegiac pieces commemorative of distinguished characters, p. 65-68. The "Prologue on the death of General Mont- gomery" which is at the end, was written by John Parke. • • Norwich: Printed by J. Trum- bull, for and sold by J. Douglass M'Dou- gall, on the West side of the Great-Bridge, Providence, 1777. 5 p.l., 11-68 p. 12°. Reserve Contains the following poems: An ode in honour of Pennsylvania militia, p. 50-58; Elegiac pieces com- memorative of distinguished characters, p. 58-68. Bradford, William, 1588-1657. Certain verses left by... William Bradford. . .penned by his own hand, declaring the dispensa- tion of God's providence towards him in the time of his life, and his preparation and fittedness for death. (In: N. Morton, New- Englands Memoriall. Cambridge, 1669. 12°'. p. 144-145.) Reserve Copy of verses left by him for his children. (In: William and Mary College quarterly. Richmond, Va., 1895. 8°. v. 4, p. 63-64.) lAA A descriptive and historical account of New England in verse; from a ms. of William Bradford, Govcrnour of Plymouth Colony. (Massachusetts Historical Soci- ety. Collections. Boston, 1794. 8°. se- ries 1, V. 3, p. 77-84.) Reserve Of Boston in New England; A word to New England. (Massachusetts Historical Society. Collections. Boston, 1838. 8°. series 3, v. 7, p. 27-28.) lAA A pastoral elegy on O**** R***. (In: The New-York magazine. New-York, 1795. 8°. V. 6, p. 570-571.) Reserve ■ A pastoral song. Ascribed to W. Bradford, esq. (In: The American muse- um. Philadelphia, 1789. 8°. v. 6. p. 334- 335.) Reserve Also printed in The Beauties of poetry. British and American, Philadelphia, 1791, p. 193-195, Re- scrie; The Columbian muse. New York, 1794, p. 175- 177. NBH; The New-York magazine. New York, 1795, v. 6, p. 569-570, Reserve. Providence and the Pilgrim. (In: E. C. Stedman and E. M. Hutchinson, A library of American literature. New York, 1889. 8°. v. 1, p. 115-116.) NBB — — - Some observations of God's merci- ful dealing with us in this wilderness, and his gracious protection over us these many years. (Massachusetts Historical Societv. Proceedings, 1869-70. Boston, 1871. 8°. v. 11, p. 465-478.) lAA A word to New Plymouth. (Mas- sachusetts Historical Society. Proceed- ings, 1869-70. Boston, 1871. 8°. v. 11. p. 478-482.) lAA Bradstreet, Mrs. Anne Dudley, 1612-72. A dialogue between Old England and New and other poems, by Mrs. Anne Dudley Bradstreet. Boston ,1905j. 20 p. 12°. (Old South leaflets. [General series.] v. 7, no. 159.) *R- Room 300 Contents: A dialogue between Old England and New concerning their present troubles, anno 1642. — In honor of that high and mighty Princess Queen Elizabeth of happy memory. — To the memory of my dear and ever honored father Thomas Dudley, Esq., who deceased July 31, 1653, and of his age 77. — An epitaph on my dear and ever honored mother Mrs. Dorothy Dudley, who deceased December 27, 1643, and of'her age' 61. — The author to her book. — To my dear and loving husband. — In reference to her children 23 June, 1659. — In thankful re- membrance for my dear husband's safe arrival, Sep- tember 3, 1662. The poems of Mrs. Anne Brad- street (1612-1672). Together with her EARLY AMERICAN POETRY, 1610-1820 11 prose remains. With an introduction by Charles Eliot Norton. [New York:] The Duodecimos, mdcccxcvii. 2 p.l., xliv p.. 2 1., 347 p., 11.. 3 pi., 9 ports. 12°. NBG No. 132 of 132 copies on hand-made paper. Contains facsimiles of title-pages of the first three original editions, and of the 1867 edition edited by J. H. Ellis. Several poems compiled with great variety of wit and learning, full of delight; wherein especially is contained a compleat discourse, and description of the four ele- ments, constitutions, ages of man, seasons of the year. Together with an exact epi- tome of the three first monarchyes viz. The Assyrian, Persian, Grecian, and begin- ning of the Romane Common-wealth to the end of their last king: with diverse other pleasant & serious poems; By a Gen- tle-woman in New-England [i.e., Anne Brad- strfet]. The second edition, corrected bj^ the author and enlarged by an addition of several other poems found amongst her papers after death. Boston, Printed by John Foster, 1678. 7 p.l., 255 p. 24°. Reserve Title-page mutilated; pages 247-255 lacking. Several poems compiled with great variety of wit and learning, full of delight; wherein especially is contained, a compleat discourse and description of the four ele- ments, constitutions, ages of man, seasons of the j-ear. Together with an exact epi- tome of the three first monarchies, viz. the Assyrian, Persian, Grecian, and Roman common wealth, from its beginning to the end of their last king. With divers other pleasant and serious poems. By a Gentle- woman in New-England [i.e., Anne Brad- street]. The third edition, corrected by the author, and enlarged by an addition of several other poems found amongst her papers after her death. Re-printed from the second edition, in the year m.dcc. lviii. 1 p.l., iii-xiii, 233 p. 16°. Reserve p. 223-224, 229-230, 233 lacking. The tenth muse lately sprung up in America. Or severall poems, compiled with great variety of wit and learning, full of delight. Wherein especially is con- tained a compleat discourse and descrip- tion of the four: elements, constitutions, ages of man, seasons of the year. To- gether with an exact epitomie of the four monarchies, viz. The Assyrian, Persian, Grecian, Roman. Also a dialogue between Old England and New, concerning the late troubles. With divers other pleasant and serious poems. [By Anne Bradstreet.j Printed at London for Stephen Bowtell at the signe of the Bible in Popes Head- Alley. 1650. 7 p.l., 207 p. 24°. Reserve The works of Anne Bradstreet in prose and verse. Edited by John Harvard Ellis. Charlestown: Abram E. Cutter, 1867. 3 p.l., vii-lxxvi, 434 p., 1 pi., 1 port. 4°. NBHD No. 192 of 250 copies printed. Branagan, Thomas. Avenia, or A tragi- cal poem, on the oppression of the human species; and infringement on the rights of man. In five books. With notes explana- tory and miscellaneous. Written in imita- tion of Homer's Iliad. — A new edition. — To which is added the Constitution of the State of Pennsylvania. By Thomas Bran- agan. Author of Preliminary essays. Seri- ous remonstrance. Penitential tyrant, &c. &c. Philadelphia: Printed, and sold by J. Cline, No. 125, South Eleventh Street. 1810. 2 p.l., 5-324 p., front. 24°. NBHD Branch, William. Life, a poem in three books; descriptive of the various charac- ters in life; the different passions, with their moral influence; the good and evil resulting from their sway; and of the perfect man. Dedicated to the social and political welfare of the people of the United States. By William Branch, junior, of Prince Edward, Virginia. Richmond [Va.]: From the Franklin Press. W. W. Gray, printer. 1819. 1 p.l., (i)iv-xii p.. 1 1., 3-218 p., 11. 16°. NBHD The Breechiad, a poem. Theresa. Bos- ton: Printed by Belcher and Armstrong. State Street. 1807. 1 p.l.. 11-22 p., 1 1. 12°. NBH p.v.24, no.ll Brockway, Thomas. The gospel trag- edy: An epic poem. In four books. [By Thomas Brockway.] Published according to act of Congress. Printed at Worcester. Massachusetts, by James R. Hutchins, M Dccxcv. 1 p.l., (i)iii-ivp., 11., (1)8-119 p., front. 16°. Reserve Frontispiece, an engraving of the Crucifixion, by Amos Doolittle. A Brother, pseud. Commencement, a poem... See Biglow, William. Brown, Charles Brockden, 1771-1810. Monody, on the death of Gen. George Washington, delivered at the New-York Theatre fsic] on Monday evening, Dec. 30, '99. [By Charles Brockden Brown., (In: Commercial advertiser. New York. Jan. 2. 1800. f°. no. 699, p. 3.) Reserve A poem in ninety-six lines. Title from caption. With heading: For the Commercial advertiser. Ac- cording to Dunlap, History of the American the- atre, 1832, p. 274, this was 'written by C. B. Brown and delivered at the theatre by Mr. Cooper. Reprinted in The Spectator, New York, Jan. 4. 1800, no. 238, p. 1. Brown, Solyman. 1790-1865. An essay on American poetry, with several miscel- laneous pieces on a variety of subjects, sentimental, descriptive, moral, and patri- otic. By Solyman Brown, A. M. New THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY Haven: Published by Hezekiah Howe. Flagg & Gray, printers. 1818. 1 p.l., (1)4- 191 p 12°. NBHD With bookplate of Henry B. Anthony. Several of these poems are reprinted in Samuel Kettel!, Specimens of American poetry, Boston, 1829, V. 2, p. 351-353, NBH. Bryan, Daniel. The mountain muse: com- prising The adventures of Daniel Boone; and The power of virtuous and refined beauty. By Daniel Bryan. Of Rocking- ham County, Virginia. Harrisonburg: Printed for the author: By Davidson & Bourne. 1813. 7 p.l., (1)16-252, 12 p. 16°. NBHD Bryant, William Cullen, 1794-1878. The embargo; or, Sketches of the times. A satire. The second edition, corrected and enlarged. Together with the Spanish Revolution, and other poems. By William Cullen Bryant. Boston: Printed for the author, by E. G. House, No. 5, Court Street. 1809. 2 p.l., (1)6-35(1) p. 12°. Reserve Thanatopsis. (In: The North American review for 1817. Boston, 1825. Second edition. 8°. v. 5, p. 338-340.) * DA Also in Specimens of the American poets, Lon- don, 1822, p. 215-218, NBH. Bulkley, Edward. A threnodia upon our churches second dark eclipse, happening July 20, 1663 by deaths interposition be- tween us and that great light and divine plant, Mr. Samuel Stone, late of Hartford in New-England. (In: N. Morton, New- Englands memoriall. Cambridge, 1669. 12°. p. 168-169.) Reserve Upon the death of that truely God- ly, reverend, and faithful servant of Christ, Mr. Jonathan Mitchell, pastor of the church at Cambridge, who deceased July 9, 1668. (In: N. Morton. New-Englands memoriall. Cambridge, 1669. 12°. p. 192- 193.) Reserve Bulkley, Peter. A lamentation for the death of that precious and worthy minister of Jesus Christ, Mr. Thomas Hooker, who died July 7, 1647, as the sun was setting: the same hour of the day died blessed Cal- vin, that glorious light. (In: N. Morton, New Englands memoriall. Cambridge, 1669. 12°. p. 127-129.) Reserve Burgoyne's proclamation. ston, William. See Living- Burk, John Daly. d. 1808. Bunker-Hill; or. The death of General Warren: an his- toric tragedy, in five acts. By John Burk, late of Trinity-College, Dublin. As per- formed at the theatres in America, for fourteen nights, with unbounded applause. New-York: Published by D. Longworth, at the Dramatic Repository, Shakespeare- Gallery. July— 1817. 44 p., 11. 16°. NCO p.v.250, no.4 First published in 1808. "Ode for the fourth March, 1817. Written for the occasion by Mr. Samuel Woodworth, and sung by Mr. Abraham Stage." 1 1. following p. 42. Byles, Mather, 1706-1788. The comet: a poem. [By Mather Byles.] Boston: Print- ed and sold by B. Green and Comp. in Ncwbury-Street, and D. Goodkin, at the Corner of Water-street, Cornhil. 1744. 4 p. 8°. Reserve Woodcut on title-page of a comet. Also printed in The Massachusetts magazine, Bos- ton, 1790, V. 2, p. 565, Reserve. The conflagration. (In: Samuel Kettell, Specimens of American poetrv. Boston, 1829. 12°. v. 1, p. 126-129.) NBH A full and true account of how the lamentable wicked French and Indian pirates were taken by the valliant English- men. (In: E. A. and G. L. Duyckinck, Cycloppedia of American literature. New York, 1866. 8°. v. 1, p. 118.) NBB ■ The God of tempest and earth- quake. (In: Samuel Kettell, Specimens of American poetry. Boston, 1829. 12°. v. 1, p. 129-131.) NBH Hymn written during a voyage. (In: Samuel Kettell, Specimens of Ameri- can poetry. Boston, 1829. 12°. v. 1, p. 132.) NBH First appeared in A Collection of poems, by sev- eral hands, Boston, 1744. .-Mso printed in E. A. and G. L. Duyckinck, Cy- clopadia of American literature. New York, 1866, V. 1, p. 121, NBB; Stedman and Hutchinson. A li- brary of American literature. New York, 1889, v. 2, p. 432, NBB. ■ • To His Excellency Governour Belcher, on the Death of His Lady. An Epistle. By the Reverend Mr. Byles. [Bos- ton. 1736.] Ip.l., ii, 6p. 8°. Reserve Also printed in Samuel Kettell, Specimens of American poetrv, Boston, 1829, v. 1, p. 131-132, NBH. C, E., Gent. Sotweed redivivus. See Cook, Ebenezcr. C, G. A little looking-glass for the times; or, A brief remembrancer for Penn- sylvania. Containing some serious hints, affectionately addressed to the people of every rank and station in the province: with an appendix, by way of supplication to Almighty God. By G. C. Wilmington, Printed and sold by James Adams, 1764. 24 p. 16°. Reserve Reprinted with a type-facsimile title-page in Mag- azine of history with notes and queries, extra no. 22, p. 67-93, I AG. Caldwell, Charles. 1772-1853. An elegiac poem on the deatli of General Washington. By Charles Caldwell, A.M. M.D. Phila- EARLY AMERICAN POETRY, 1610-1820 13 delphia: Printed at the office of "The True American." 1800. 2 p.l., 12 p. 8°. Reserve With the statement on the second leaf that "part of the following poem has been already printed in a hand bill, and circulated, at the commencement of the present year, among patrons of The True Ameri- can." a copy of which, upon satin, is described and quoted in The Historical magazine, Boston, 1857, v. 1, p. 233-234, lAA. The Camp meeting. The extravagant zeal of religious fanatics and the licentious rioting of unprincipled people who attend these "meetings, deserve the severest cen- sure: but the truly pious of all denomina- tions, both in the camp and out of it, will ever be respected and revered. By the Druid of the Lakes. The meeting here celebrated was held in a deep forest of wild woods, five miles from the east bank of the Cayuga lake, in the western district of New-Vork. Printed in the Year 1810. To be had at No. 40 North Fourth-street. 2 p.l., 5-12 p. 16°. NBHp.v.23,no.ll Capen, Joseph, 1658-1725. Funeral elegy, upon the much to be lamented death and most deplorable expiration of the pious, learned, ingenious, and eminently usefuU servant of God, Mr. John Foster, who ex- pired and breathed out his soul quietly into the arms of his blessed Redeemer, at Dor- chester, Sept. 9th, Anno Dom: 1681. ^tatis anno ZZ. (In: T. C. Simonds, History of South Boston. Boston, 1857. 12°. p. 38- 39.) IQH Carey, Mathew, 1760-1839. The porcu- piniad: a hudibrastic poem. In three can- tos. Addressed to William Cobbett, by Mathew Carey. Philadelphia: Printed and sold by the author. 1799. 2 v. 8°. Reserve Issued separately. Title taken from canto li and in; canto I reads: In four cantos. Canto I dated: March 2, 1799; 1. of adv., front., viii, (1)10-52 p. Canto II and iii dated: .\pril 13, 1799; front., iv, (1)6-44 p. The prayer of an American citizen. (In: The American museum. Philadel- phia, 1787. 8°. V. 2, p. 411-413.) Reserve Carpenter, William. A poem on the exe- cution of William Shaw, at Springfield, December 13th, 1770, for the murder of Edward East in Springfield gaol, by Wil- liam Carpenter. [New York:] C. F. Heart- man, 1916. 61., folded fac. 8°. (Heart- man's historical series, no. 21.) Reserve Case, Wheeler. Revolutionary memori- als, embracing poems by the Rev. Wheeler Case, published in 1778... Edited by the Rev. Stephen Dodd. New York: M. W. Dodd, 1852. iv p., 41., (1)14-69 p. 12°. NBHD Includes reprint of original title-page (with auth- or's name inserted): Poems, occasioned by several circumstances and occurrences in the present grand contest of America for liberty. New Haven: Printed by Tho. and Samuel Green. 1778. Conteyits: A contest between the eagle and the crane. Composed February, 1776. — .-\ dialogue be- tween Col. Paine and Miss Clorinda Fairchild, when taking leave of her to go on the northern expedi- tion. — St. Clair's retreat, and Burgoyne's defeat. — The first chapter of the lamentations of C.eneral 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 butchered by a scouting party of Burgoyne's army, on his way towards Albany. — An answer for the messengers of the nation. Caustic, Christopher, pseud. See Fes- senden, Thomas Green. Church, Benjamin, 1734-1776. The choice: a poem, after the manner of Pom- fret. Written in the year 1757. By Dr. Benjamin Church, while at college, and at the age of eighteen years. Printed at Worcester: By Isaiah Thomas, jun. April — 1802. 1 p.l., (1)4-16 p. 8°. Reserve Reprinted in E. A. and G. L. Duyckinck, Cyclo- padia of American literature, New York, 1866, v. 1, p. 231-233, NBB. ■- Lines on the accession of George II. (In: Samuel Kettell, Specimens of American poetry. Boston, 1829. 12°. v. 1, p. 15^160.) NBH The times a poem. [By Benjamin Church. Boston, 1765.] 16 p. 8°. Reserve Title-page lacking, supplied with a photostat fac- simile. A satire on and against the Stamp Act. Reprinted in Samuel Kettell, Specimens of Ameri- can poetry, Boston, 1829, v. 1, p. 149-156, NBH. Sec also Pietas et gratulatio. . . Church, Edward. The dangerous vice ******* (In: Samuel Kettell, Specimens of American poetry. Boston, 1829. 12°. v. 1, p. 343-347.) NBH A Citizen of Baltimore, pseud. Original poems. See Townsend, Richard H. A Citizen of Boston, pseud. The Declara- tion of Independence; a poem. See Rich- ards, George. The Clerical candidates. A poem. Wash- ington City, Nov. 14, 1801. 32 p. 8°. Reserve This poem was written to point out "the advan- tages to society, of a clergy whose lives have been devoted to literature and a preparation for their pro- fession, over any to be expected from upstart pre- tenders without any solid qualification, other than external effrontery." Cleveland, Aaron, 1744-1815. The fam- ily blood. A burlesque. (In: Charles VV. Everest. The poets of Connecticut. New York. 1860. 8°. p. 32-34.) NBH First published in C. W. Everest, The poets of Connecticut. Hartford, 1843. Also printed in E. C. Stedman and E. M. Hutch- inson, A librarv of American literature. New York, 1889, V. 3, p. 304-306, NBB. 14 THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY The pliilosopher and boy. (In: Charles W. Everest, The poets of Con- necticut. New York, 1860. 8°. p. 25-32.) NBH Written when the author was nineteen years of age. First published in C. \V. Everest, The poets of Connecticut, Hartford, 1S43. Cliff ton, William, 1772-1799. The group: or An elegant representation illustrated. Embellished with a beautiful head of S. Verges, C.S. Philadelphia: Printed for Thomas Stevens, by Lang and Ustick. M.DCC. xcvi. 3p.l., (1)8-35(1) p., front, (port.) 12°. Reserve A satire in support of Jay's treaty. Poems, chiefly occasional, by the late Mr. Cliffton. To which are prefixed, introductory notices of the life, character and writings, of the author, and an en- graved likeness. New-York: Printed for J. W. Fenno, by G. & R. Waite. 1800. xviii, 119(1) p., front, (port.) 12°. Reserve The leaf preceding p. [71] is a special title read- ing: Some account of a manuscript, found among the papers of a French emigrant in London, entitled Talleyrand's descent into Hell. "From the Anchor Club."" Frontispiece, the portrait of the author engraved by D. Edwin, after Field. Library has another copy in KBHD, lacking por- trait. Some of Cliffton's poems are printed in Samuel Kettell, Sfccimens of American poetry, Boston, 1829, V. 2, p. 87-93. NBH; also in E. A. and G. L. Duy- ckinck, Cyclopadia of American literature. New York, 1866, v. 1, p. 604-609, NBB. To William Gifford, esquire. (In: William Gifford, The Baviad, and Mrcviad. Philadelphia, 1799. 16°. p. v-xi.) Reserve Written for this edition of Gifford's Baviad, and Mccviad, at the request of the publisher, William Cobbett. Signed and dated: C. Philadelphia 13th May, 1799. Reprinted in E. A. and G. L. Duyckinck. Cyclo- padia of American literature, v. 1, p. 606-607, NBB. Club of Odd Volumes. Early American poetry [reprintsi. v. 1-5. Boston: The Club of Odd Volumes, 1894-98. 5 v. sq. 8°. Reserve [v.] I. Tompson, Benjamin. New-England's crisis. [v.] II. Morrell, William. New-England, [v.] III. Mather, Cotton. A poem and an elegy, [v.] IV. Elegies and epitaphs, 1677-1717. [v.] V. Wolcott. Roger. The poems of Roger Wolcott, Esq., 1725. Cobbett, William, 1762-1835. French ar- rogance; or "The cat let out of the bag"; a poetical dialogue between the envoys of America, and X. Y. Z. and the lady. (By William Cobbett.) Philadelphia: Published by Peter Porcupine, opposite Christ- Church, and sold by the principal book- sellers. 1798. [Price 25 cents.) [Copy- right secured according to law.) 2 p.l., (1) 6-31 p. 8°. Reserve Reprinted with type-facsimile title-page in Mag- azine of historv with notes and queries, e.xtra no. 44, p. 383-408, I AG. Cobby, John. Poetic essays on the glory of Christ, and on the divinity and work of the Holy Spirit. By John Cobby. Price eight cents. New-York: Printed by John Tiebout, No. 358, Pearl-Street, for the author. 1797. 1 p.l., (1)4-16 p. 8°. NBH p.v.26, no. 14 An hvmn, composed for, and sung on New-Year's day, 1797, p. [1S]-16. Cockloft, Pindar, pseud. Sec Irving, William. Coffin, Robert Stevenson, 1797-1827. The miscellaneous poems of the Boston Bard (i.e., Robert Stevenson Coffin). Philadel- phia: Printed for the author, by J. H. Cun- ningham. 1818. 1 p.l., (i)iv-xv(i), (1)18- 156 p. 24°. NBHD Cogswell, Mason F. See The Echo. Colman, Benjamin, 1673-1747. On Eli- jah's translation, occasioned by the death of the reverend and learned Mr. Samuel Willard. (In: Samuel Kettell, Specimens of American poetry. Boston, 1829. 12°. V. 1, p. 55-61.) NBH A quarrel with fortune. (In: Eben- ezer Turell, The life and character of the Reverend Benjamin Colman. Boston, 1729. 8°. p. 24-25.) Reserve Reprinted in Stedman and Hutchinson, A library of American literature. New York, 1889, v. 2, p. 296, NBB. To Urania on the death of her first child. (In: E. A. and G. L. Duyckinck, Cj^clopsedia of American literature. New York, 1866. 8°. v. 1, p. 74.) NBB First published in Ebenezer Turell, The life and character of the Reverend Benjamin Colman, Bos- ton, 1729, p. 188-191, Reserve. Columbia's naval triumphs. New-York: Published by Inskeep & Bradford, No. 128 Broadway. J. Seymour, printer. No. 149 John-street. 1813. 3 p.l., (1)3-132 p. nar. 24°. NBHD The Columbiad: Or a poem on the American war. See Snowden, Richard. The Columbian muse. A selection of American poetry from various authors of established reputation. New York: Print- ed by J. Carey, for Mathew Carey, Phila- delphia. 1794. 2 p.l., 224 p. 16°. Reserve Contents: Conspiracy of kings; Prospects of peace; bv Joel Barlow. — Philosophic solitude, by William Livingston. — .An oration which might have been delivered to students in anatomy on the late rupture between the two schools of Philadelphia, by Francis Hopkinson. — Address to the Genius of -America; Columbia; Seasons moralized; by Timothy Dwight. — Elegy on the times; Elegy on the death of Mr. Buckingham St. John; Ambition; The critics; by John Trumbull. — Epistle to Col. Humphreys, by Timothv Dwight. — Sketches of American history, by Philip Freneau. — Description of the first American congress; American Revolution; American sages; American painters; American poets; by Joel Barlow. — Eulogium on rum, by Joseph Smith. — -An elegy on the burning of Fairfield, Connecticut; Elegy on Lieut. De Hart; Mount Vernon; -An ode to Laura; Genius of America; by David Humphreys. — The EARLY AMERICAN POETRY, 1610-1820 15 country meeting, by T. C. James. — Poem written at sea, by Philip Freneau. — The i\merican warrior; Doctrine of consequences; Song; by a South Caroli- nian aged 17. — Stanzas on the President's birthday. — ■ The fire fly. • — The thunder storm. — .\n epistle to Dr. D wight; A song translated from the French; by David Humphreys. — Epitaph on a patient killed by a cancer quack; Hypocrite's hope; by Lemuel Hopkins. ■ — An intended inscription, by James Allen. — Depredations and destruction of the Algerines, by David Humphreys. ■ — A winter piece, by Lathrop. — An Indian eclogue, by Joseph Smith. — Future state of the western territory; American winter; On love and the American fair; by David Humphreys. — Benevolence, by Dawes. — The old soldier, by Fentham. — • The war-horse, by Doctor Ladd. — On the migration to America, by Philip Freneau. — A pastoral song, by Bradford. — Address to the robin red-breast, by Bayard. — Progress of science, by Evans. — On a lady's birthday, by W. M. Smi^th. — Description of Jehovah, by Doctor Ladd. — Nature and art, by W. M. Smith. — Cololoo, by William Dunlap. — An elegy, written in February 1791, by Richard Alsop. — The Deity; Creation; New Eng- land described; Picture of a New England village; House of sloth; A female worthy; Miseries of war; by Timothy Dwight. — Ella, a Norwegian tale, by VVilliam Dunlap. — The country school. — Invoca- tion to Hope. — Prayer to Patience. — Character of St. Tamany, by William Pritchard. The Columbian naval melodj'; a collec- tion of songs and odes, composed on the late naval victories and otlier occasions. Boston: Printed by Hans Lund. 1813. 1 p.l., (1)3-94 p., 11. 12°. NBHD The Comet: a poem. Sec Byles, Mather. Commencement, a poem. Sec Biglow, William. Commercial Advertiser, New York. The embassina; addressed to the patrons of the Commercial Advertiser, by the carriers — with the compliments of the season. Janu- ary 1, 1800. (In: Commercial Advertiser. New-York, Jan. 2, 1800. f°. no. 699, p.l.) Reserve A poem relating to the events of the preceding year, and Washington's death. Reprinted in The Spectator, New-York, Jan. 4, 1800, no. 238, p. 1. Cook, Ebenezer. An eles^y [on] the death of the Honourable Nicholas Lowe. Esq: By E. Cooke. Laureat. (Maryland Historical Society. Fund publication, no. 36, p. 53-56.) lAA This elegy appeared originally in the Maryland Gazette, December 24, 1728. The sot-weed factor: or, A voyage to Maryland. A satyr. In which is de- scrib'd, the laws, government, courts and constitutions of the country; and also the buildings, feasts, frolicks, entertainments and drunken humours of the inhabitants of that part of America. In burlesque verse. By Ebcn. Cook, Gent. London: Printed and sold by B. Bragg, at the Raven in Pater-Noster-Row. 1708. (Price 6 d.) 1 p.l., 21 p. 12°. Reserve Reprinted in 1731 in "The Maryland Muse. Con- taining the History of Colonel N. Bacon's Rebellion in Virginia. Done into Hudibrastic verse from an old ms. II. The Sotweed Factor or. Voyage to Mary- land. Annapolis: Printed by William Parks. 1731. Reprinted in 1865 in number two of Shea's Early Southern tracts, ISG. Third reprint, in modern type, with a photo-fac- simile title-page in Maryland Historical Society, Fund publication, no. 36, lAA. Sotweed redivivus: or the Planters looking-glass. In burlesque verse. Calcu- lated for the meridian of Maryland. By E. C. Gent, [i.e., Ebenezer Cook.] An- napolis: Printed by William Parks, for the Author. M. Dcc. XXX. vii, 28 p. 12°. Reserve Reprinted in modern type, with a photo-facsimile title-page in Maryland Historical Society, Fund pub- lication, no. 36, p. 32-52, lAA. Cooper, Samuel. Sec Pietas et gratu- latio. . . Corlet, Elijah. Epitaphium Thomas Hooker. (In: Cotton Mather, Johannes in Eremo... Boston, 1695. 8°. p. 44-45.) Reserve Cotton, John, 1585-1652. [Elegyj On my revert nd and dear brother, Mr. Thomas Hooker, late pastor of the church at Hart- ford on Conecticot. (In: N. Morton, New- Englands memoriall. Cambridge, 1669. 12°. p. 125-126.) Reserve [An epitaph for Sara and Roland Cotton.] (In: Cotton Mather, Magnalia Christi Americana. London, 1702. 4°. book 3, p. 31.) Reserve Also in the Hartford, 1820, edition, v. 1, p. 260- 261 and Hartford, 1855, edition, v. 1, p. 285 of the Magnalia Christi Americana. Also reprinted in Stedman and Hutchinson, A li- brarv of American literature, New York, 1889, v. 1, p. 253-254, NBB. ■ Upon the death of that aged, pious, sincere-hearted Christian John Alden, Esq: late magistrate of New-Plimouth colony, who dyed Sept 12th. 1687. being about eighty nine years of age. [By] J. C. [i. e., John Cotton.] n. p., n.d. Broadside. Reserve Photo-facsimile. Text in two columns, enclosed in mourning borders. A Country treat upon the second para- graph in His Excellency's speech. See M., S. Cow-chace, in three cantos. Sec Andre, John. Crafts, William, 1787-1826. A selection, in prose and poetry, from the miscella- neous writings of the late William Crafts. Charleston: C. C. Sebring and J. S. Burges, 1828. 1, 384 p. 8°. NBG Poetry, p. 229-384. The Croakers. Sec Drake, Joseph Rod- man, and Fitz-Greene Halleck. Croswell, Joseph. An ode to liberty. Composed by Mr. Joseph Croswell, and sung at the Civic Feast at Plymouth, Janu- ary 24, 1793. (In: Chandler Robbins, An 16 THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY address delivered at Plymouth, on the 24th day of January, 1793... Boston, 1793. 8°. p. 19-20.) Reserve Crystalina; a fairy tale. See Harney, John Milton. Currie, Helen. Poems, by Helen Currie. Philadelphia: Printed by Thomas H. Pal- mer. 1818. 2p.l., (i)vi-viii p., 11.. (1)8- 150 p. 24°. NBHD Dabney, Richard, 1787-1825. Poems, original and translated. By Richard Dab- ney. Second edition. Philadelphia: Pub- lished by M. Carey, No. 121, Chestnut Street. 1815. 1 p.l., (i)iv-viii p., 11.. (1)8- 172 p. nar.24°. NBHD Danforth, John. Ad politum literaturas, atque sacraruni literaturum antistitem. Anglia^que Americans antiquarium callen- tissimum, reverendum dominum, D. Cot- tonum Matherum. (In: Cotton Mather, Magnalia Christi Americana. London, 1702. 4°.) Reserve Text in Latin and English. Also in later editions of the Magnalia Cliristi Americana, as follows: Hartford, 1820, v. 1, p. 19; Hartford, 1855, v. 1, p. 21. An elegy upon the much lamented decease of the reverend and excellent Mr. Joseph Belcher. Late faithful pastor of the church of Christ in Dedham, N. E. Qui obiit, April 27. Anno Dom. 1723. ^tat. suas 53. (In: Cotton Mather, A good char- acter. Or, A walk with God characterized. With some dues paid unto the memory of Mr. Joseph Belclier... Boston, 1723. 8°. p. [25-27.]) Reserve Reprinted in Ebenezer Burgess, editor, Dedham pulpit, Boston, 1840, p. 217-218, ZIV. ■ Greatness & goodness elegized, in a poem, upon the much lamented decease of the honourable & vertuous Madam Hannah Sewall, late consort of the Hon- ourable Judge Sewall, in Boston, in New- England. She exchanged this life for a better, October, 19th." Anno Dom 1717. ^tatis suje 60. [Boston? 1717.) Broad- side. Reserve Text in two columns, enclosed in mourning borders. Danforth, Samuel, 1626-1674. An al- manack for the year of our Lord 1647... Cambridge by Mathew Day. Are to be solde by Hez. Usher at Boston. 1647. 8 1. 16°. Reserve Photostat facsimile copy. Poems on leaves 2-7. An almanack for the year of our Lord 1648... Printed at Cambridge. 1648. 8 1. 16°. Reserve Photostat facsimile copy. Poems on leaves 2-7. An almanack for the year of our Lord 1649, . . Printed at Cambridge. 1649. 8 1. 16°. Reserve Poems on leaves 2-7. Danforth, Samuel, 1^66-1727. An elegy in memory of the worshipful Major Thomas Leonard Esq. of Tau^^ton in New-England; who departed this life on the 24th. day 'of November, Anno 'Domini 1713. In the 73d. year of his age. [Byj Samuel Dan- forth. [Boston: Brinted by B. Green? 1713.] Broadside. Reserve Photo-facsimile. Text in two columns, enclosed in mourning borders. ; The Dartmoor massacre. See W.. I. H. D'Aubigne, Richard. See Dabney, Rich- ard. Davis, Abijah. An oration, delivered at Port-Elizabeth. State of New-Jersey, on the 21st day of March, 1801. By the Rev. Abijah Davis. Philadelphia: Printed for Mathew Carey, No. 118, High-Street, Robert Carr, printer. 1801. 1 p.l., (1)4- 24 p. 12°. 10(1801) p.v.l,no.4 p.l; m verse. Davis, John, 1721-1809? Coosohatchie. (In: The Monthly magazine and American review for the year 1800. New-York, 1800. 8°. V. 2, p. 80.) Reserve The village of Coosohatchie is situated about half way between Charleston and Savannah. Horace, Book 1, ode 5, imitated; The shipwreck, a wandering of fancy. (In: The Monthly magazine and American re- view for the year 1800. New-York, 1800. 8°. V. 2, p. 400.) Reserve — — Ode to Charleston College; Ode to a cricket; Horace imitated, ode xi, b. 1; Swift imitated, to Lucus George. (In: The Monthly magazine and American review for the year 1800. New-York, 1800. 8°. V. 3, p. 158-159.) Reserve ■ Ode on home; Ode to a medical friend; Ode to the mocking-bird; Plague at Philadelphia; In me-ipsum. (In: The Monthly magazine and American review for the vear 1800. New-York, 1800. 8°. V. 2, p. 239-240.) Reserve Ode to Lucus George, on his arrival at New-York from South-Carolina; To Flavia; Ad puerum; Horace imitated, Book II ode xxii; Ode to Lucus George written in South-Carolina; Sonnet to Charlotte Smith, written at Savannah, in Georgia; Ode to the Honourable Judge Grimke, of South-Carolina. (In: The Monthly maga- zine and American review for the year 1800. New-York, 1800. 8°. v. 2, p. 319- 320.) Reserve Ode to a medical friend. (In: The Monthly magazine and American review for the year 1800. New-York, 1800. 8°. V. 3, p. 397.) Reserve Sonnet to the chick-willow. (In: The Monthly magazine and American re- EARLY AMERICAN POETRY, 1610-1820 17 view for the year 1800. New-York, 1800. 8°. V. 2, p. 480.) Reserve To the evening star; Paraphrase of Buchanan's Latin epigram from the Greek; Ode on Ashley river; On my house at Sullivan's Island; Ode to a cricket. (In: The Monthly magazine and American re- view for the year 1800. New-York, 1800. 8°. V. 2, p. 159-160.) Reserve Davis, Richard Bingham, 1771-1799. Poems by Richard B. Davis; with a sketch of his life. New York: Printed and sold by T. and J. Swords, No. 160 Pearl-Street. 1807. 3p.l., (i)viii-xxxi p., 11., 154 p. 12°. NBHD Edited by John T. Irving. Reviewed in The monthly anthologv and Boston review, Boston, 1807, v. 4, p. 269-272, * DA. Dawes, Thomas, 1757-1825. Benevo- lence. (In: The American museum. Phila- delphia, 1790. 8°. V. 7, appendix 1. p. 33- 35.) Reserve Also printed in The Beauties of poetry, British and American, Philadelphia, 1791, p. 126-127, Re- serve and in The Columbian muse. New York, 1794, p. 169-170, NBH. The law given at Sinai. (In: Sam- uel Kcttell, Specimens of American poetrv. Boston, 1829. 12°. v. 2, p. 35-37.) NBH Ode on the opening of the bridge over Charles river, from Boston to Charles- town, on the 17th day of June, 1786. being the eleventh anniversary of the Battle of Bunkcr's-Hill. (In: The American mu- seum. Philadelphia, 1787. 8°. v. 1, p. 183- 184.) Reserve The Day of doom. Sec Wigglesworth, Michael. Deane, Samuel. Pitchwood Hill. A poem. Written in the year 1780. By Sam- uel Deane, D.D. Printed at Portland. 1806. 2p.l., (1)6-11 p. 16°. NBH p.v.20, no.8 "The following elegant little poem is now pub- lished without the knowledge of the author. It ap- peared originally in the Cumberland Gazette, March 5, 1785. .." — Editor. Sec also Pietas et gratulatio. . . The Death of General Montgomery, at the siege of Quebec. Sec Brackenridge, Hugh Henry. The Declaration of Independence; a poem. Sec Richards, George. Democracy: an epic poem. Sec Living- ston, Henry Brockholst. The Democratiad, a poem. See Hop- kins, Lemuel. Denison, Edward. The lottery, a poem, in two parts. And an ode to war. By St. Denis Le Cadet [pseud. of Edward Deni- sou]. Baltimore: Printed by J. Robinson, for the author. 1815. 1 p.l., (1)4-71 (1) p. 12°. NBHD Dennie, Joseph, editor. Sec The Spirit of the Farmers' museum, and lay preach- er's gazette. DePeyster, Arent Schuyler, 1736-1799. Miscellanies, by an officer. Volume 1. Dumfries. Printed at the Dumfries and Galloway Courier Office, By C. Munro. 1813. 277 p. 4°. Reserve No more published. Reprinted, New York: A. E. Chasmar & Co. 1888. SO, ccii, 6 p., 1 map, 2 ports. 4°., HBC. De Sille, Nicasius. Memoir and poems. (In: Henry C. Murphy, Anthology of New Netherland. New York, 1865. 8°. p. 185- 195.) NBH Dexter, Samuel, 1761-1816. The progress of science. (In: Samuel Kettell, Specimens of American poetr^'. Boston, 1829. 12°. V.2, p. 40-42.) NBH Diabolou machia; or Battle of Dragon. See Hill, George. A Dialogue between a Southern dele- gate, and his spouse, on his return from the grand Continental Congress. A fragment, inscribed to the married ladies of America, by their most sincere, and affectionate friend, and servant, Mary V. V. (New York:] Printed in the year m, dcc. lxxiv. [By James Rivington?] 14 p. 8°. Reserve Attributed to Thomas Jefferson, by J. Sabin. Dinsmore, Robert, 1757-1836. A short view of Burgoyne's expedition. (In: Bal- lads and poems relating to the Burgoyne campaign. Albany, N. Y., 1893. 8°. p. 62- 66.) NBHD Dodge, Paul. A poem: delivered at the commencement of Rhode-Island College, September 6, A.D. 1797. By Paul Dodge, A.B. Published by request. Providence: Printed by Carter and Wilkinson, and sold at their Book-Store, opposite the Market. 1797. 8 p. 8°. Reserve Drake, Joseph Rodman, 1795-1820. The American flag. By Joseph Rodman Drake. Illustrated from original drawings by F. O. C. Darley. Illuminated cover by John A. Davis. Music from Bellini, by Geo. Danskin. New York: James G. Gregory, 1861. 4f., 21. 4°. NBHp.v.29,no.l6 Written in 1819, and published in The New York Evening Post, May 29, 1819. Also printed in The Croakers. The culprit fay and other poems. New- York: George Dearborn, publisher. 1835. 3 p.l., 84 p., 1 port. 8°. NBHD Has also an engraved title-page. Written in 1819. New-York: George Dearborn, publisher. 1836. 4 p.l., (1)10-92 p., 1 port. 8°. NBHD Also has engraved title-page. 18 THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY New-York: Van Norden and King, 45 Wall Street. 1847. 4 p.l., (1)10- 92 p., 1 port. 8°. NBHD Has also an engraved title-page. ■ The culprit fa}^ New York: Rudd & Carleton, 1859. 5 p.l., (1)14-62 p.. front. 16°. NBHD . New York: Rudd & Carleton, 1860. 5 p.l., (1)14-62 p., front. 16°. NBHD . New York: Rudd & Carleton, 1862. 5 p.l., (1)14-62 p., front. 16°. NBHD - New York: Carleton, Pub- lisher (Late Rudd & Carleton.) 1865. 5 p.l., (1)14-62 p., front. 16°. NBHD . New York: Kilbourne Tomp- kins, 1875. 12 1. sq. 16°. NBHD Drake, Joseph Rodman, and Fitz-Greene Halleck. The croakers. First complete edition. New York, mdccclx. 2 p.l., (i)vi- viii, 191 p., 2 ports. 4°. (Bradford Clul) series. Number two.) NBHD No. 15 of 100 club copies. The Library has a second copy, no. 122 of 150 subscriber's cojjies, NBHD ; also a third copy, no. 8 of 100 club copies, which has inserted 1 pi., 10 ports.. lAG; also a fourth copy with 12 ports, inserted, in Reserve. The Croakers was published originally in the New York Evening Post. March 10 -July 19. 1819; New York Mirror. Jan. 28, 1828; New York Evening Post. Nov. 16, 1830; Home journal. May 27, 1856. Some unpublished poems are also included in this edition. ■ Poems by Croaker, Croaker & Co. and Croaker, Jr. as published in the Even- ing Post. 1 1., 499-506 p., 1 1. t NBI Excerpt: Waldie's octavo library. The Druid of the Lakes, pseud. Sec The Camp meeting. Dudley, Thomas, 1574-1653. [Epitaph.] (In: N. Morton, New-Englands memoriall. Cambridge, 1669. 12°. p. 140.) Reserve "These verses were found in his pocket after his death." Reprinted in E. C. Stedman and E. M. Hutchin- son, A librarv of American literature. New York, 1889, V. 1, p. 290-291, NBB. Dunlap, William, 1766-1839. Cololoo, — an Indian tale, thrown into English verse. (In: American poems, selected and orig- inal. Litchfield, 1793. 12°. p. 287-296.) Reserve and NBH "This poem was originally published, in an im- perfect state, in no. 20 of the 3d volume of the Gazette of the United States, for July 6th, 1791..." Also printed in The Columbian muse, New York, 1794, p. 187-190, NBH. Ella, a Norwegian tale. (In: Ameri- can poems, selected and original. Litch- field, 1793. 12°. p. 226-232.) Reserve and NBH Also printed in The Columbian muse, New York, 1794, p. 215-218, NBH. Dutton, Warren, 1774-1857. The present state of literature; a poem, delivered in New-Haven, at the public commencement of Yale-College, September 10, 1800. By Warren Dutton. Hartford: Printed by Hudson and Goodwin. 1800. 1 p.l., (1)4- 16 p. 8°. Reserve Dwight, Theodore, 1765-1846. Lines ad- dressed to a mother, who had been absent from home several weeks, on her seeing her infant child. (In: Samuel Kettell, .Specimens of American poetrv. Boston, 1829. 12°. V. 2, p. 73-74.) NBH Lines on the death of W'ashingtoti. (In: Samuel Kettell, Specimens of Ameri- can poetry. Boston, 1829. 12°. v. 2, p. 71- 7Z.) NBH ■ Ode to conscience. (In: American poems, selected and original. Litchfield, 1793. 12°. p. 284-287.) Reserve and NBH ■ Picture of African distress. (In: The American museum. Philadelphia, 1789. 8°. V. 6, p. 328.) Reserve inted in Samuel Kettell, Specimens oJAi Repr can poetr Boston, 1829, v. 2, p. 67-68. NBH. ■ See also The Echo; The Political green-house for the year 1798. Dwight, Timothy, 1752-1817. Address of the genius of Columbia to the Continental convention. (In: The American museum. Philadelphia, 1787. 8°. v. 1, p. 563-566.) Reserve .Mso printed in American poems, selected and original, Litchfield, 1793, p. 55-62, NBH; The Co- lumbian muse. New York, 1794, p. 43-48, NBH. Columbia. [By Timothy Dwight.] (In: The Salem gazette. Thursdav, Janu- ary 8, 1784. f°. p. 1.) Reserve Reprinted in The American museum. Philadelphia, 1787, V. 1, p. 566, Reserve; The Beauties of poetry, British and American, Philadelphia, 1791, p. 125-126, Reserve; American poems, selected and original. Litchfield, 1793, p. 62-64, NBH; The Columbian muse. New York, 1794, p. 48-49, NBH. The conquest of Canaan; a poem, in eleven books. By Timothy Dwight. Hartford: Printed by Elisha Babcock. M,DCC, Lxxxv. 4 p.l., 304 p., 11. 16°. Reserve and NBHD Dedicated to George Washington. Creation. (In: The Columbian muse. New York, 1794. 16°. p. 196-199.) Reserve and NBH The critics, a fable. Written Sep- tember 1785. (In: American poems, se- lected and original. Litchfield, 1793. 12°. p. 70-75.) Reserve and NBH This poem was first printed in The Gazette of the United States, July 13, 1791. The Deity, and his dispensations. (In: The Columbian muse. New York. 1794. 16°. p. 194-196.) Reserve and NBH EARLY AMERICAN POETRY, 1610-1820 19 The destruction of the Pequods; The farmer's advice to the villagers; Co- lumbia; The critics, a fable; The worship of the Gibeonitcs; Battle before the walls of Ai; Evening after a battle; Procession of Israelitish virgins to meet the returning army; Lamentation of Selima for the death of Irad. (In: Samuel Kettell, Specimens of American poetry. Boston, 1829. 12°. v. 1, p. 232-259.) NBH Epistle from Dr. Dwight to Col. Humphreys. Greenfield, 1785. (In: David Humphreys. The miscellaneous works of Colonel Humphreys. New-York, 1790. 8°. p. 102-110.) Reserve Reprinted in American poems, selected and orig- inal Litchfield, 1793, p. 75-84. NBH, and in The Columbian muse. New York, 1794, p. 73-SO. NBH. A female worthy. (In: The Colum- bian muse. New York, 1794. 16°. p. 207- 209.) Reserve and NBH Greenfield hill: a poem, in seven parts. I. The prospect, ii. The flourishing village. III. The burning of Fairfield, iv. The destruction of the Pequods. v. The clergyman's advice to the villagers, vi. The farmer's advice to the villagers, vii. The vision, or Prospect of the future hap- piness of America. By Timothy Dwight, D.D. New-York: Printed bv Childs and Swaine. 1794. 183 [really 175,(1) p. 8°. Reserve and NBHD Written mainly in 1787; introduction dated June 13, 1794. Dedicated to Vice-President Adams. Advertised in Nczu York Dailv Advertiser, Octo- ber 14, 1794, p. 2, col. 4. The house of sloth. (In: The Co- lumbian muse. New York, 1794. 16°. p. 205-207.) Reserve and NBH Reprinted in The Port foUo. Philadelphia, 1804, V. 4, p. 327, * DA; The American poetical inisceHanv. Philadelphia, 1809, p. 176-178, NBH. A hymn sung at the public exhibi- tion of the scholars, belonging to the acad- emy in Greenfield, May 2, 1788. By Dr. Dwight. (In: The American museum. Philadelphia, 1789. 8°. v. 6, p. 171-172.) Reserve Message of Mordecai to Esther. From a manuscript poem. (In: American poems, selected and original. Litchfield. 1793. 12°. p. 299-304.) Reserve and NBH • The miseries of war. (In: The Co- lumbian muse. New York, 1794. 16°. p. 209-214.) Reserve and NBH New-England described. (In: The Columbian muse. New York, 1794. 16°. p. 199-204.) Reserve and NBH Ode on the glory of Columbia. (In: David Humphreys, The miscellane- ous works of Colonel Humphreys. New- York, 1790. 8°. p. 181-183.) Reserve Picture of a New-England village. (In: The Columbian muse. New York, 1794. 16°. p. 204-205.) Reserve and NBH Also in The Neiu-York magazine, New-York, 1795, V. 6, p. 509-510, Reserve. The seasons moralized. (In: The American magazine. New York, 1787. 12°. December, 1787, p. 58-59.) Reserve Also printed in The American museum. Phila- delphia, 1789, V. 5, p. 302-303, Reserve; American poems, selected and original, Litchfield, 1793, p. 64- 66; The Columbian muse. New York, 1794, p. 50-51, NBH. The seasons moralized; A song; The Deity, and his dispensations; Crea- tion; Original state of man; Three fold state of man emblematized; Prospect of America. (In: The Beauties of poetry, British and American. Philadelphia. 1791. 16°. p. 195-198, 209-219.) Reserve The trial of faith. (In: American poems, selected and original. Litchfield, 1793. 12°. p. 33-54.) Reserve and NBH In three parts: Part i, Daniel, chap, i; Part ii, Daniel, chap, ii; Part in, Daniel, chap. ill. This poem appeared originally in the following numbers of The New-Haven Gasette, and Connecti- cut Magazine: Part i. Sept. 21, 1786, v. 1, no. 32, p. 245-246; Part ii. Oct. 12, 1786, v. 1, no. 35, p. 269- 270; Part in. Oct. 19, 1786, v. 1, no. 36, p. 277-278. The triumph of infidelity: a poem. Supposed to be written by Timothy Dwight, D.D. of Greenfield in Connecticut, in 1788. London: Printed for J. Mathews, No. 18, Strand, mdccxci. 27 p. 8°. Reserve Eastburn, James Wallis, 1797-1819, and Robert Charles Sands, 1799-1832. Yamoy- den, a tale of the wars of King Philip: in six cantos. By the late Rev. James Wallis Eastburn. A.M. and his Friend [i.e., Robert Charles Sands]. New York: Published by James Eastburn, Clayton & Kingsland, printers. 1820. 2 p.l.. (i)vi-xii. 339(1) p.. front. 16°. NBHD and HBC Engraved title-page. Eaton, Theophilus. Review of New- York, or Rambles through the City. Or- iginal poems. Moral, religious, sarcastic, and descriptive. By Th. Eaton. Second edition. New-York: Printed and published liy John Low, No. 17 Chatham-Street. 1814. Ip.l., (i)iv, (1)6-144 p. nar. 24°. NBHD The Echo, with other poems. [Printed at the Porcupine press by Pasquin Petronius.] 1807. 2p.l., (i)iv-xv, 331p., 5 1., 7pl. 8°. Reserve and NBH The Reserve copy has inserted, 33 plates (1 double). Contains poems by Theodore Dwight, Richard Alsop, Mason F. Cogswell, and L. Hopkins. "The first number of 'The Echo' appeared in 'The American Mercury,' at Hartford, in August, 1791. It was written at Middletown, by Richard Alsop aiid Theodore Dwight. The authors, at the time of writ- ing it, had no expectation of its being published. Their sole object was to amuse themselves and a few 20 THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY of their personal friends. The general account of its origin and design is given in the preface to the volume, in which the numbers were afterward col- lected and published in New York. With the excep- tion of a few lines written by Drs. Mason F. Cogs- well and Elihu H. Smith, and a part of one or two numbers by Dr. Lemuel Hopkins, the entire work was the production of Messrs. Alsop and Dwight. Judge Trumbull never wrote a line in it." — C. W. dge verest, Poets of Connecticut. An Eclogue, occasioned by the death of the Rev. Alexander Cummings. See Bel- knap, Jeremy. Eggleston, George Cary. American war ballads and lyrics. A collection of the songs and ballads of the Colonial wars, the Revolution, the War of 1812-15, the war with Mexico and the Civil war. Edited by George Cary Eggleston. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1889. xiv p., 1 1., 278 p., Ipl. 16°. NBI Eleazar. In obitum viri vere reverendi D. Thom?s Thacheri, qui ad Dom. ex hac vita migravit, 18, 8, 1678. (In: Cotton Mather, Magnalia Christi Americana. London, 1702. 4°. Book 3, p. 153.) Reserve Composed by Eleazar, an Indian youth who was then a student at Harvard. Reprinted in later editions of the Magnalia Christi Americana, as follows: Hartford, 1820, v. 1, p. 448; Hartford, 1855, v. 1, p. 496. Text in Latin and English. Elegiac ode, sacred to the memory of General [Nathanaelj Greene. (In: The American museum. Philadelphia, 1788. 8°. V. 4, p. 386-388.) Reserve Elegiac verses on the decease of his late excellency. . .General George Washington. Sec Searson, John. An Elegie upon the death of the Rever- end Mr. Thomas Shepard. See Oakes, Urian. Elegies and epitaphs, 1677-1717. fBy Cotton Mather and Urian Oakes.] Bos- ton: The Club of Odd Volumes, 1896. 16 p., 3 1.. 16 p., 3 1., 43-46 p.. 2 1., 29-35 p., 1 1., (26]-34 p., 2 1.. 43-46 p. sq. 8°. (The Club of Odd Volumes. Early American poetry. [Reprints, v.] 4.) Reserve No. 81 of one hundred copies on hand-made paper. Contents: Elegie on the Reverend Thomas Shep- ard, 1677. By the Reverend Urian Oakes. Three elegies and an epitaph, by Cotton Mather: [1.] On the Rev. John Wilson. From Johannes in Eremo, 1695; [2.] On seven young ministers. From Vigi- lantiiis, 1705; [3.] On Ezekiel Cheever. From Corde- rius Americanus, 1708; [4.] On the Hon. Wait Winthrop. From Hades look'd into, 1717. Elegy on the death of brigadier general [Hugh] Mercer, of Virginia, slain in the action near Princeton, January 3, 1777. (In: The American museum. Philadel- phia, 1791. 8°. 1792, part 1, Appendix 1, p. 19-21.) Reserve An Elegy on the death of General George Washington. (Colonial Society of Massa- chusetts. Publications. Boston, 1905. 8^ v. 7, p. 196-198.) lAA A poem of eight stanzas of six lines each. Printed from a contemporary manuscript belonging to the Boston Athenxum. Elegy on the death of General Washing- ton. (In: The Port folio. Philadelphia, 1805. 4°. v. 5, p. 136.) * DA An Elegy on the much-to-he-deplored death of .. .Reverend Nathaniel Collins. Sec Mather, Cotton. An Elegy on a Patriot. Occasioned by the awful and untimely death of the honourable William Wimble, who by the coroner's inquest was found to have come to his end by suffocation. (In: The New- Haven Gazette, and the Connecticut maga- zine. New Haven, 1787. 4°. March 22, 1787, v. 2, no. 5, p. 31.) Reserve An Elegy upon His Excellency William Burnet. Esq; who departed this life Sept. 7th. 1729. .-Etat. 42. Boston: Printed and Sold by T. Fleet in Pudding-Lane, near the Town-House, where may be had His Ex- cellency's Character [1729]. Broadside. Reserve Nine stanzas; text enclosed in mourning borders. Elisha, Patrick N. I. Patent right op- pression exposed; or. Knavery detected. In an address, to unite all good people to obtain a repeal of the patent laws. By Patrick N. I. Elisha, Esq. To which is added an alarming law case; also, reflec- tions on the patent laws. Illustrated with notes and anecdotes by the author. Phila- delphia: Published by R. Folwell, 1813. xi (i), 189(1) p. 16°. Patent Room An Emetic for aristocrats! or A chapter, respecting Governor Jay, and his treaty. Also, a history of the life and death of in- dependence. To which is added, a poem on the treaty. Boston. Printed, 1795. 23 p. 24°. Reserve A poem on Jay's treaty, p. 19-23. Entertainment for a winter's evening. See Green, Joseph. Epistle to his excellency general Wash- ington. (In: The American museum. Philadelphia, 1787. 8°. v. 2, p. 513-514.) Reserve An Epistle to the Hon. Arthur Dobbs, Esq; in Europe. From a clergyman in America. [In three parts.) London: Print- ed for the author, and sold by R. Dodsley, in Pall-mall, and M. Cooper, in Pater-nos- ter-row. 1752. 2 p.l., iii-v, 7-95 p., 1 1. 4°. Reserve Epistle from the Marquis de La Fayette, to General Washington. Edinburgh: Printed by Mundell & Son, Roj^al Bank EARLY AMERICAN POETRY, 1610-1820 21 Close; for Mundell & Son, Edinburgh; and Longman & Recs, and J. Wright, London. 1800. 2 p.l., 32 p. 16°. Reserve According to Sabin 38570 "this exceedingly rare poetical piece was written during the lifetime of (General Washington, but was not printed until after his death." Attributed to George Hamilton. An Epistle to a member of the General Court of Massachusetts, for 1809. n.t.-p. ,n.p., 181-?] Ip.l., (1)4-32 p. 8°. NBHD Half-title only. An Epistle from Yarico to Likle. See Story, Isaac. An Epistle to Zenas. Sec Gardiner, John S. T. Estlake, Restore, pseud. Ethick diver- sions. In four epistles to Emphasian, R. T. To which is added. The Convent. By Restore Estlake. New-York: Printed by T. and J. Swords, No. 160 Pearl-Street. 1807. 2 p.l., (1)6-70 p. 12°. Reserve Evans, Nathaniel, 1742-1767. Elegy to the memory of [Mr. Thomas Godfrey]. (In: Thomas Godfrey, Juvenile poems on various subjects. Philadelphia, 1765. 8°. p. 5-7.) Reserve Poems on several occasions with some other compositions. By Nathaniel Evans, A.M. Late missionary (appointed by the Society for Propagating the Gos- pel) for Gloucester County, in New Jersey; and Chaplain to Lord Viscount Kilmorey. of the Kingdom of Ireland. Philadelphia: Printed by John Dunlap, in Market-Street. M.DCC. Lxxii. xxviii, 160, 24 p. 12°. Reserve Leaf of errata lacking. Some of these poems are reprinted in Samuel Kettell, Specimens of American poetrv, Boston, 1829, V. 2, p. 106-118, NBH. Progress of science. (In: The Co- lumbian muse. New York, 1794. 16°. p. 181-182.) Reserve and NBH Not in his Poems on several occasions. Also in The Beauties of poetry, Britisli and American, Philadelphia, 1791, p. 219-220, Reserve. Everett, David, 1769-1813. A branch of maple. (In: Samuel Kettell, Specimens of American poetry. Boston, 1829. 12°. v. 2, p. 113-114.) NBH Daranzel; or. The Persian patriot. An original drama. In five acts. Boston: John Russell, 1800. 66 p., 1 1. 8°. NBLp.v.13, no.5 Ewing, Samuel. Reflections in solitude. (In: Samuel Kettell, Specimens of Ameri- can poetry. Boston, 1829. 12°. v. 1, p. 347-349.) NBH Extracts in prose and verse, by a lady of Maryland. Together with a collection of original poetry, never before published, by citizens of Maryland. In two volumes. Annapolis: Printed by Frederick Green. 1808. 2v. 12°. NBF V. 1. 2 p.l., (1)6-364 p., 4 1; v. 2. Ip.l., (1)4-359 p., 6 1. The last 3 leaves of v. 2 contain a list of 375 sub- scribers. The poems by American authors include the fol- lowing: V. 1. Epitaph on Mrs. Grove, of Litchfield, by William Grove, p. 41-^12. A Similie, by J. L. B. Esq. of Md., p. 248-249. — To Lady Harriet Ackland, on her coming into the American camp to attend her husband, by Miss Lee, of Md., p. 264-266. V. 2. Sonnet to Mr. — , in India, by Miss Lee, of Md., p. 3-4. — Sonnet to the memory of her sisters, Mrs. F-nd-1 and Mrs. Pl-t-r, by Miss Lee, of Md., p. 4-5. — The genius of America; Pyrocles to Lucinda; Impromptu; Epigram on a young gentle- man; Chloe; To Monimia; -'Xn imitation of Horace, bk. iii, ode x.xix; Epitaph on a miser; To Amanda; [Lines] written under a young lady's picture; Thoughts at Christmas; Absence; An ode to a friend; An ode, 1759; Song, to the tune of The Flowers of the Forest; On the taking of Louisburgh by Admiral Boscawen, 1758; Verses written at Mount Radnor, April, 1764; A hymn to Monimia; A song to the tune Wae's my heart that we should sunder; by John Thomas, of Md., p. 154-189. — Verses on pre- senting Mr. J. T. with a piece of work to wear in his watch, by Miss Lee, of Md., p. 189-190. — To a young ladv, on receiving from her a watch-paper, by John Thomas, of Md., p. 190-192. — To a young lady, on the author's omitting to send her as prom- ised, a present of flowers, on May-Day, 1762, by John Thomas, of Md., p. 245-247. — On the vicis- situdes of human life, an elegy, addressed to a friend by Mr. Smith of Phila., p. 276-281. — The enamour'd lihilosopher, by a maniac in the hospital at Philadel- phia, p. 315-317. — Lampoon, by Mr. Smith, of Phila., p. 317-319. — The student's sigh; To Miss A. T.; Morning, a hymn; The student's resolve; Elegy on the death of Hon. J. Rogers; Despair, an elegy; A burlesque invitation; To Miss A. O., by of Anne - Arundel county, p. 340-354. — To Miss H. Hill; On the death of Mrs. — 's humming bud; by Miss Lee, of Md., p. 355-358. — Sonnet by Charlotte Smith, p. 359. A Family tablet: containing a selection of original poetry. Boston: Printed and sold by William Spotswood. 1796. 6 p.l., 81 p. 16°. Reserve Edited by Abiel Holmes. This collection was almost entirely composed by members of the family of President Stiles, and Dr. Holmes and his wife were the largest contributors. — Dexter, Yale annals. Contents: Elegy. — A dirge. — On the sudden death of a lovely child. — Lines addressed to Miss S. W. on the death of her brother who fell in battle at Miami Village, 1790. — Lines occasioned by the war, 1777. — Andre's ghost. — Epistle to Myra. — Lines presented to the parents of Mr. J. F. — Lines to the memory of Mrs. T. H. — Elegy to memory of Mrs. T. W. — Elegiac sonnet. — Farewell. — The adieu. — Invocation to religion. — Hymn written at sea. — Invocation to piety. — Lines written in a gale at sea. — Birth-day reflection. — Hymn. My times are in Thy hand. — Conscience. — To Myra. — Orig- in of the fire-screen. — A fragment. — Inscription on a mall at C. — The flower-de-luce. — Reply. — To Myron with a purse. — Reply. — To Myra with a paper-basket. — Lines accompanying a needle-book. — To a gentleman, who presented Myra seven robins. — Address to a young robin. — To Myron, with a jonquil. — • Reply. — On reading the above pieces. — The transformation of Eliza into a poplar. — The soldier. — The seasons. — To a gentleman, who pre- sented Louisa with a pen. — Reply. — ■ To Strephon. — To Amanda. — Lines occasioned by seeing a por- trait of the Goddess of Liberty. — Elegiac fragment on the death of E. S. — Elegiac sonnet on Mrs. K. T. S. — Elegy on Doctor ******* — Yaratildia: an epic poem. 22 THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY Fanny [a poeni]. Sec Halleck, Fitz- Greene. Farmer, Henry Tudor. The battle of the isle. (In: Samuel Kettell, Specimens of American poetry. Boston, 1829. 12°. v. 2, p. 174-179.) NBH Imagination; The maniac's dream, and other poems; By Henry T. Farmer, M.D. member of the Historical Society of New-York. New-York: Published by Kirk & Mercein, and John Miller, Covcnt Gar- den, London. William A. Mercein, printer. 1819. 2p.l., (i)viii-xi, (1)14-163 p. 12°. NBHD Fashion's analysis; or. The winter in town. See Avalanche, Sir Anthony, pseud. Father Abbey's will. See Seccomb, John. Faugeres, Margaretta v., 1771-1801. Es- says, in prose and verse. By Margaretta V. Faugeres. (In: The posthumous works of Ann Eliza Bleecker. New-York, 1793. 16°. p. 263-375.) Reserve Poems, p. 275-375. Fenno, Miss J. Original compositions, in prose and verse. On subjects moral and religious. By Miss J. Fenno. of Boston. Printed in Boston, by Joseph Bumstead. at his office. No. 20, Union-Street, mdccxci. 1 p.l., iii, 125 p. 24°. Reserve Fentham. The old soldier. (In: The Beauties of poetry, British and American. Philadelphia, 1791. 16°. p. 190-191.) Reserve Also printed in The Columbian muse, New York, 1794, p. 171-172, NBH. Fessenden, Thomas Green, 1771--1837. Democracy unveiled; or. Tyranny stripped of the garb of patriotism. By Christopher Caustic, L.L.D. ipseud. of Thomas Green Fessenden.] Second edition. Boston: Printed by David Carlisle, for the author. 1805. 2p.l., (i)iv-viii, 220p. 12°. Reserve Canto I. The tocsin; ii. Illuminism; in. Moboc- racy; iv. The Jeffersoniad; v. The gibbet of satire; VI. Monition. In two volumes. Third edi- tion, with large additions. New-York: Printed for I. Riley & Co. 1806. 2v.ini. 12°. Reserve V. 1. xxiv, 179 p.; V. 2. 238 p., 11. The Library has another copv of this edition in which V. 1 is dated 1806; v. 2, dated 1805. The modern philosopher; or Ter- rible tractoration! In four cantos, most re- spectfully addressed to the Royal College of Physicians, London. By Christopher Caustick [pseud. of Thomas Green Fessen- den], Fellow of the Royal College of Physi- cians, Aberdeen and Honorary member of no less than nineteen very learned soci- eties. Second American edition, revised, corrected, and much enlarged by the au- thor. Philadelphia: From the Lorenzo press of E. Bronson. 1806. 2 p.l., (i)vi- xxxii, 272 p., 2 pi. (incl. front.) 8°. NBHD Original poems. By Thomas Green Fessenden, Esq. Authur of Terrible Trac- toration, or Caustic's petition to the Royal College of Physicians, and Democracy unveiled. Philadelphia: Printed at the Lorenzo press of E. Bronson. 1806. 2 p.l., (i)vi-xii, 203(1) p. 12°. NBHD Some of Fessenden's poems are printed in Samuel Kettell, Specimens of American poetry, Boston, 1829, V. 2, p. 115-121, NBH. Pills, poetical, political and philo- sophical. Prescribed for the purpose of purging the publick of piddling philoso- phers, of puny poetasters, of paltry poli- ticians, and petty partisans. By Peter Pepper-Box, poet and physician {\.c.. Thomas Green Fessendenj. Philadelphia: Printed for the author. 1809. 1 p.l., (i)iv- xviii, 136 p. 12°. NBHD Poetical dialogue between Lionel Lovelorn, Esq. and Geoffry Ginger, Esq. (In: The Port folio. Philadelphia, 1805. 4°. v. 5, p. 22-24.) * DA Terrible tractoration!! A poetical petition against galvanising trumpery, and the Perkinistic institution. In four cantos. Most respectfully addressed to the Royal College of Physicians, by Christopher Caustic... First American from the sec- __j T !.,„ „,i:i;„., -NT-.,., \^^,-i-. c 16°. NBHD austic... rirst .'\merican from the sec ond London edition... N :ansbury, 1804. xxxv(i), 1' First published in London, 1803. The Field of Orleans, a poem. Sec Hut- ton, Joseph. First Church of Universalists, Boston. Mass. Ode performed. . .on the day de- voted to funeral testimonies of respect to the memory of .. .Washington. (In: The Independent Chronicle. Boston. Jan. 23. 1800.) Reserve A poem of eight stanzas. Fitch, Elijah, 1745-1788. The beauties of religion. (In: Samuel Kettell. Specimens of American literature. Boston, 1829. 12°. p. 300-301.) NBH The choice. (In: E. A. and G. L. Duyckinck, Cyclopaedia of American lit- erature. New York, 1866. 8°. v. 1, p. 258- 259.) NBB First published in Providence, 1789. The true Christian. (In: E. A. and G. L. Duyckinck, Cyclopaedia of American literature. New York, 1866. 8°. v. 1, p. 258.) NBB Folger, Peter, 1617-1690. A looking- glass for the times, or the former spirit of EARLY AMERICAN POETRY, 1610-1820 New England revived in this generation. By Peter^Folger. April 23, 1676. 101. 8°. Reserve "This was reprinted in 1763. Copies of it are very rare. We are indebted for the one from which we have reprinted, to a ms. copy in possession of Mr. Bancroft." Excerpt from: E. A. and G. L. Duyckinck's Cyclo- pccdia of American literature. Also printed in E. C. Stedman and E. M. Hutchin- son, A librarv of American literature, New York, 1889, V. 1, p. 479-485, NBB. Forrest, Michael. Travels through America. A poem. By Michael Forrest. Philadelphia: Printed by Johnston & Jus- tice, at Franklin's Head, No. 41, Chestnut- Street. M. Dcc. xciii. 3 p.l., (l)8-50p. 16°. Reserve .'\ddress to fortune (supposed to have been writ- ten by an old bachelor), p. 43-44; Verses addressed to a young gentleman at the Charleston College academy, in 1790. p. 44-45; A specimen of un- limited sublime poetry, p. 45-49; Man shall be free. A new song written February 25, 1793, p. 50. Franklin, Benjamin. 1706-1790. The me- chanic's song. (In: E. A. and G. L. Duy- ckinck. Cyclopaedia of American literature. New York, 1866. 8°. v. 1, p. 115.) NBB The mother country. (In his: Se- lect works. By Epes Sargent. Boston, 1854. 12°. p. 378.) lAW Also printed in E. A. and G. L. Duyckinck, Cyclo- pa-dia of American literature, New York, 1866, v. 1, p. 115, NBB. My plain country Joan. (In his: Select works. By Epes Sargent. Boston. 1854. 12°. p. 377.) lAW Also printed in E. A. and G. L. Duyckinck, Cycle- pccdia of .American literature. New York, 1866, v. 1, p. 114-115, NBB. ■ Paper: a poem. (In his: Works. London, 1793. 8°. p. 101-104.) Reserve Reprinted in Tlie Massachusetts magazine, Bos- ton, 1794, v. 8, p. 501, Reserve; Samuel Kettell, .Specimens of American poetry, Boston, 1829, v. 1, p. 173-174, NBH: and in E. A. and G. L. Duyckinck, Cvclopadia of American literature. New York, 1866, v.'l, p. 114, NBB. Also printed in many editions of Franklin's IVorks. French arrogance; or "The cat let out of the bag." Sec Cobbett, William. Freneau, Philip, 1752-1832. The Ameri- can village. A poem by Philip Freneau. Reprinted in facsimile from the original edition published at New York in 1772, with an introduction by Harry Lyman Koopman and bibliographical data by Victor Hugo Paltsits. Providence, Rhode Island, 1906. xxi p., 2 1., 69 p. 8°. (Club for Colonial Reprints of Providence, Rhode Island. Third publication.) lAG No. 39 of 100 copies printed. A collection of poems, on Ameri- •can affairs, and a variety of other subjects, chiefly moral and political; written be- tween the year 1797 and the present time. By Philip Freneau, author of Poems writ- ten during the Revolutionary War, Mis- cellanies, &c. &c. In two volumes. New- York: Published by David Longworth, at the Dramatic Repository, Shakspeare-Gal- lery. 1815. 2 v. 24°. NBHD V. 1. 2 p.l., v-viii, (1)14-188 p., 2 1. of adv.; v. 2. 2 p.l., (1)10-176 p. • The miscellaneous works of Mr. Philip Freneau. Containing his essays, and additional poems. Philadelphia: Print- ed by Francis Bailey, at Yorick's Head, in Market Street, mdcclxxxviii. xii, 429 p. 16°. Reserve The poems of Philip Freneau. Written chiefly during the late war. Philadelphia: Printed by Francis Bailey, at Yorick's Head, in Market Street. MDCCLXxxvi. vii(i), 407p. 16°. Reserve The poems of Philip Freneau poet of the American Revolution. Edited for the Princeton Historical Association by Fred Lewis Pattee... Princeton, N. J.: The University Library, 1902. 3 v. 8°. NBHD Poems relating to the American Revolution by Philip Freneau. With an introductory memoir and notes. By Evert A. Duyckinck. New York: W. J. Middle- ton, publisher, 1865. 1 p.l., (i)vi-xxxviii, 288 p., 2 ports, (incl. front.), 1 fac. 4°. NBHD No. 73 of 100 copies printed. — — ■ Poems on various subjects, but chiefly illustrative of the events and actors in the American War of Independence. By Philip Freneau. Reprinted from the rare edition printed at Philadelphia in 1786. With a preface. London: John Russell Smith, Soho Square. 1861. 2 p.l., (i)vi- xxii, 362p. 16°. NBHD Poems written between the years 1768 & 1794, by Philip Freneau, of New Jersey. A new edition, revised and cor- rected by the author; including a con- siderable number of pieces never before published. Monmouth [N. J.j Printed at the press of the author, at Mount-Pleasant, near Middletown-Point; m,dcc, xcv: and, of — -American Independence — xix. 2 p. 1., (i)x-xv, 455(1) p. 8°. Reserve Advertised by Freneau in his newspaper, Tlie Jersey Chronicle, no. 12, July 18, 1795. The Library has a second copy of this edition; both were formerly owned by Evert A. Duyckinck, who annotated them, in pencil, for his edition of Freneau's poems published in 1865. The annotations of the one supplement those of the other. ■ • Poems written and published during the American Revolutionary war, and now republished from original manuscripts; interspersed with translations from the ancients, and other pieces not heretofore in print. By Philip Freneau. The third edition in two volumes. Philadelphia: 24 THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY From the press of Lydia R. Bailey, No. 10, North-Alley. 1809. 2 v. 12°. Reserve V. 1. 1 p.l., (1)4, iv, (1)6-280 p., front.; v. 2. 1 p.l., (1)4-302, xii p., front. G., G. The Shunamite. See Green, G. Gardiner, John S. J.. 1765-1830. An epistle to Zenas. [By John S. J. Gardiner, Assistant Rector, Trinity Church, Boston.] Boston: Printed by Peter Edes [1784?]. 1 p.l., ii, (1)6-15(1) p., 11. 12°. Reserve Cerberus. Very curious and uncommon character, p. [16-17]. [Funeral poem on Fisher Ames.] (In: E. A. and G. L. Duyckinck, Cyclo- pedia of American literature. New York, 1866. 8°. V. 1, p. 536-537.) NEB A Gentleman of Connecticut, pseud. The democratiad, a poem. See Hopkins, Lem- uel. A Gentleman of Maryland, pseud. See Brackenridge, Hugh Henry. A Gentleman of Rhode Island Colony, pseud. Verses on Doctor Mayhew's book of observations on the charter and conduct of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel. See Goddard, William. The Ghost of Christopher Columbus, visiting the United States in the year 1811. A poem. Cop. 1811. 1 p.l., 3-6 p. 8°. * C p.v.988 Bd. with: M. L. Weems, The philanthropist or political peacemaker. Philadelphia, 1809. Page 1-2 lacking. Goddard, William, 1739-1817. Verses on Doctor Mayhew's Book of observations on the charter and conduct of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in For- eign Parts: with note, critical and explana- tory. By a gentleman of Rhode-Island Colony (i.e., William Goddard). Provi- dence, in New-England: Printed and sold by William Goddard, at the Signe of Shakespear's Head, 1763. 19 p. 12°. Reserve Godfrey, Thomas, 1736-1763. Juvenile poems on various subjects. With the Prince of Parthia, a tragedy. By the late Mr. Thomas Godfrey, Junr. of Philadel- phia. To which is prefixed some account of the author and his writings [by N. EvanS). Philadelphia, Printed by Henry Miller, in Second-Street, mdcclxv. xxvi p., 1 1., 223 p. 8°. Reserve "Elegy to the memory of Mr. Thomas Godfrey," by J. Green, p. 1-4; "Elegy, to the memory of the same," by N. Evans, October 1, 1763, p. S-7. Good news from New-England: with an exact relation of the first planting that countrey: a description of the profits ac- cruing by the worke. Together with a briefe, but true discovery of their order both in church and common-wealth, and maintenance allowed the painfull labour- ers in that vineland of the Lord. With the names of the severall towns, and who be preachers to them. London; Printed by Mathew Simmons, 1648. 1 p.l., 25 p. 4°. Reserve Pages 9, 19, 22, 23 wrongly numbered 19, 11, 14, 25. Reprinted with modern type-facsimile title-page in Massachusetts Historical Society, Collections for 1852, Boston, 1852, series 4, v. 1, p. 194-218, lAA. The identity of the author has been lost, except that he is known to have been a resident of Plymouth The Gospel tragedy: an epic poem. See Brockway, Thomas. Gratitude, a poem spoken at the Boston Theatre, by Mrs. Whitlock. (In: The Polyanthos. Boston, 1814. 8°. v. 4, p. 316—326.) *DA This poem appeared in The Minor of taste in 1811. Green, G. The shunamite. Recom- mended to the candid perusal of all de- nominations of Christians. By G. G. — , (i.e., G. Green, M.M.M. New York: Print- ed by Southwick and Pelsue. No. 3, New- Street. 1810. Ip.l., (1)6-16 p. 12°. NBHDp.v.4,no.7 p. 1-2 lacking. Green, Joseph, 1706-1780. Elegy to the memory of Mr. Thomas Godfrey. (In: Thomas Godfrey, Juvenile poems on vari- ous subjects. Philadelphia, 1765. 8°. p. 1_4.) Reserve Entertainment for a winter's even- ing being a full and true account of a very strange and wonderful sight seen in Bos- ton on the twenty-seventh of December at noon-day. The truth of which can be at- tested by a great number of people, who actually saw the same with their own eyes. By Me, the Hon"'" B. B. Esq. (Joseph Green)... Boston: Printed and sold by G. Rogers, next to the Prison in Queen- street. Tarrytown. New York. Reprinted William Abbatt, 1917. 13 p. 4°. (In: Mag- azine of history with notes and queries, extra no. 57, p. 67-79.) lAG Modern type reprint with type facsimile of title- page. A mournful lamentation for the death of Mr. Old Tenor. (In: Samuel Ket- tell. Specimens of American poetry. Bos- ton, 1829. 12°. V. 1, p. 136-139.) NBH Also printed in Stedman and Hutchinson, A li- brary of American literature. New York, 1889, v. 2, p. 435-437, NBB. A parody on Mather Byles's Stanzas written at sea. (In: E. A. and G. L. Duy- ckinck. Cyclopaedia of American literature. New York, 1866. 8°. v. 1, p. 121-122.) , NBB Also printed in Stedm; hrarv of American literati p. 433-434, NBB. and Hutchinson, A , New York, 1889, v, EARLY AMERICAN POETRY, 1610-1820 25 The poet's lamentation for the loss of his cat, which he used to call his muse. (In: E. A. and G. L. Duyckinck, Cyclo- paedia of American literature. New York. 1866. 8°. V. 1, p. 122-123.) NBB Also printed in Stedman and Hutcliinson, A li- hrarv of American literature, New York, 1889, v. 2, p. 434-435, NBB. The Group: or An elegant representation illustrated. See Cliffton, William. Guest, Moses. Poems on several occa- sions. To which are annexed, extracts from a journal kept by the author while he followed the sea, and during a journey from New-Brunswick, in New-Jersey, to Montreal and Quebec. By Moses Guest. Cincinnati: Looker & Reynolds, printers, 1824. 1 p.l., (i)iv, (1)8-160 p. 2. cd. 16°. Reserve and NBHD The Guillotina, or a democratic dirge, a poem. See Hopkins, Lemuel. Haight, Mrs. Sarah. A medley of joy and grief; being a selection of original pieces in prose and verse, chiefly on religious sub- jects. By a lady of New-York [i.e., Mrs. Sarah Haightj. New-York: Published by W. B. Gilley, 92 Broadway. Gray & Bunce, printers. 1822. 298 p., 1 1. 12°. NBF Includes the following pieces written before 1820: A retrospect of past and present mercies, Jan. 1st, 1819, p. 10-24. — Meditation, June, 1815, p. 29- 31. — Meditation, a walk to Mount Olivet on a sum- mer's eve, July, 1815, p. 59-80. — Complaint, etc. under pain and trouble, February, 1815, p. 90-91. — Complaint under great bodily pain, and darkness of mind, Greenwich. April, 1815, p. 92-93. — On the death of Mrs. M. Wilkinson, 1815, p. 93-94. — All is vanity but the Creator, 1814, p. 95-96. — Complain- ing of hardness of heart. Mount Pleasant, August, 1814, p. 96-97. — To Rosamond, on her departure for England, June, 1811, p. 125-127. — Reflections, May, 1816, p. 158-159. Halleck, Fitz-Greene, 1790-1867. Fanny. iBy Fitz-Greene Halleck.] New-York: Published by C. Wiley & Co. No. 3 Wall- Street. Clayton & Kingsland, printers. 1819. 1 p.l., (1)6-49 p. 8°. Reserve • Second edition. New-York: Published by Wiley & Halsted, No. 3, Wall-Street. William Grattan, printer. 1821. Ip.l., (1)6-67 p. 8°. NBHD • New York, 1866. 3 p.l., (1)8- 84 p., 1 port. 4°. Reserve No. 16 of 70 copies printed for W. L. Andrews. Also printed in Specimens of the American poets, London, 1822, p. 110-156, NBH. — — - Fanny, with other poems. [By Fitz- Greene Halleck.] New-York. Harper & Brothers. 1839. 2 p.l., (1)6-130 p., 1 1. 12°. Reserve Engraved title-page. The poetical writings of Fitz- Greene Halleck, with extracts from those of Joseph Rodman Drake. Edited by James Grant Wilson. New York: D. Ap- pleton and Company, 1869. 2 p.l., (i)vi- xviii p., 1 1., (1)14-389 p., 5 pi., 5 ports, (incl. front.) 4°. f NBI Hamilton, George. See Epistle from the Marquis de La Fayette to General Wash- ington. Hammon, Jupiter, b. 1720? Jupiter Ham- mon, American negro poet; selections from his writings and a bibliography, by Oscar Wegelin. New York: C. F. Heartman, 1915. 2 p.l., 7-51 p., 5 facs. (incl. front.) 8°. (Heartman's historical series, no. 13.) Reserve One of 91 copies printed on Alexandra Japan paper. Facing p. 18, facsimile of broadside: An address to Miss Philis Wheatley, Ethiopian poetess, in Bos- ton, who came from Africa at eight years of age, and soon became acquainted with the gospel of Jesus Christ. Hartford, August 14, 1778. Text in two columns. Text also printed on p. 32-36. Facing p. 28 facsimile of broadside: An evening thought. Salvation by Christ, with penetential cries. Composed. . .25th of December, 1760. Text in two columns. Text also printed on p. 29-31. A poem for children with thoughts on death, p. 37-40; A dialogue intitled the kind master and the dutiful servant [in verse], p. 41-46. Harney, John Milton, 1789-1825. Crys- talina; a fairy tale. By an American [i.e., John Milton Harneyj. New-York: Printed by George F. Hopkins. 1816. 3 p.l., 112 p. 16°. NBHD Harwood, John Edmund, 1771-1809. Poems by John Edmund Harwood. New- York: Published by M. & W. Ward, No. 4 City-Hotel, for Joseph Osborn, 1809. 2 p.l., (1)4-107 p. 12°. NBHD Elegies, p. 1-20; Odes, p. 21-48; Miscellaneous pieces, p. 49-105. Haslett, Andrew. Original poems, by A. Haslett. Author of various miscellaneous pieces. Baltimore: Printed by R. Gamble — No. 12 Light-Street. 1812. 2 p.l., ii(i), viii-ix, (1)14-95 p. 12°. NBHD Hastings, Sally. Poems, on different subjects. To which is added, a descriptive account of a family tour to the West; in the year, 1800. In a letter to a lady. By Sally Hastings. Lancaster, Printed and sold, By William Dickson, for the benefit ot the authoress. 1808. 1 p.l, (1)4-220 p. 16°. NBHD The Hasty-pudding: a poem. See Bar- low, Joel. Haven, Nathaniel Appleton, 1790-1826. The remains of Nathaniel Appleton Haven. With a memoir of his life, by George Tick- nor. [Cambridge: Hilliard, Metcalf & Company,] mdcccxxvii. xl, 351 p. 8°. NBG Poems written during the years 1807-1815, p. 233- 263. Second edition. Boston: Hil- liard, Gray, Little, and Wilkins. 1828. viii, 368 p. 12°. NBG Poems written during the years 1807-1815, p. 257- 273. 26 THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY Hazard, Joseph. Poems, on various subjects. By Joseph Hazard. Brooklyn, N. Y. Published by the author, [A. Spoon- er, printer.] 1814. 2 p.l., (1)6-187 p. 24°. NBHD The Heroes of the lake. A poem, in two books. Written in the autumn of 1813. New-York: Printed and published by S. Woodworth & Co. War Office. 26 Chat- ham-street. 1814. 2 p.l., (1)5-108 p.. front. 16°. NBHD Hill, George. 1796-1871. Diabolou machia; or Battle of dragon. [A poem written at Yale College, 1815, by George Hill?], n. t.-p. 1875. 21. 8°. SSX p.v.l,no.6 This poem describes an affair in which several students came to blows; it took place in a tavern on an evening of the fall term of 1815. Hillhouse, James Abraham, 1789-1841. The judgment, a vision. By the author of Percy's Masque [i.e., James Abraham Hill- house]. New-York: Published by James Eastburn, 1821. 46 p., 1 front. 8°. NBHD This poem was delivered at the Yale College com- mencement of 1812. Hine, Benjamin. Miscellaneous poetry: or, The farmer's muse. By Benjamin Hine. New-York: Printed for the author, bv H. Ludwig, 72 Vesey-St. 1835. 1 p.l., (i)iv-x p., 11., (1)14-273 p. 12°. NBHD Poems written between 1789-1820, p. 13-154. Hitchcock, David, b. 1773. A poetical dictionary; or popular terms illustrated in rhyme; with explanatory remarks. For the use of society in general, and politicians in particular. Part first. By David Hitch- cock, author of the "Shade of Plato," &c. From Lewis's Press, Lenox. Henry Starr, printer. 1808. 1 p.l., (i)iv-vi, (1)8-113 p., 1 1. of errata. 16°. NBHD The poetical works of David Hitch- cock. Containing, the Shade of Plato. Knight and quack, and the Subtlety of foxes. Boston: Published by Etheridge and Bliss, No. 12, Cornhill. 1806. Oliver & Munroe, printers. 1 p.l., (i)iv-xvi. (1) 18-164 p., 1 1. of adv. 16°. NBHD The social monitor; or, A series of poems, on some of the most important and interesting subjects. By David Hitchcock, author of the "Shade of Plato." Second edition. New-York: Printed for Gould, Banks & Gould, Prior & Dunning, Isaac Riley, and Collins & Co. 1814. 1 p.l., (i) iv-v(i), (1)8-204 p. 24°. NBHD Hoar, Leonard. 1630-1675. [Verses in Latin.] (Massachusetts Historical Society. Proceedings, 1864-1865. Boston, 1866. 8°. v. 8, p. 14-15.) lAA The original verses are appended to the first triennial catalogue of Harvard University, published in 1674, and were undoubtedly prepared by Leonard Hoar. Holland, Edwin C. The pillar of glory; Rise Columbia. (In: Samuel Kettell, Specimens of American poetry. Boston. 1829. 12°. V. 2, p. 328-330.) NBH Originally published in the Port folio, Philadel- phia, 1813, series 3, v. 2, p. 552, * DA. Holme, John. A true relation of the flourishing State of Pennsjdvania. (His- torical Societv of Pennsvlvania. Bulletin. Philadelphia, 1848. 8°. v. 1. 1845-47. p. 161-180.) lAA Written in 1686. Printed for the first time, from the original manu- script. This poem is believed to be the first metrical composition written in Pennsylvania. Holmes, Abiel. Sec A Family tablet: containing a selection of original poetry. Holyoke, Edward, latio. . . Sec Pietas et gratu- Honeywood, St. John, 1764-1798. A poem on reading the President's Address; with a sketch of the character of a candi- date for the presidency. [By St. John Honeywood.] Philadelphia: Printed by Ornirod & Conrad. No. 41 Chestnut-Street, 1796. 1 p.l., (1)4-7 p. 8°. Reserve Poems by St. John Honeywood. A. M. With some pieces in prose. Copy- right secured. New-York: Printed by T. & J. Swords. No. 99 Pearl-Street. 1801. 3 p.l., (i)viii, 159(1) p. 16°. Reserve and NBHD Reviewed in The Ameiicait review, and literary ionrnal for the vtar 1801, New York, 1801, v. 1, p. 297-303. Hopkins, Lemuel, 1750-1801. The Dem- ocratiad, a poem, in retaliation, for the "Philadelphia Jockey Club." By a Gentle- man of Connecticut [i.e.. Lemuel HopkinS]. Philadelphia: Published by Thomas Brad- ford, printer, 1795. iv, (1)6-22 p., 11. 8°. Reserve At head of title: Second edition. .\lso ascribed to William Cobbett. Contains sarcastic references to the Democrats in the United States Senate who opposed Jay's treaty. ■ Philadelphia: Published bv Thomas Bradford, printer, book-seller & stationer. No. 8 South Front Street. 1796. 1 p.l., (i)iv, (1)6-28 p. 8°. Reserve and NBH p.v.24, no.15 At head of title: Third edition. Epitaph on a patient killed by a cancer quack. (In: American poems, se- lected and original. Litchfield, 1793. 12°. p. 137-139.) Reserve and NBH Also printed in E. C. Stedman and E. M. Hutch- inson, A librarv of American literature. New York, 1889, V. 3, p. 414-415, NBB. The guillotina, or a Democratic dirge, a poem. By the author of the "Dem- ocratiad" [i.e., Lemuel Hopkinsj. Phila- delphia: Sold at the Political Book-Store EARLY AMERICAN POETRY, 1610-1820 27 [By Thomas Bradford), South Front- Street, No. 8. tl796.] Ip.l., (1)4-14 p. 8°. Reserve and NBH p.v.24, no.l6 A political satire, erroneously attributed to Wil- liam Cobbett. ■ The hypocrite's hope. (In: Ameri- can poems, selected and original. Litch- field, 1793. 12°. p. 139-141.) Reserve and NBH Also printed in TIic Columbian muse, New York, 1794. p. 144-146, NBH ; Samuel Kettell, Specimens of American poetrv. Boston, 1829, v. 1, p. 283-284, NBH; and in E. A. and G. L. Duyckinck, Cyclo- pedia of American literature. New York, 1866, v. 1, p. 322, NBB. On General Ethan Allen. (In: American poems, selected and original. Litchfield, 1793. 12°. p. 142.) Reserve and NBH Also printed in E. C. Stedman and E. M. Hutch- inson, A library of American literature. New York, 1889, V. 3, p. 413-414, NBB. A plea for union and the constitu- tion. (In: E. A. and G. L. Duyckinck, Cyclopaedia of American literature. New York, 1866. 8°. v. 1, p. 321-322.) NBB - See also The Anarchiard; The Echo; Political green-house for the year The 1798. Hopkinson, Francis, 1737-1791. The bat- tle of the kegs. (In: The American muse- um. Philadelphia, 1787. 8°. v. 1. p. 85- 86.) Reserve Also printed in Samuel Kettell, Specimens of American poetry. Boston, 1829, v. 1, p. 202-205, NBH ; and in E. A. and G. L. Duyckinck, Cyclopcedia of American literature, New York, 1866, v. 1, p. 218- 219, NBB. - An exercise, containing a dialogue and ode on the accession of his present gracious Majesty George iii. Performed at the public commencement in the Col- lege of Philadelphia, May 18th 1762. [By Francis Hopkinson.] Philadelphia. Printed by W. Dunlap, in Market-Street, M, Dcc, Lxii. 8 p. 4°. Reserve A fair bargain. (In: The Beauties of poetry, British and American. Phila- delphia, 1791. 16°. p. 198-199.) Reserve The miscellaneous essays and oc- casional writings of Francis Hopkinson, Esq. Philadelphia: Printed by T. Dobson, at the Stone-house, No. 41 Second-Street. M, DCC, xcii. 3 V. 12°. Reserve V. 3, after p. 215, "Poems on several subjects," 204 p. • The raising: a song for federal mechanics. (In: The American museum. Philadelphia, 1788. 8°. v. 4, p. 95.) Reserve Howe, Joseph. An ode, addressed to Miss * * * *. (In: American poems, select- ed and original. Litchfield, 1793. 12°. p. 297-298.) Reserve and NBH Humphreys, David. 1752-1818. Address to the armies of the United States of America. Written in the year 1782. (In: The American museum. Philadelphia, 1787. 8°. V. 1, p. 266-272.) Reserve First published in New Haven in 1782. Also in his Life of... Israel Piitnam, New York, 1810, p. 189-218, AN; and in Samuel Kettell, Specimens of American poctrv, Boston, 1829, v. 1, p. 261-271, NBH. American winter. (In: The Colum- bian muse. New York, 1794. 16°. p. 165- 166.) Reserve and NBH Depredations and destruction of the Algerines. (In: The Columbian muse. New York, 1794. 16°. p. 147-158.) Reserve and NBH ■ ■ An elegy on the burning of Fair- field, in Connecticut. Written on the spot by Col. Humphreys. 1779. (In: The New-Haven gazette, and the Connecticut magazine. New-Haven, 1786. 4°. June 29, 1786, V. 1, no. 20, p. 159.) Reserve Also printed in The American museum, Philadel- phia, 1787, V. 1, p. 265, Reserve; American poems, selected and original, Litchfield, 1793, p. 117-119, NBH: The Columbian muse. New York, 1794. p. 112- 114, NBH; and American poetical miscellany, Phila- delphia, 1809, p. 63-65, NBH. ■ — — - An elegy on Lieutenant De Hart, volunteer aid to Gen. Wayne. (In: Ameri- can poems, selected and original. Litch- field, 1793. 12°. p. 120-122.) Reserve and NBH Also in The Columbian muse. New York, 1794, p. 114-116, NBH. ■ An elegy, on Lieutenant De Hart, volunteer aid-de-camp to General Wayne. An ode, to Laura. A song, translated from the French. An epitaph written the day after the capitulation of Lord Cornwallis, at York-town in Virginia. An impromptu, for the pocket-book of a young lady who expected to embark soon for Europe. The genius of America, a song. The monkey, who shaved himself and his friends. (In: The American museum. Philadelphia, 1788. 8°. V. 3, p. 273-279.) Reserve An epistle to Dr. Dwight. On board the Courier de I'Europe, July 30. 1784. (In: American poems, selected and original. Litchfield, 1793. 12°. p. 129- 134.) Reserve and NBH Also in The Columbian muse, New York, 1794, p. 136-140, NBH. The farmers' harvest hymn. (In his: A discourse on the agriculture of the state of Connecticut. New-Haven, 1816. 8°. p. 42.) VPY Future state of the western terri- tory. (In: The Columbian muse. New York, 1794. 16°. p. 162-165.) Reserve and NBH Future state of the western terri- tory; American winter; On love and the American fair; Depredations and destruc- 28 THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY tion of the Algerincs. (In: The Beauties of poetry, British and American. Phila- delphia, 1793. 16°. p. 130-146.) Reserve The genius of America — an ode: inscribed to his excellency George Wash- ington, esq. on his return to Mount Ver- non, December, 1783. (In: The American museum. Philadelphia, 1789. 8°. v. 5, p. 101-104.) Reserve Also printed in American poems, selected and original. Litchfield, 1793, p. 127-129, NBH ; The Columbian muse. New York, 1794, p. 120-121, NBH. The miscellaneous works of Col- onel Humphreys. New-York: Printed by Hodge, Allen, and Campbell, and sold at their respective book-stores. m. dcc. xc. [With copy-right according to law.] 348 p. 8°. Reserve and NBHD Contains the following poems: Address to the armies of the United States of America, p. 12-29; A poem on the happiness of America, p. 30-66; Mount Vernon: an ode, p. 68- 70; The genius of America, p. 70-72; An elegy on Lieutenant De Hart, p. 72-74; The monkey, who shaved himself and his friends, p. 75-76; A letter to a young lady in Boston, p. 90-97; An epistle to Dr. Dwight, p. 97-102; Elegy on the burning of Fair- field in Connecticut, p. 111-113. The miscellaneous works of David Humphreys, late Minister Plenipotentiary from the 'United States of America to the Court of Madrid. New-York: Printed by T. and J. Swords, No. 160 Pearl-Street. 1804. XV, 394 p., 71., front, (port.) 8°. NBG Mount Vernon, an ode, inscribed to General Washington. Written at Mount Vernon, August 1786. (In: The New- Haven gazette, and the Connecticut maga- zine. New-Haven, 1786. 4°. Nov. 16. 1786, V. 1, no. 40, p. 314-315.) Reserve Also printed in American poems, selected and original. Litchfield, 1793, p. 123-125, NBH; The Columbian muse, New York, 1794, p. 116-118, NBH; and E. A. and G. L. Duyckinck, Cyclopccdia of American literature, v. 1, p. 377, NBB. An ode, inscribed to General Washington. (In: The American museum. Philadelphia, 1788. 8°. v. 3, p. 482-483.) Reserve A poem on the death of General Washington, pronounced at the house of the American legation in Madrid, on the 4. day of July, 1800. [Signed D. Humphreys.] n. p. [1804., Ip.l., 151-187 p. 8°. AN Excerpt: The miscellaneous works of David Humphreys. New-York: T. & J. Swords, 1804. A poem, on the happiness of America; addressed to the citizens of the United States. (In: The Boston magazine. Boston, 1786. 8°. July, 1786, p. 306-311; August, 1786, p. 348-352.) Reserve The poem was continued in later numbers of the magazine, which the Library lacks. Also printed in The American museum, Philadel- phia, 1787, V. 1, p. 273-288, Reserve: and in the author's Life of Israel Putnam, New York, 1810, p. 219-285, AN. A poem on the happiness of America. Addressed to the citizens of the United States. By Col. David Humphreys, aid-de-camp to General Washington dur- ing the American Revolutionary War. New York: The New York Printing Com- pany, 1871. Ip.l., (1)4-67 p. 8°. NBI ■ A poem on industry. Addressed to the citizens of the United States of America. By Colonel David Humphreys, Minister resident at the Court of Lisbon. Philadelphia: Printed for Mathew Carey, No. 118, Market-Street. October 14, 1794. 1 p.l., (i)iv p., 1 1., (1)8-22 p., 1 1. of adv. 8°. Reserve and NBHD Poems by Col. David Humphreys, late aid-de-camp to his Excellency General Washington. Second edition: — with sev- eral additions. Philadelphia: Printed by Mathew Carey. m,dcc, lxxxix. 1 p.l., 90 p., 1 1. 16°. Reserve Sec also The Anarchiard. Hunn, Anthony. Sin and redemption. A religious poem, by Anthony Hunn. Lexington: Printed by W. W. Worsley... "Reporter" Press. 1812. 2 p.l., (1)6-25 p. 8°. Reserve "The following is an episode only of a much larger epic poem entitled 'The Columbiad,' which is formed out of most eminent scenes of the American Revolution and the hero of which is the immortal Washington." — Preface. Huntley, Lydia. See Sigoumey, Mrs. Lydia Howard Huntley. Hutton, Joseph. The field of Orleans. A poem. By the author of several fugitive pieces ri- e., Joseph Huttou]... Philadel- phia: Published by W. Anderson, 102, Cherry-Street. 1816. 31 p., 2 1. 24°. NBHD Indian songs of peace. See Smith, Wil- liam. Irving, Washington, 1783-1859. [Lines spoken by Thomas A. Cooper, on the night of the opening of the Park theatre, Sept. 9, 1807.] (In: Washington Irving, Life and letters. New York, 1862. 8°. v. 1, p. 204- 208.) AN Also in the New York edition of the Life and letters of 1864, v. 1, p. 204-208. Irving, William, 1766-1821. [Poems., (In: Salmagundi. New York, 1807-08. 24° V. 1. p. 35-37, 54-56, 70-80, 101-104. 1.36-140, 181-188; v. 2, p. 250-254, 399-404.) Reserve The poems were written under the pseud, of "Pindar Cockloft, Esq." The Library has many other editions of Salma- gundi besides the one given here. Jacob, Stephen. A poetical essay, de- livered at Bennington, on the anniversary of the 16th of August, 1777. By Stephen Jacob, A. B. 1778. Hartford: Printed by Watson and Goodwin, m. dcc. lxxix. 8 p. 12°. Reserve EARLY AMERICAN POETRY, 1610-1820 29 James, T. C. The country meeting, or Friends' place of worship. (In: The American museum. Philadelphia, 1787. 8°. V. 1, p. 93-95.) Reserve Also printed in The Beauties of poetry, British and American, Philadelphia, 1791, p. 182-185, ^7? i^- serve; American poems, selected and original, Litch- field, 1793, p. 234-238, NBH; The Columbian muse, New York, 1794, p. 121-125, NBH; and The Ameri- can poetical miscellany, Philadelphia, 1809, p. 172- 176. NBH. The Jeffersoniad; or, An echo to the groans of an expiring faction. By Demo- craticus. March 4, 1801: First year of the triumph of Republican principle. Price — 18 cents. 1 p.l., (1)4-18 p. 16°. Reserve "The author. . .presents his best respects to his fellow-citizens, and congratulates them on the event of the late election [of Jefferson as president]..." "Theodore Dwight" is written in a contemporary hand on verso of title-page. John of Enon, pseud. See Benedict, David. Johnson, Edward, 1599-1672. A history of New-England. From the English planting in the yeere 1628. untill the yeere 1652. Declaring the form of their govern- ment, civill, military, and ecclesiastique. Their wars with the Indians, their troubles with the Gortonists, and other heretiques. Their manner of gathering of churches, the commodities of the country, and descrip- tion of the principall towns and havens, with the great encouragements to increase trade betwixt them and Old England. With the names of all their governours, magistrates, and eminent ministers London, Printed for Nath: Brook at the Angel in Corn-hill, 1654. 236 p., 2 1. 8°. Reserve Better known by the running title: Wonder-work- ing providence of Sion's Saviour in New England. Contains many poems. (Massachusetts Historical So- ciety. Collections. Boston, 1814-19. 8°. series 2, v. 2, p. 49-95; v. 3, p. 123-161; v. 4, p. 1-51; v. 7, p. 1-58; v. 8, p. 1-39.) lAA Johnson's Wonder-working Provi- dence, 1628-1651. Edited by J. Franklin Jameson... New York: C. Scribner's Sons, 1910. viiip., 21.. 3-285 p., 2 facs., 1 map. 8°. (Original narratives of early American history.) *R-HAE Wonder-working Providence of Sions Saviour in New England... With an historical introduction and an index by William Frederick Poole. Andover, Pub- lished by Warren F. Draper, 1867. 4 p.l.. cliv 1., 265 p., 1 fac. 8°. IQ This is a modern type-facsimile reprint. No. 140 of 200 copies on small paper. Johnson, William Martin, 1771-1797. Poems. (In: Gabriel Harrison, The life and writings of John Howard Payne. Al- bany. N. Y., 1875. 4°. p. 296-333.) AN The following poems: On a snow-flake falling on a lady's breast, Winter, Spring, Fame, Epitaph on a lady, are printed in E. A. and G. L. Duyckinck, Cyclopaedia of American literature. New York, 1866, V. 1, p. 586, NBB. (In: Gabriel Harrison, John Howard Payne... his life and writings. Philadelphia, 1885. 8°. p. 343-374.) AN Johnston, Archibald. The mariner; a poem in two cantos. By Archibald John- ston. Philadelphia: Published by Edward Earle, corner of Fourth and Library streets. William Fry, printer. 1818. 3 p.l., (1)10-152 p. 16°. NBHD Has also an engraved title-page. Miscellanea, p. [97]-126. Jones, Elizabeth C. Poems on different subjects, original and selected. By Eliza- beth C. Jones. Providence: H. H. Brown, printer. 1819. 1 p.l., (1)4-48 p. 12°. NBHp.v.55,no.5 Josselyn, John, fl. 1630-1675. _ New-Eng- lands rarities discovered: in birds, beasts, fishes, serpents, and plants of that country. Together with the physical and chyrurgi- cal remedies wherewith the natives con- stantly use to cure their distempers, wounds, and sores. Also a perfect descrip- tion of an Indian squa, in all her bravery; with a poem not improperly conferr'd upon her. Lastly a chronological table of the most remarkable passages in that country amongst the English. Illustrated with cuts. By John Josselyn, gent. London, Printed for G. Widdowes at the Green Dragon in St. Pauls church-yard, 1672. 2 p.l., 114 p., 11., Ipl. illus. (8°.)16°. Reserve "The poem," p. 101-102. Reprinted in American Antiquarian Society, Archaologia Americana. Transactions and collec- tions, [Worcester,] 1860, v. 4, p. 105-238, lAA. "The poem" appears on p. 232. New-England's rarities discovered in birds, beasts, fishes, serpents, and plants of that country. By John Josselyn, gent. With an introduction and notes, by Edward Tuckerman. Boston: William Veazie, 1865. 2 p.l., (i)viii, 169 p. 8°. IQ One of 75 copies printed. "The poem," p. 158. A Journey from Patapsco to Annapolis. (In: The American museum. Philadelphia. 1791. 8°. V. 9, appendix 1, p. 9-16.) Reserve The Judgment, a vision. Sec Hillhouse, James Abraham. Keimer, Samuel, fl. 1723-1728. An elegy on the much lamented death of the ingeni- ous and well-beloved Aquila Rose, clerk to the honourable assembly at Philadelphia, who died the 24th of the 4th month. 1723. Aged 28. (In: The Register of Pennsyl- vania, edited by Samuel Hazard. Phila- delphia, 1828. 4°. Nov., 1828, p. 262-263.) lAA The original was printed in 1723 as a hand-bill 30 THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY with imprint: Philadelphia: Printed, and sold by S. Keimer, in High-Street. (Price two-pence.) Also nrinted in E. A. and G. L. Duyckinck, Cyclo- pedia of American literature. New York, 1866, v. 1, p. 98-99. NBB. Kettell, Samuel. Specimens of Ameri- can poetry, with critical and biographical notices. Boston: S. G. Goodrich and Co., 1829. 3v. 12°. NBH Contains selections from the works of the follow- ing authors, writing before 1820: J. Adams, v. 1, p. 67-74; J. Allen, v. 1, p. 160- 173; W. Allston, v. 2, p. 149-155; R. Alsop, v. 2. p. 54-67; J. L. Arnold, v. 2, p. 77-82; J. Barlow, v. 2, p 1-27; A. E. Bleecker, v. 1, p. 211-219; J. Bow- doin, V. 1, p. 330-332; W. Boyd. v. 2, p. 83-86; S. Brown, v. 2, p. 351-353; M. Byles, v. 1, p. 124-133; B. Church, v. 1, p. 145-160; E. Church, v. 1, p. 343- 347; W. CHffton, v. 2, p. 86-93; B. Coleman, v. 1, p. 49-61; W. Crafts, v. 2, p. 144-145; R. Dahney, v. 2, p. 166-172; R. B. Davis, v. 1, p. 351-353; T. Dawes, v. 2, p. 35-37; S. Deane, v. 2, p. 398-403; R. Devens, v. 2, p. 38-40; S. Dexter, v. 2. p. 40-42; Theodore Dwight, v. 2. p. 67-74; Timothy Dwight, V. 1, p. 223-259; N. Evans, v. 1, p. 104-118; D. Everett, v. 2, p. 113-114; S. Ewing, v. 1, p. 347-349; II. T. Farmer, v. 2, p. 174-179; M. V. Faugeres. v. 1, p. 220-223; T. G. Fessenden, v. 2, p. 114-121; E. Fitch, v. 1, p. 300-301; B. Franklin, v. 1, p. 173- 174; P. Freneau, v. 1, p. 285-299; T. Godfrey, v. 1, p. 88-104; J. Green, v. 1, p. 133-138; S. H. Hale, v. 2, p. 296-302; J. A. Hillhouse, v. 2, p. 356-365; St. T. Honevwood, v. 2. p. 43-47; L. Hopkins, v. 1, p. 27"2-284; F. Hopkinson, v. 1, p. 201-210; J. Hop- kinson, v. 1. p. 350-351; D. Humphreys, v. 1. p. 259- 272; F. S. Key. v. 2. p. 288-289; H. C. Knight, v. 2. p. 285-289; J. B. Ladd. v. 1, p. 334-342; John Lath- rop, v. 2, p. 101-108; Joseph Lathrop. v. 1, p. 326- 327; E. Lincoln, v. 2. p. 303-314; T. B. Linn. v. 2, p. 121-126; W. Livingston, v. 1, p. 139-145; S. Low, V. 1, p. 318-324; J. Lowell, v. 1, p. 332- 333; J. D. M'Kinnon, v. 1, p. 312-318; C. Mather, V. 1, p. 1-17; W. Maxwell, v. 2, p. 155-159; J. Maylem, v. 1, p. 83-88; S. W. Morton, v. 2. p. 75- 76; P. Oliver, v. 1. p. 333-334; J. Osborn. v. 1, p. 118-124; S. Osborn, v. 2, p. 145-149; R. T. Paine, V. 2, p. 93-100; T. K. Paulding, v. 2. p. 179-184; H. Pickering, v. 2, p. 272-285; W. L. Pierce, v. 2, p. 130-133; J. Pierpont, v. 2, p. 246-272; S. Porter, v. 1, p. 301-305; B. Pratt, v. 1, p. 324-326; T. Ralph, v. 1, p. 74-83; W. Ray, v. 2, p. 137-144; G. Richards, v. 2, p. 27-31; R. C. Sands, v. 2, p. 228-241; L. M. Sargent, v. 2, p. 134-137; T. M. Sewall, v. 1, p. 198- 200; S. Sewall, v. 1, p. 328-330; J. Shaw, v. 2, p. 126-130; L. H. Sigourney. v. 2, p. 204-227; W. M. Smith, v. 1, p. 305-312; J. Story, v. 2, p. 109-112; T. Trumbull, v. 1, p. 175-198; St. G. Tucker, v. 1. p. 349-350; J. Turrell, v. 1, p. 61-67; R. Tvler, v. 2, p. 47-54; W. B. Walter, v. 2, p. 161-166; K. A. Ware, v. 2, p. 290-295; M. Warren, v. 2, p. 31-35; M. Wigglesworth, v. 1, p. 35-49; R. Wolcott, v. 1, p. 19-35; S. Woodworth, v. 2. p. 241-246. Key, Francis Scott, 1780-1843. The star spangled banner. (In his: Poems of the late Francis S. Key. New York, 1857. 12°. p. 31-33.) NBHD Also in Samuel Kettell. Specimens of American poetry, Boston, 1829, v. 2, p. 288-289, NBH; E. A. and G. L. Duyckinck, Cyclopedia of American liter- ature. New York, 1866, "v. 1, p. 663-664, NBB; and E. C. Stedman and E. M. Hutchinson, Library of American literature, New York, 1888, v. 1, p. 41, NBD. Written in 1814 during the bombardment of Fort McHenry by the English. Knight, Henry Coggswell, 1x1788.^ The broken harp; poems. By H. C. Knight. Philadelphia: Published by J. Conrad and Co. 1815. 2p.l., (i)vi-xp., 11., (1)10-172 p., 21. 16°. NBHD The cypriad in two cantos: with other poems and translations. By Henry C. Knight. Boston: J. Belcher, printer. 1809. 3p.l., (1)8-68 p. 8°. NBH p.v.25, no.8 Knox, Samuel. Ode to Education in seven stanzas. (In: The American mu- seum. Philadelphia, 1789. 8°. v. 5, p. 405- 408.) Reserve ■ • An ode, most respectfully inscribed to his excellency, general Washington, on being chosen president of the United States. (In: The American museum. Philadelphia, 1789. 8°. v. 6. p. 85-86.) Reserve Dated: JBladensburgh, April 16, 1789. Ladd, John. Lyric poems, chiefly in two books, never before published. 1. A thought on man in paradise; his expulsion. A compendium on his restoration by grace. The saints' travail through time, and final state in glory. 2. Sacred to honor, virtue and independence — and to the memory of the dead. The wild, man and the apes — a muthony. By John Ladd. Schenectady: Printed for the author. 1814. 1 p.l., (i) iv, (1)6-127(1) p., 21. 12°. NBHD Ladd, Joseph Brown, 1764-1786. Char- lotte's soliloquy, to the manes of Werter. Sweet Polly of Plymouth's lament. The wish. (In: The American museum. Phila- delphia, 1787. 8°. v. 1, p. 180-181.) Reserve • Description of Jehovah, from the xviiith Psalm. (In: The Columbian muse. New York, 1794. 16°. p. 183-184.) Reserve and NBH Description of Jehovah, from the xvnith Psalm. The war-horse, para- phrased from Job. (In: The Beauties of poetry, British and American. Philadel- phia, 1791. 16°. p. 181-182, 191.) Reserve The dove, a fragment. (In: The American museum. Philadelphia, 1787. 8°. v. 2, p. 203-204.) Reserve — — The incurable. (In: The American museum. Philadelphia, 1787. 8°. v. 1, p. 86.) Reserve The literary remains of Joseph Brown Ladd, M.D. Collected by his sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Haskins, of Rhode Island. To which is prefixed, a sketch of the author's life, bv W. B. Chittenden. New York: H. C. Sleight, Clinton Hall, 1832. xxiv, (1)14-228 p. 8°. NBG Poems, p. [131-163. Some of these poems are reprinted in Samuel Kettell, Specimens of American poetry, Boston, 1829, V. 1, p. 338-342, NBH. where they are credited to William Ladd, the father of Joseph Brown. On the resignation of his excel- lency General Washington. Retirement. (In: The American museum. Philadelphia, 1787. 8°. V. 1, p. 178-179.) Reserve EARLY AMERICAN POETRY, 1610-1820 31 The poems of Arouct [b}' Joseph Brown Laddj. Charleston, South Caro- lina: Printed by Bowen and Markland, No. 53, Church-Street, and No. 11, Elliot- Street. 1786. 2p.l., (i)viii-xvi, 128p. 16°. Reserve Half-title lacking. The war-horse, paraphrased from Tob. (In: The American museum. Phila- delphia, 1787. 8°. V. 1, p. 183.) Reserve Also printed in The Columbian muse, New York, \79A, p. 1/2-173, NBH. A Lady of New-York, pseud. A medley of joy and grief. See Haight, Mrs. Sarah. A Lady of Philadelphia, pseud. Viola or The heiress of St. Valverde. Sec Botsford, }vlrs. Margaret. Lathrop, John, the younger. 1772-1820. The influence of civil institutions on soci- ety and the moral faculties, a poem. De- livered at the universit)' in Cambridge, on the day of public commencement, July 18, 1792. By John Lathrop, jun. (In: The Massachusetts magazine. Boston, 1792. 8°. V. 4, July, 1792, p. 452-454.) Reserve • A monod}\ sacred to the memorj^ of the Rev. John Lovejoy Abbot, A.Al. Pastor of the Church in Chauncey-Place. Boston; who died October 17. 1814, retat. 31. By J. Lathrop, Jun... Boston: Pub- lished by Munroe, Francis & Parker, 1815. 16 p. 8°. AN Ode for the twentieth anniversary of Massachusetts Charitable Fire Society. (In: E. A. and G. L. Duyckinck, Cyclo- paedia of American literature. New York, 1866. 8°. V. 1, p. 613-614.) NBB ■ Speech of Canonicus. (In: Samuel Kettell, Specimens of American poetrv. Boston, 1829. 12°. v. 2, p. 102-108.) NBH Lathrop, Joseph. 1731-1821. The exis- tence of a Deity. (In: The .American museum. Philadelphia, 1789. 8°. v. 5, p. 101.) Reserve Reprinted in Samuel Kettell, S feci mens of Ameri- can poetry, Boston, 1829, v. 1, p. 326-327, NBH. The majesty and grace of God. (In: The American museum. Philadelphia, 1791. 8°. V. 9, appendix 1, p. 36-37.) Reserve ■ ■ Reflexions of a libertine reclaimed l^y sickness. (In: The American museum. Philadelphia. 1789. 8°. v. 6, p. 172-174.) Reserve A winter piece. (In: The American museum. Philadelphia, 1790. 8°. v. 8, ap- pendix 1, p. 39-40.) Reserve Also printed in The Beauties of poetry. British and American. Philadelphia, 1791, p. 204-206, Re- serve; and in The Columbian muse, New York, 1794, p. 158-160. NBH. Law, Thomas. Ballston springs. [By Thomas Law.] New-York: Printed by S. Gould, opposite the City-Hall. 1806. 3 p.l., 7-48 p. 16°. NBHp.v.22,no.3 Last leaf mutilated. Lawson, John. The maniac, with other poems. By John Lawson. Philadelphia: Published by Hellings and Aitken. Dennis Heartt, printer. 1811. 2 p.l., (i)vi-xiv p., 1 1.. 101 p. 24°. NBHD Le Cadet, St. Denis, pseud. Sec Denison, Edward. Lewis, Air. A description of Maryland, from Carmen Seculare, a poem, addressed, anno 1732, to lord Baltimore, proprietor of that province. By mr. Lewis. (In: The American museum. Philadelphia, 1789. 8°. V. 6, p. 413-416.) Reserve Liberty: a poem, on the independence of America. Dedicated to his excellency the President of the United States. (In: The American museum. Philadelphia, 1790. 8°. V. 7, appendix 1, p. 23-29.) Reserve Lincoln, Enoch. The village; a poem. [By Enoch Lincoln.] With an appendix. Portland: Published by Edward Little and Co. 1816. C. Norris & Co. printers. 4 p.l., (1)10-180 p. 16°. NBHD Extract reprinted in Samuel Kettell, Specimens of American poetry, Boston, 1829, v. 2, p. 303-314, NBH. Lines on the death of Ebenezer Ball, who was executed at Castine, October 31, 1811, for the murder of John Tileston Downs. Blue hill, Nov. 1811. Printed, and for sale by A. H. Holland, Bucks- town. Broadside. Reserve Linn, John Blair, 1777-1804. The death of Washington. A poem. In imitation of the manner of Ossian. By Rev. John Blair Linn. A.M., minister of the First Presby- terian Congregation of Philadelphia... Philadelphia: Printed by John Ormrod, 1800. iv, (1)6-26 p. 8°. Reserve Miscellaneous works, prose and poetical. By a Young Gentleman of New- York [i.e., John Blair Linn]. New-York: Printed by Thomas Greenleaf. 1795. 6 p.l., (1)8-353 p. 16°. Reserve The powers of genius, a poem, in three parts. By John Blair Linn, A.M. Co- pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in the city of Philadelphia. Philadelphia: Published by Asbury Dickens, opposite Christ-Church: H. Maxwell, printer, Co- lumbia-House. 1801. Ip.l., (1)6-127 p. 16°. Reserve Reviewed in The American review, and literary journal for the year 1801, New- York, 1801, v. 1, p. 201-209, Reserve. Second edition, corrected and enlarged. Published by John Conrad, & Co., No. 30, Chestnut-Street, Philadelphia; ?>2 THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY and sold by M. and J. Conrad & Co. No. 140, Market-Street, Baltimore; and Wash- ington City. H. Maxwell, printer. 1802. 1 p.l., (1)6-191 p. 16°. Reserve Reviewed in The American review, and literarv journal for the year 1802, New York, 1802, v. 2, p. 462-472. ■ [London:] Albion Press: Print- ed by Cundee, Ivy Lane, for T. Williams, Stationers'-Court, and T. Hurst, Paternos- ter-Row. 1804. 1 p.l., (i)iv-xvp., 11., 155 (1) p., 21. of adv., 3 pi. 16°. NBHD Valerian, a narrative poem: intend- ed, in part, to describe the early persecu- tions of Christians, and rapidly to illustrate the influence of Christianity on the man- ners of nations. By John Blair Linn, D.D. Late pastor of the First Presbyterian con- gregation, in Philadelphia. With a sketch of the life and character of the author. Philadelphia, Printed by Thomas and George Palmer, 116. High Street. 1805. 1 p.l., (i)iv-xxvi p., 11., 97 p., front, (port.) 4°. NBHD The frontispiece, portrait silhouette of J. B. Linn engraved by B. Tanner. Reviewed in The monthly anthology and Boston review, Boston, 1807, v. 4, p. 319-322. A Little looking-glass for the times. Sec C, G. Livingston, Henry Brockholst, 1757- 1823. Democracy: an epic poem, by Aqui- line Nimble-Chops, Democrat [i.e., Henry Brockholst Livingston]. Canto first. New-York: Printed for the author [1794]. 2 p.l., (1)6-20 p. 12°. Reserve Extracts from the first and second cantos of thp poem are reprinted in The Echo, New York, 1807, p. 195-207, with the following notice prefixed: "The following extracts are from a poem entitled Democracy, the first canto of which was printed in New- York, in March. 1794, and at the time excited no inconsiderable share of the public attention. This poem was written in consequence of a tumultu- ous meeting of the citizens of that place, instigated by a few popular demagogues, for the purpose of prescribing to Congress the adoption of hostile meas- ures against Great Britain. The second canto, which was of much greater length, was prepared for the press immediately after the appearance of the first, iiut the timidity of the booksellers, and the peculiar circumstances of the times prevented its publication." Livingston, William. 1723-1790. Address to his excellency general Washington. By his excellency governor Livingston of New-Jersey. (In: The American museum. Philadelphia, 1789. 8°. v. 5, p. 300-301.) Reserve [Burgoyne's] Proclamation. (In: New York journal and the general adver- tiser. Kingston, N. Y., 1777. f°. Septem- ber 8, 1777, p. t4i, col. 1-2.) Reserve "A burlesque ballad by Governor William Living- ston, of New Jersey." Reprinted in Ballads and poems relating to the Burgovne campaign, Albany, N. Y., 1893, p. 7-15, NBHD. Also printed in Frank Moore, Songs and ballads of the American Revolution, New York, 1856, p. 166- 175, NBH. A morning hymn. By his excel- lency William Livingston, esq. governor of New-Jersey. (In: The American museum. Philadelphia, 1789. 8°. v. 5, p. 100-101.) Reserve Philosophic solitude. (In: The Beauties of poetry, British and American. Philadelphia, 1791. 16°. p. 220-236.) Reserve First published in New York in 1747. Also in American poems, selected and original, Litchfield, 1793, p. 154-176, NBH; The Columbian muse, New York, 1794, p. 16-33, NBH; Samuel Kettell, Specimens of American poetry, Boston, 1829, V. 1, p. 140-145, NBH. Lomax, Judith. The notes of an Ameri- can lyre. By Judith Lomax, a native of the State of Virginia. Richmond: Printed by Samuel Pleasants, near the Market-Bridge. 1813. 4 p.l., 9-70 p. nar. 16°. NBHD Inscribed to Thomas Jefferson. Page 54 mis- numbered 34. Longstreet, Augustus Baldwin. Patri- otic effusions; by Bob Short (pseud. of Augustus Baldwin Longstrectj. New- York: Published by L. and F. Lockwood, No. 154 Broadway. T. & J. Harper, print- ers. 1819. 2 p.l., (1)6-46 p., 1 1. nar. 24°. NBH p.v.20, no.7 The Lottery, a poem. See Denison, Edward. Love, Charles. A poem on the death of General George Washington, late presi- dent of the United States. In two books. By Charles Love. [Copy-right secured according to law.) Alexandria, Virginia, A.D. M, Dccc. 60 p. 16°. Reserve and NBHD Dedicated to John Adams. Lovell, John. See Pietas ct gratulatio. . . Lovett, John, 1761-1818. A tribute to Washington, for February 22d, 1800. [By John Lovett.) Troy: Printed by R. Moffitt & Co. 1800. 15 p. sm. 4°. Reserve ■ Washington's birth day: an histori- cal poem, with notes and appendix. By a Washingtonian [i.e., John Lovett]. Al- bany: Printed and published by E. and E. Hosford. 1812. [Copy-right secured.) 1 p.l., (i)iv-viii, (1)10-55, lip., front, (port.) sq. 12°. NBI Frontispiece, the portrait of George Washington, engraved for the Washington Benevolent Society. Last 11 p. contain: "Odes for Washington's birth day." Low, Samuel, b. 1765. Poems, by Samuel Low. New-York: Printed by T. & J. Swords, No. 99 Pearl-Street. 1800. 2 v. 12°. Reserve V. 1. 4 p.l., (1)10-147 p.; v. 2. 6 p.l., (1)16-168 p. v. 1, p. 115-122 lacking, p. 147 mutilated; v. 2, one leaf, probably half-title, lacking, p. 97 and 103 mutilated, p. 159-160, lacking. Lowell, John. See Pietas et gratulatio... EARLY AMERICAN POETRY. 1610^1820 33 The Loyalist poetry of the Revolution. [Edited by Winthrop Sargent.] Philadel- phia: [Collins, printer,] 1857. xi, 218p. 8°. NBH The Lyric works of Horace, translated into English verse: to which are added a number of original poems. Sec Parke, John. M., S. A Country treat upon the second paragraph in His Excellency's speech, De- cemb. 17. 1730. [Boston, 1730?] Broad- side. Reserve Photostat facsimile. Text in two columns. M'Fingal: a modern epic poem. Sec Trumbull, John. M'Kinnon, John D. Descriptive poems, by John D. M'Kinnon. Containing pictur- esque views of the State of New-York. New-York: Printed by T. & J. Swords, No. 99 Pearl-Street. 1802. 4 p.l., (1)4-79 p.. 1 1. of adv. 16°. NBHD Reviewed in The American review and literary journal for the year 1802, New-York, 1802, v. 2, p. 327-332, Reserve. Mansfield, Joseph. Hope, a poem, de- livered in the chapel of Harvard Univer- sity, at a public exhibition, July 8th, 1800. By Joseph Mansfield, a junior sophister. Cambridge. Printed by William Hilliard. 1800. 1 p.l., (1)4-15 p. sq. 8°. Reserve Markoe, Peter. Faith, an ode. Hope, an ode. Charity, an ode, sacred to the mem- ory of William Penn. (In: The Beauties of poetry, British and American. Phila- delphia, 1791. 16°. p. 176-180.) Reserve Ode on the birth-day of General Washington. (In: The Beauties of poetry, British and American. Philadelphia, 1791. 16°. p. 185-187.) Reserve • The Times; a poem. |By Peter Markoe.] Philadelphia: Printed by Wil- liam SpOtSWOOd. M.DCC. LXXXVIII. 2 p.l., 22 p. 8°. Reserve "A considerable part of the following poem has already appeared in one of the public papers." Pref- ace dated, Jan., 1788. Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728. [Elegy on the death of seven young ministers.] (In: Clul> of Odd Volumes. Early American poetry. [Reprints.] Boston, 1896. 8°. [V.] 4, p. 29-35.) Reserve Reprinted in type-facsimile, with facsimile of title- page. Appeared originally in his Vigilantius. [Elegy] Upon the death of Sir Wil- liam Phips, Knt. Late Captain General and Governour in Chief, of the Province of the Massachuset-Bay, New England, who expired in London, Feb. 18, 1694/5. 31. (In his: Pietas in patriam: The life of His Excellency Sir William Phips, Knt... London, 1697. 8°.) Reserve An elegy on tlie much-to-be-de- plored death of that never-to-be-forgotten person, the Reverend Nathanael Collins; who after he had been many years a faith- ful pastor to the church at Middletown of Connecticut in New-England, about the forty third year of his age expired; on 28th. 10. moneth 1684. [By Cotton Mather., Boston in New-England. Printed by Rich- ard Pierce for Obadiah Gill. Anno Christi, 1685. 2 p.l., 20 p. 24°. Reserve The pages are numbered one to sixteen, eighteen to twenty. By an oversight of the printer, the number of page 17 was omitted; the number 18 in- serted on page 17, and continued consecutively, making but 19 pages of text. Reprinted in modern type, page for page, with a facsimile title-page and a biographical sketch of the Rev. N. Collins, in Club of Odd Volumes, Early American poetry [Reprints], Boston, 1896, v. 3, Re- serve. [Epitaph upon] The Excellent Wig- glesworth, remembered by some good to- kens. (In his: A Faithful man, described and rewarded... Boston, 1705. 8°. p. 48.) Reserve Epitaphium [On the Honourable Wait Winthrop]. (In: Club of Odd Vol- umes. Early American poetry. [Reprints.] Boston, 1896. 8°. [V.]4, p. 43-46.) Reserve Reprinted in type facsimile, with facsimile of title- page. Appeared originally in his Hades look'd mto, Bos- ton, 1717. Gratitudinis ergo. An essay on the memory of my venerable master; Ezekiel Cheever. (In his: Corderius Americanus. Boston, 1708. 12°. p. 26-34.) Reserve Epitaphium, p. 33-34. Reprinte7 carries the Tluirsdaj-'s New-York Gazette. (New York: John Holt. 1762.] Broadside. Reserve Fifty stanzas in three columns. Niles, Nathaniel, 1741-1828. The Ameri- can hero. A Sapphic ode. By Nat. Niles, A.M. Norwich (Connecticut), Oct. 1775. (In: Wheeler Case, Revolutionary memo- rials... Edited by Stephen Dodd, New York, 1852. 12°. p. 66-68.) NBHD Also printed in E. A. and G. L. Duyckinck, Cyclo- l^u-dia of American literature. New York, 1866, v. 1, J). 440, NBB; and in E. C. Stedman and E. M. Hutch- inson, A library of American literature, New York, 1SS9, V. 3, p. 263-264, NBB. Niles, Samuel. 1674-1762. A brief and plain essa}- on God's wonder-working- providence for New-England, in the reduc- tion of Louisburg, and fortresses thereto Ijelonging- on Cape-Breton. With a short hint in the beginning, on the French taking & plundering the people of Canso, which led the several governments to unite and pursue the expedition. With the names of the leading officers in the army and the several regiments to which they belonged. By Samuel Niles. N. London, Printed and sold by T. Green. 1747. 2 p.l., 34 p. 24°. Reserve Nimble-Chops, Aquiline, pseud. De- mocracy: an epic poem. Sec Livingston, Henry Brockholst. Norton, John, 1606-1663. A funeral clegie upon the death of the truely rever- end Mr. John Cotton, late teacher of the Church of Christ at Boston in New Eng- land. (In: N. Morton, New-Englands memoriall. Cambridge, 1669. 12°. p. 136- 137.) Reserve Also printed in John Scottow, A narrative of the planting of the Massachusetts Colon v Anno 162S. Boston, 1694, p. 75-76, Rescrzc. Norton, John. 1651-1716. A funeral clogy upon that pattern and patron of virtue, the truely pious, peerless & match- less Gentlewoman Airs. Ann Bradstreet, right panaretes, mirror of her age, glory of her sex, whose heaven-born-soul leav- ing its earthly shrine, chose its native home, and was taken to its rest, upon 16th. Sept. 1672. (In: Anne Bradstreet, The works of Ann Bradstreet in prose and verse. Edited by John Harvard Ellis. Charlestown, 1867. 4°. p. 409-413.) NBHD This "Elogy" appears on pages 252-255 of the Boston, 1678 edition of Anne Bradstreet's poems. The Library's copy of this edition lacks these pages. Also reprinted under the title Dirge for the Tenth Muse, in E. C. Stedman and E. M. Hutchinson, A library of American literature. New York, 1889, v. 2, p. 46-48, NBB. Noyes, Nicholas, 1647-1717. A consola- tory poem dedicated unto Mr. Cotton Mather, soon after the decease of his ex- cellent and vertuous wife. Mrs. Abigail Mather. (In: E. C. Stedman and E. M. Hutc'hinson, A library of American litera- ture. New York, 1889. 8°. v. 2, p. 206- 208.) NBB Originally published in Cotton Mather's Meat out of the eater, Boston, 1703, p. 187-190. ■ An elegy upon the death of the Reverend Mr. John Higginson, pastor of the church of Christ in Salem, who dyed December, 9th. 1708. In the ninety-third year of his age. [By Nicholas Noyes.] 8 p. (In: Cotton Mather, Nunc dimittis, briefly descanted on... Boston, 1709. 8°. 8 p. following p. 46.) Reserve Reprinted in Nczc England historical genealogical register, Boston, 1853, v. 7, p. 237-240, * R - Room 32S. An elegy upon the much lamented death of the Reverend Mr. Joseph Green, pastor of the church at Salem village, who departed this life November 26, 1715, aged forty years and two days. (Essex Insti- tute. Historical collections. Salem, 1868. 8°. V. 8, p. 168-174.) *R- Room 328 Appeared originally in Joseph Capen, A funeral sermon occasioned by the death of Mr. Joseph Green, Boston, 1717, reprinted in the Collections of the Tops- field Historical Society, v. 12, p. 5-47, Topsfield, Mass., 1907, IQH. The Elegy fills p. 32-46. A prefatory poem, on that excellent book, entitled Magnalia Christi Ameri- cana: Written by the Reverend Air. Cot- ton Mather... (In: Cotton Alather, Alag- nalia Christi Americana. London, 1702. 4°.) Reserve Printed in later editions of the Magnalia as fol- lows: Hartford, 1820. v. 1, p. 14-16; Hartford, 1855. V. 1, p. 19-20. Nugent, Henry. The orphans of Wy- oming, or. The fatal prayer. A moral poem. By the late Henry Nugent. With memoirs of the author. First edition. City of Washington, Apollo press, print- ed and published by H. C. Lewis. 1814. 1 p.l.. (1)6-54 p. 12°. NBH p.v.53, no.4 No title-page; title from cover. Cakes, Urian. 1631-1681. An elegie upon the death of the Reverend Mr. Thomas Shepard. late teacher of the church at Charlstown in New-England: By a great admirer of his worth, and true mourner for his death [i.e.. Urian Oakes]. Cambridge, Printed by Samuel Green. 1677. 16 p. 12°. Reserve Reprinted in modern type, page for page, with a facsimile title-page, in Club of Odd Volumes, Early American poetry [Reprints], Boston, 1896, [v.] 4, Reserve. Also reprinted in E. C. Stedman and E. M. Hutch- inson, A tibrarv of American literature, New York, 1889, V. 2, p. 36-42, NBB. See also Elegies and epitaphs, 1677- 1717. O'Cataract, John, pseud. Battle of Ni- agara, a poem. See Neal, John. An Occasional ode. sung at the Baptist Aleeting-House in W'rentham, February 38 THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY 22. 1800. (In: Benjamin Gleason, An ora- tion, pronounced at the Baptist Meeting- House in Wrentham. February 22. 1800... Wrentham, Mass.. 1800. 8°. p. [32.,) Reserve Ode, distributed among the spectators, during the federal procession, at New- York, July, 1788. (In: The American mu- seum. Philadelphia, 1788. 8°. v. 4, p. 572- 574.) Reserve Odell, Jonathan, 1737-1818. The Ameri- can times, a satire, in three parts. In which are delineated the characters of the leaders of the American Rebellion. Amongst the principal are Franklin, Laurens, Adams, Hancock, Jay, Duer, Duane, Wilson, Pu- laski, Witherspoon, Reed, M'Kean, Wash- ington, Roberdeau, Morris, Chase, &c. By Camillo Querno, poet-laureat to the Con- gress. [New-York: Printed by James Riv- ington, MDCCLXXX.] (In: John Andre, Cow- chace. New York, 1780. 8°. p. 27-69.) Reserve Attributed by Wegelin to Rev. Jonathan Boucher. Reprinted in The Lovalist poetry of the Revolu- tion, Philadelphia, 1857, p. 1-37, NBH. The congratulation. A poem. (In: The Royal gazette. New-York, 1779. f°. November 6, 1779, p. [2j.) Reserve Reprinted in supplement to the Roval Gazette, November 24, 1779, Reserve. Also reprinted in The Loyal verses of Joseph Stansburv and Doctor Jonathan Odell. . . Edited hy Winthrop Sargent, Albany, 1860, p. 45-50, NBHD. The Feu de joie. A poem. (In: The Royal gazette. New-York, 1779. f°. November 24, 1779, p. [2,.) Reserve Reprinted in The Loyal verses of Joseph Stans- burv and Doctor Jonathan Odell. . . Edited by Winthrop Sargent, Albany, 1860, p. 51-58, NBHD. The loyal verses of Joseph Stans- bury and Doctor Jonathan Odell; relating to the American Revolution. See Stans- bury, Joseph. To Sir James Wallace, on sending in the Dutch prize. (In: The Royal Penn- sylvania gazette. Philadelphia, 1778. f°. March 24, 1778, p. [3].) Reserve Reprinted in The Loyal verses of Joseph Stans- burv and Doctor Jonathan Odell . . . Edited by Winthrop Sargent, Albany, 1860, p. 35, NBHD. The word of Congress, a poem. (In: The Royal gazette. New-York, 1779. f°. September 18. 1779, p. [2.]) Reserve Reprinted in The Lovalist poetrv of the Revolu- tion, Philadelphia, 1857,"p. 38-55, NBH. Odiorne, Thomas, 1769-1851. The prog- ress of refinement, a poem, in three books. To which are added, a poem on fame, and miscellanies. By Thomas Odiorne. Bos- ton: Printed by Young and Etheridge, op- posite the entrance of the Branch-Bank, State-Street, mdccxcii. x p., 11., (1)14- 176 p., front. 16°. Reserve Half-title probably lacking. Reviewed in The Massachusetts magazine, Boston, 1793, V. 5, no. 4, p. 238-240, Reserve. Olio; or, Satirical poetic-hodge-podge, with an illustrative or explanatory dia- logue, in vindication of the motive. Ad- dressed to good nature, humour, and fancy. Philadelphia, printed. 1801. 1 p.l., (i)iv, (1)4-46 p. 8°. IIp.v.34,no.6 With copy-right notice on title-page. Parody, p. 25-43. Dialogue between the author and his friend, tipon the subject of Olio, p. 44-46. Oliver, Andrew. Elegy upon John Win- throp. (In: E. A. and G. L. Duyckinck. Cyclopc-edia of American literature. New York, 1866. 8°. v. 1, p. 136.) NBB Written in 1779. Oliver, Isabella. Poems, on various sub- jects. By Isabella Oliver, of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. Carlisle: From the press of A. Loudon, (Whitehall.) 1805. 1 p.l., (1)4-5, (i)vii-ix, (1)11-220 p. 16°. NBHD Oliver, Thomas. See Pietas ct gratu- latio. . . On the death of the very learned, pious and excelling Gershom Bulkley Esq. M.D. who had his mortality swallowed up of life, December the second 1713. ^tatis suc-e 78. New-London: Printed by T. Green, 1714. Broadside. Reserve Photo-facsimile. Text in two columns, enclosed in mourning borders. One year in Savannah; a poem. See Young, Edward R. Oppression. A poem. By an American. With notes, by a North Briton. London: Printed for the author; and sold by C. Moran, in the Great Piazza, Covent Gar- den. MDccLxv. 1 p.l., 34 p. 8°. Reserve Original poems, by a citizen of Balti- more. See Townsend, Richard H. Osander, pseud. Miscellaneous poems. See Allen, Benjamin. Osbom, John. 1713-1753. An elegiac epistle, written by John Osborn, at college, in the j-ear 1735. upon the death of a sister, aged 13, and sent to another sister at Eastham. (In: The American museum. Philadelphia, 1789. 8°. v. 6, p. 486-487.) Reserve Reprinted in The beauties of poetrv. British and American, Philadelphia. 1791, p. 206-208, Reserve; and in Samuel Kettell, Specimens of American poetry, Boston, 1829, v. 1, p. 122-124, NBH. ■ A whaling song. (In: E. A. and G. L. Duyckinck, Cyclopaedia of American literature. New York, 1866. 8°. v. 1, p. 132-133.) NBB Also printed in E. C. Stednian and E. M. Hutch- inson, A librarv of American literature. New York, 1889, v. 2, p. 364-365, NBB. Osborn, Salleck, 1783-1826. Extract from an unfinished manuscript. (In: The Ameri- can poetical miscellany. Philadelphia. 1809. 12°. p. 243-245.) NBH EARLY AMERICAN POETRY, 1610-1820 39 — ■■ — Mercy. (In: The American poeti- cal miscellany.. Philadelphia, 1809. 12°. p. 109-110.) NBH Poems by Salleck Osborn. Bos- ton, I. P. Orcutt, printer [1823j. 1 p.l.. x, 200 p., 11. 12°. NBHD Has engraved title-page. The greater number of these poems were written before 1820. Several of the poems are printed in Samuel Kettell, Specimens of Amcricati poetrv, Boston, 1829, V. 2, p. 147-149, NBH. Paine, Robert Treat, 1773-1811. Adams and liberty. (In: The Philadelphia month- ly magazine. Philadelphia, 1798. 8°. v. 1, p. 286-288.) Reserve ■ The invention of letters: a poem, written at the request of the president of Harvard University, and delivered, in Cambridge, on the day of annual com- mencement, July 15, 1795. By Thomas Paine. Boston: Printed for the sub- scribers. July 27, 1795. 15 p. 12°. Reserve A monody on the death of Lieut. General Sir John Moore. With notes, his- torical and political. By R. T. Paine, Jun. Esq. To which is prefixed, a sketch of the life of General Moore... Boston, Pub- lished by J. Belcher. 1811. 32 p. 8°. AN ■ The ruling passion: an occasional poem. Written by the appointment of the Society the r, Dcc, xcv. at Harvard Universit3^ By Charles P. Sumner. Boston: Printed by William Spotswood for the subscribers. il795.] Ip.l., (1)4-12 p. 16\ Reserve An ode for the sixth anniversary of the Massachusetts Charitable Fire Societv. Boston, May, 1800. (In: The Columbian phenix and Boston review. Boston. 1800. 8°. v. 1 for 1800, p. 380.) Reserve Swanwick, John. Poems on several oc- casions. By John Swanwick, Esq. One of the Representatives in the Congress of the United States, from the State of Pennsyl- vania. Philadelphia: Printed by F. and R. Bailey, at Yorick's Head. Xo. 116. High- Street. MDCCXcvii. 2 p.l.. 174 p. 31°. Reserve Sympson, J. Science revived or The vision of Alfred. A poem in eight cantos. With biographical notes. By the Rev. J. Sympson, B.D. Philadelphia: Printed by Tohn Bouvier. for John Wilson. 1810. 2 p.l., (1)6-207 p. 2V. NBHD T., B. See Tompson, Benjamin. The Tenth Muse lately sprung up in America. Or several poems. Sec Brad- street, Mrs. Aime Dudley. Terrible tractoration!! A poetical peti- tion against galvanising trumpery... Sec Fessenden, Thomas Green. Theresa, pseud. Sec The Breechiad, a poem. Thomas, Daniel. A poem, delivered in Middleborough, September 8th, A.D. 1802. At the anniversary election of the Philan- drian Society. By Daniel Thomas, student of Rhode-Island College. Wrentham, (Mass.) Printed by Nathaniel Heaton, Jun. 1802. 12 p. 12=. Reserve Thomas, John. The genius of America. Inscribed to his Excellency General George W'ashington, on his return to Mount Vernon in December, 1783. [And other poems.] (In: Extracts in prose and verse, by a lady of Maryland. Annapolis. 1808. 12°. v. 2, p. 154-189.) NBB Thomas, Joseph. A poetical descant on the primeval and present state of man- kind; or. The pilgrim's muse. By Joseph Thomas, minister of the Gospel. Winches- ter, Va. J. Foster, printer. 1816. 1 p.l., (i)iv-vii(i), 9-219(1) p. Z2°. NBHD Tileston, Thomas. Funeral elegy, dedi- cated to the memory of his w'orthy friend, the learned and religious Mr. John Foster, who deceased in Dorchester the 9 of Septr. 1661. (In: T. C. Simonds, History of South Boston. Boston, 1857. 12°. p. 34-37.) IQH The Times, a poem. See Church, Benja- min. The Times; a poem. See Markoe, Peter. Tompson, Benjamin, 1642-1714. Celeber- rimi Cottoni Matheri, celebratio. . . (In: Cotton Mather. Magnalia Christi Ameri- cana. London, 1702. 4°.) Reserve Text in Latin and English. Also in later editions of the Magnalia, as follows: Hartford, 1S20, v. 1, p. 17, and Hartford, 1855, v. 1, p. 20. Reprinted in E. C. Stedman and E. M. Hutchin- son, A librarx of American Utcyatnre, New York, 1889, V. 2, p. 35-36, NBB. [Elegy] Upon the very Reverend Samuel Whiting. (In: Cotton ^Mather. Magnalia Christi Americana. London, 1702. 4°. book m, p. 160-161.) Also in later editions as follows: Hartford. 1820, V. 1, p. 459-461; Hartford, 1855, v. 1, p. 510-511. The grammarians funeral, or An elegy composed upon the death of Mr. John Woodmancy, formerly a school- master in Boston: but now published upon the death of the venerable Mr. Ezekiel Chevers. the late and famous school-mas- ter of Boston in New-England; who de- parted this life the twenty-first of August 1708. Early in the morning. In the nine- ty-fourth year of his age. [By] Benj. Tompson. Broadside. (In: S. A. Green. 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The Boston Evening Transcript, July 13, 1910, records the sale of the only known perfect copy, which was disposed of at the sale of Thomas Gray's library, at Sotheby's on June 25, 1910. [Poem] Upon the elaborate survey of New-Englands passions from the na- tives, by the imperial pen of that worthy divine Mr. William Hubbard. 2 p. (In: William Hubbard, The present state of New-England. Being a narrative of the troubles with the Indians... London. 1677. 4°. p.l. 7.) Reserve Also in reprint of Hubbard's work, with notes by S. G. Drake, Roxbury, 1865, v. 1, p. 23-26, HBC. Touchstone, Geoffry, pseud. The house of wisdom in a bustle. A poem, descrip- tive of the noted battle lately fought in C — ng — ss. By Geoffry Touchstone. New-York: Printed for the purchasers. 1798. [Price 25 cents.] 24 p. 8°. Reserve A satire on the duel between Mathew Lyon and Roger Griswold in Congress, Jan. 30 and Feb. 15, 1798. For a full account of this affair see the His- torical magazine, Jan., 1864. First published at Philadelphia, in 1798. Townsend, Eliza, 1789-1854. An occa- sional ode. (In: The monthly anthology, and Boston review. Boston, 1809. 8°. v. 7, p. 180-186.) * DA Also printed in R. W. Griswold, The femaJe poets of America, Philadelphia, 1849, p. 39-41, NBH. Townsend, Richard? H. Original poems, by a citizen of Baltimore [i.e.. Richard? H. Townsend]. Published by Samuel Jef- feris, 212, Baltimore-Street. Robinson, printer. 1809. 2 p.l., (i)vi-x, 139(1) p . 1 1. of adv. 12°. NBHD Transallegania, or The groans of Mis- souri. A poem. Sec Schoolcraft, Henry Rowe. A Tribute to Washington, for February 22d, 1800. Sec Lovett, John. The True American. Tom Tackle, Fair Kate of Portsmouth, Had Neptune, Roger and Kate. New-York: Printed and sold at No. 38, and 64, Maiden-Lane. 1811. 8 p. 12°. Reserve Trumbull, John, 1750-1831. Ambition, an elegy. (In: American poems, selected and original. Litchfield, 1793. 12°. p. 17- 20.) "" Reserve and NBH Also printed in The Columbian vinse, New York, 1794. p. 65-68, NBH; and, under the title An elegy, in The American nuiseinn, Philadelphia, 1787, v. 2, p. 206-207, Reserve. • The critics, a fable. (In: The Co- lumbian muse. New York, 1794. 16°. p. 69-73.) Reserve and NBH The downfall of Babylon. — An imitation of sundry passages in the 13th and 14th chapters of the prophecy of Isaiah, and the 18th chapter of the Revela- tions of St. John. Written, anno 1775. (In: The American museum. Philadel- phia, 1787. 8°. V. 2, p. 97-99.) Reserve Also printed in American poems, selected and original, Litchfield, 1793, p. 25-29, NBH. An elegy on the death of Mr. Buck- ingham St. John, tutor of Yale College, who was drowned in his passage from New Haven to Norwalk, May the 5th, 1771. New York: C. F. Heartman, 1915. 2 p.l.. 9-19 p., front, (fold, fac.) 8°. (Heart- man's historical series, no. 12.) Reserve Contains facsimile of original broadside. One of 31 copies printed on Fabriano hand-made paper. .\lso printed in The American museum. Philadel- phia. 1787. V. 2, p. 101-103, Reserve: The Massa- chusetts magazine, Boston, April, 1791, p. 243-245, Reserve- American poems, selected and original, Litchfield, 1793, p. 13-17, NBH; The Columbian muse. New York, 1794, p. 61-65, NBH. ■ Elegy on the times. First printed at Boston. Sept. 20th, 1774. (In: American poems, selected and original. Litchfield. 1793. 12°. p. 1-12.) Reserve and NBH Also printed in The Columbian muse. New York, 1794, p. 51-61, NBH. Excellent logic; British favours to A.merica; Extreme humanity; Nobility an- ticipated. (In: The Beauties of poetry, British and American. Philadelphia, 1791. 16°. p. 146-155.) Reserve McFingal: a modern epic poem. Or, The town meeting. [By John Trum- bull.] Philadelphia, printed: London, re- printed for J. Almon, opposite Burlington- House, Piccadilly, mdcclxxvi. [Price one shilling.] 44 p. 12°. Reserve The first part was written in 1775 at the request of some members of the American Congress, with a view to influence public opinion in favor of the war then beginning against the mother country. M'Fingal: a modern epic poem, in four cantos. [By John Trumbull.] Hart- ford: Printed and sold by Byail Webster, a few Rods South-East of the Court- House, 1782. 96 p. 24°. Reserve Hartford: Printed by Hudson and Goodwin, near the Great Bridge, 1782. 100 p. 12°. Reserve EARLY AMERICAN POETRY, 1610-1820 51 ■ Boston: Printed by Peter Edes, in State-Street, mdcclxxxv. 2 p.l.. (1)6- 110 p. 16°. Reserve Philadelphia: From the Press of Alathew Carey. m. dcc. xci. 95(1) p. 16°. Reserve This is the first edition in which the author's name appears on the title-page. The fifth edition, with explan- atory notes. London: Printed for J. S. Jordan, No. 166, Fleet-Street, m, dcc, xcii. XV, 142 p. Reserve The sixth edition, with ex- planatory notes. London: Printed for Chapmaii and Co. No. 161, Fleet-Street. M, DCC, xciii. 2 p.l., (i)vi-xv, 142 p. 8°. Reserve Embellished with nine copper plates; designed and engraved by E. Tis- dale. The first edition with plates, and explanatory notes. New-York: Printed by John Buel, No. 132. Fly-Market. M.DCC, xcv. vii, 136 p., front, (port.), 8 pi. 8°. Reserve Frontispiece, the portrait of the author. • With explanatory notes. Bos- ton: Printed by Alanning & Loring. for Ebenezer Larking, No. 47, Cornhill. 1799. 141(1) p., 1 1. 24°. Reserve ■ — Embellished with plates. With explanatory notes. Baltimore. Printed and sold by A. Miltenberger, No. 10, North Howard-street. 1812. 1 p.l.. (i)iv-vi. (1) 8-146 p., 3 pi. (incl. front.) 32\ NBHD With explanatory notes. Al- bany: Printed by E. & E. Hosford. 1813. Ip.l., (i)iv, (1)6-112 p. 24°. NBHD With explanatory notes. Pub- lished and sold by Ezekiel Goodale, at the Hallowell Bookstore. 1813. vi. (1)8-138 p., 21. (one 1. of adv.) 16°. NBHD Peter Edes, printer, Augusta. With explanatory notes and plates. Hudson: Published by W. E. Nor- man. 1816. vi, (1)8-146 p. 24°. NBHD Ashbel Stoddard, printer. The Library has another copy of this edition, end- ing with p. 145. The publisher probably had a number of copies lacking the last leaf, and in order to sell them had the missing part reprinted on one page, and inserted it. This must have been done some years after the printing of the original. This copy also has an engraved frontispiece. ■ With explanatory notes. Bos- ton: Printed by John G. Scobie, 1826. Ip.l., (1)4-184 p. nar. 24°. NBHD — — ■ ■ With explanatory notes. Fine edition. Philadelphia: Published by C. P. Fessenden. 1839. iv. (1)6-120 p. 24°. NBHD M'Fingal, a modern epic poem, re- vised and corrected, with copious and ex- planatory notes, by John Trumbull, LL.D. With a memoir of the author. Hartford: S. Andrus and Son, 1856. 1 p.l., (1)6-183 p., 3 1. of adv., front. 8°. NBHD M'Fingal: an epic poem. By John Trumbull. With introduction and notes, by Benson J. Lossing. New York: G. P. Putnam, 115 Nassau Street, 1860. 322 p.. front, (port.) 4°. NBHD Large paper copy. — — - New York: G. P. Putnam: Hurd and Houghton, 1864. 322 p., front, (port.) 16°. NBHD New York: American Book Exchange, 1881. 322 p. 16°. NBHD Also printed in The American museum, Philadel- phia, 1787, V. 1, p. 353-382, Reserve. Poems: The speech of Proteus to AristJeus, translated from the fourth book of Virgil's Georgics. 1700; The downfall of Babylon, written 1775; The prophecy of Balaam, written 1773; An elegy, on the death of Mr. Buckingham St. John, who was drowned in his passage from New- haven to Norwalk, May 5th, 1771. (In: The American museum. Philadelphia, 1787. 8°. V. 2, p. 95-103.) Reserve The poetical works of John Trum- bull, LL.D. Containing M'Fingal, a modern epic poem, revised and corrected, with copious explanatory notes; The Progress of dulness; and a collection of poems on various subjects, written before and during the Revolutionary War. In two volumes. Hartford: Printed for Samuel G. Goodrich, by Lincoln & Stone, mdcccxx. 2 v. 8°. NBHD V. 1. 3 p.l., (1)8-177 p., front, (port.), eng. t.-p. ; V. 2. 4 p.l., (1)9-235 p., 4 pi., eng. t.-p. Contents: v. 1. Memoir of the life and writings of John Trumbull. — M'Fingal. v. 2. Progress of dulness. — Genius of America. — Lines to Messrs. Dwight and Barlow. — Ode to Sleep. — To a young lady, a fable. — Speech of Proteus, translation. — Prophecy of Balaam. — Owl and sparrow, a fable. — Prospect of the future glory of America. — On the vanity of youthful expectations. — Advice to ladies of a certain age. — Characters. — Elegy on the death of Mr. St. John. — Destruction of Babylon. — Elegy on the times. — Appendi.x. The progress of dulness, part first. or The rare adventures of Tom Brainless; shewing what his father and mother said of him; how he went to college, and what he learned there; how he took his degree, and went to keeping school; how after- wards he became a great man and wore a wig; and how any body else may do the same. The like never before published. Very proper to be kept in all families. [By John Trumbull.] The second edition, cor- rected. Re-printed in the Year u, dcc. lxxiii. vi, (1)8-20 p. 12°. Reserve .-\lso printed in The American magazine, Dec, 1787, p. 59-61, Jan., 1788, p. 117-119, Reserve. The progress of dulness, part sec- ond: or An essay on the life and character of Dick Hairbrain, of finical memory; be- 52 THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY ing an astronomical calendar, calculated for the meridian of New-York, north lati- tude, 41°. west longitude 72°: 30'; but which may serve without material error, for any of the neighboring climates: con- taining, among other curious and surpriz- ing particulars. Dick's soliloquy on a col- lege-life .. .a description of a country-fop ...receipt to make a gentleman, with the fop's creed and exposition, of the Scrip- tures... Dick's gradual progress from a clown to a coxcomb. . .his travels, gallan- try, and opinion of the ladies... his peri- petia and catastrophe, with the moral and application of the whole. • [By John Trumbull.] Published for the universal benefit of mankind. Printed in the Year M,DCC,LXXiii. X, (1)12-27(1) p. 12°. Reserve The progress of dulness, or The rare adventures of Tom Brainles. By the celebrated author of McFingall [i.e., John Trumbull). Printed at Exeter, by Henry Ranlet, and sold at his office, also, by most of the booksellers in Boston, mdccxciv. 12 p. 16°. Reserve Lacks p. 3-4 (the preface), and 27-2S. The prophecy of Balaam. Num- bers: Chap, xviii, xiv. An irregular ode. Written anno 1773. (In: The American museum. Philadelphia, 1787. 8°. v. 2, p. 99-101.) Reserve Also printed in American poems, selected and original, Litchfield, 1793, p. 21-24, NBH. See also The Anarchiard. Tucker, Saint George, 1752-1827. The probationary odes of Jonathan Pindar, Esq. [pseud, of Saint George Tucker.] A cousin of Peter's, and candidate for the post of Poet Laureat to the C. U. S. In two parts. Philadelphia: Printed for Benj. Franklin Bache, m.dcc. xcvi. [Copy-right secured.] viii, (1)10-103 p. 16°. Reserve Erroneously attributed to Philip Freneau. Part 1 originally published in his Gazette, 1793. Page 47 is a special title reading: The probation- ary odes of Jonathan Pindar. .. Part second. With notes, critical and explanatory by Christopher Clear- sight, Esq. Stanzas. (In: Samuel Kettell, Specimens of American poetry. Boston, 1829. 12°. v.l, p. 349-350.) NBH Also printed in E. A. and G. L. Duyckinck. Cy- clopedia of American literature. New York, 1866, V. 1, [3. 236, NBB. and E. C. Stedman and E. M. Hutchinson, A librarv of American literature, New York, 1889, v. 3, p. 444-445, NBB. Turell, Jane, 1708-1735. An invitation into the country, in imitation of Horace. (In: Samuel Kettell, Specimens of Ameri-' can poetry. Boston, 1829. 12°. v. 1, p. 65- 67.) NBH -Mso printed in E. A. and G. L. Duyckinck. Cyclo- pedia of American literature. New York, 1866, v. 1, p. 125, NBB. This and the following poems appeared originally in Memoirs of the life and death of Mrs. Jane Turell, by Ebenezer Turell, Boston, 1735. A paraphrase of the one hundred and thirty-fourth Psalm. (In: Samuel Kettell, Specimens of American poetrv. Boston, 1829. 12°. v. 1, p. 62-63.) NBH • On the poems of Sir Richard Black- more. (In: Samuel Kettell, Specimens of American poetry. Boston, 1829. 12°. v. 1. p. 64-65.) NBH On reading the warning by Mrs. Singer. On the incomparable Mr. Wal- ler. (In: E. C. Stedman and E. M. Hutch- inson, A library of American literature. New York, 1889. 8°. v. 2, p. 359, 361.) NBB To my muse. (In: Samuel Kettell. Specimens of American poetry. Boston, 1829. 12°. v. 1, p. 63-64.) NBH -Also printed in E. A. and G. L. Duyckinck, Cy- clopedia of American literature. New York, 1866, v. 1. p. 125, NBB; Stedman and Hutchinson, A library of American literature. New York, 1889, v. 2, p. 359, NBB. Two New England poems. (The Mercies of the year, commemorated: a song for lit- tle children in New-England. December 13th 1720, and Psalm cvii, last part. Trans- lated by the Reverend Mr. Isaac Watts and l^y him intitled, A Psalm for New Eng- land.] Boston: The Merrvmount Press, 1910. 21. f°. ' Reserve "One hundred copies reprinted in facsimile from the original in the John Carter Brown Library for the patrons of the Club for Colonial Reprints, Provi- dence, Rhode Island, December 13. 1910." Tyler, Royal, 1756 ?-1825. Address to Delia Crusca, humbly atteinpted in the sublime style of that fashionable author. (In: E. A. and G. L. Duyckinck, Cyclo- paedia of American literature. New York. 1861. 8°. v.l, p. 417.) NBB Some of Tyler's poems appeared originally in Spirit of the Farmer's museum, 1801, and Columbian Ccntinel, 1804. Country ode for the fourth of July; My mistresses; Address to Delia Crusca; Choice of a wife; On a ruined house in a romantic country; The town eclogue. (In: Samuel Kettell, Specimens of American poetry. Boston, 1829. 12°. v. 2. p. 48-54.) NBH Love and liberty. (In: E. A. and G. L. Duyckinck, Cyclop;edia of .\merican literature. New York, 1866. 8°. v. 1, p. 418.) NBB Ode composed for the fourth of July, calculated for the meridian of some country towns in Massachusetts, and Rye in New Hampshire. (In: E. A. and G. L. Duyckinck, Cyclopaedia of American lit- erature. New York, 1866. 8°. v. 1, p. 417- 418.) NBB Spondee's mistresses. (In: E. A. and G. L. Duyckinck, Cyclopaedia of American literature. New York, 1866. 8°. v.l, p. 417.) NBB EARLY AMERICAN POETRY, 1610-1820 53 Umphraville, Angus, pseud.? The siege of Baltimore, and the battle of La Tranche; with other original poems. By Angus L'mphraville. Aged nineteen. Baltimore: Printed liy Schaeffer and Ivlaund. 1817. 6p.l., 144 p. 16°. NBHD The Untaught bard. An original work. New-York: Deare and Andrews, printers. 1804. 260 p. 16°. NBHD Upham, Thomas Cogswell, 1799-1872. American sketches. By Thomas C. Up- ham. New-York: Published by David Longworth, at the Shakspeare-Gallery. for the author. Feb.— 1819. vii, (1)6-120 p. illus. 16°. NBHD ■ [Poem written on visiting the scene of Lovewell's fate.] (In: Magazine of his- torv with notes and queries. New York, 1909. 4°. e.xtra no. 5, p. 101-102.) lAG (Magazine) Upon the death of G. B. [i.e.. General Bacon.] (Massachusetts Historical Soci- ety. Collections for 1814. Boston, 1838. 8°. series 2, v. 1, p. 59-60.) lAA This elegy is in the manuscript copy of an account of Bacon and Ingram's rebellion found among the papers of Capt. Nathaniel Burwell, printed in this volume of the Collections. ^\lso printed in Stedman and Hutchinson, Librarv of American literature, New York, 1S89, v. 1, p. 457- 45 S, NBB. Verplanck, Gulian Crommelin, 1786-1870. The state triumvirate, a political tale: and the epistles of Brevet Major Pindar Puff. [By Gulian Crommelin Verplanck.] New- York: Printed for the author, and sold by W. B. Gilley, No. 92 Broadway, and other booksellers. J. Seymour, printer. 1819. 215 p. 16°. NBHD Verses, composed and sung at Trenton, on the delivery of the funeral eulogium in honor of the memory of General George Washington. [1800?] Broadside. Reserve Text in two columns, enclosed in mourning bor- ders. Facsimile. Verses on Doctor Mayhew's Book of ob- servations on the cliarter and conduct of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts. Sec Goddard, William. Verses, sacred to the memory of Ben- jamin Franklin, l.l.d. (In: The American museum. Philadelphia, 1790. 8°. v. 7, ap- pendix 1, p. 35-38.) Reserve Versification of President Washington's excellent Farewell-Address. Sec Sewall, Jonathan Mitchell. The Village; a poem. Sec Lincoln, Enoch. Viola or The heiress of St. Valverde, an original poem. See Botsford, Mrs. Mar- garet. Virtues of society. See Morton, Mrs. Sarah Wentworth Apthorp. W., I. H. The Dartmoor massacre. By I. H. W. 1815. (In: Magazine of history with notes and queries, extra no. 15. p. 61-71.) lAG (Magazine) Reprint with type-facsimile title-page of original. "Transposed in verse from the New York Com- mercial Advertiser of the 6th June last and Boston papers of the same month." "Being an authentic and particular account of the tragic massacre at Dartmoor prison in England on the 6th of April, last, 1815. in which sixty-seven American prisoners there fell the victims of the jailor's revenge, for obtaining their due allowance uf bread which had been withheld from them by the jailor's orders." The Wages of sin; or. Robbery justly rewarded: a poem; occasioned by the un- timely death of Richard Wilson, who was executed on Boston Neck, for burglary, on Thursday the 19th of October, 1732. Bos- ton: Printed and Sold at the Heart and Crown in Cornhill. n. d. Broadside. Reserve Photostat facsimile. Nineteen stanzas in two columns. Ward, Nathaniel, c. 1580-1652. The simple cobler of Aggawam in America. Willing to help 'mend his native country, lamentably tattered, both in the upper- leather and sole, with all the honest stitches he can take. And as willing never to bee paid for his work, by old English wonted pay. It is his trade to patch all year long, gratis. Therefore I pray gentle- men keep your purses. By Theodore de la Guard [i.e.. Nathaniel Ward]. London, Printed by John Dever & Robert Ibbitson, for Stephen Bowtell, at the signe of the Bible in Popes Head-Alley, 1647. 2 p.l., 80 p. sq. 12°. Reserve ■ [Second edition.] London, Printed by J. D. & R. I. for Stephen Bow- tell, at the signe of the Bible in Popes Head-Alley, 1647. 2 p.l., 80 p. sq. 12°. Reserve ■ The third edition, with some additions. London, Printed by J. D. & R. I. for Stephen Bowtell, at the signe of the Bible in Popes Head-Alley, 1647. 2 p.l., 80 p. sq. 12°. Reserve The fourth edition, with some amendinents. London, Printed by J. D. & R. I. for Stephen Bowtell, at the signe of the Bible in Popes Head-Alley, 1647. 2 p.l., 89 p. sq. 12°. Reserve Warren, John, 1753-1815. An eulogy on the honourable Thomas Russell, Esq... who died at Boston, April 8, 1796. De- livered, May 4, 1796... By John Warren. Boston: Printed by Benjamin Sweetser, corner of Wings-lane. M, DCC, xcvi. 2 p.l., (1)6-31. 3 p. 8°. Reserve Last three pages contain: A monody on the death of the honourable Thomas Russell, Esq. sung after the eulogy of Doctor John Warren ... May 4, 1796. 54 THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY Warren, Mrs. Mercy Otis, 1728-1814. Poems, dramatic and miscellaneous. By Mrs. M. Warren. Printed at Boston, by I. Thomas and E. T. Andrews. At Faust's Statue, No. 45, Newbury Street, mdccxc. viii, (1)10-252 p. 12°. Reserve Washington's birthday: an historical poem. Sec Lovett, John. A Washingtonian, pseud. Washington's birthday: an historical poem. See Lovett, John. The Washingtoniana: containing a sketch of the life and death of the late Gen. George Washington; with a collection of elegant eulogies, orations, poems, &c. sacred to his memory. Also, an appendix, comprising all his most valuable public papers, and his last will and testament. Lancaster: Printed and Sold by William Hamilton, Franklin's Head, in West King- Street. 1802. viii, (1)10-411 p. 8°. Reserve Edited bv F. Johnston and W. Hamilton. Frontispiece, the portrait of Washington, engraved by David Edwin, after Stuart. p. 321-398 misnumbered 1-78, but total correct. Tribute by Doctor Aiken, p. 25; Elegiac ode, p. 154-155; Extract from elegiac poem on the death of General George Washington, by Charles Caldwell, p. 312-315; Extract from a poem, sacred to the mem- ory of General George Washington, by Richard Alsop, p. 316-318; Tribute, by Mr. Paine, of Massa- chusetts, p. 319; On the death of Washington from a London newspaper, p. 319-320. The Watery war: or A poetical descrip- tion of the existing controversy between the Pedobaptists and Baptists... See Benedict, David. Webb, George, fl. 1730-36. Batchelors' Hall: a poem. (In: E. A. and G. L. Duy- ckinck. Cyclopaedia of American literature. New York, 1866. 8°. v. 1, p. 101-102.) NBB First published in 1731. Webster, Noah, 1758-1843. To the author of the Conquest of Canaan. (In: The American magazine. New York, 1788. 12°. March, 1788, p. 265-266.) Reserve To a lady on the approach of spring. (In: The American magazine. New ^ York, 1788. 12°. March, 1788, p. 266.) Reserve The triumph of infidelity. A poem. 1788. Addressed to Mon. de Voltaire. (In: The American magazine. New York, 1788. 12°. July, 1788, p. 588-590.) Reserve Verses on the New Year, January 1, 1788. (In: The American magazine. New York, 1787. 12°. December, 1787, p. 56.) Reserve Weekes, Refine. Poems, on religious and historical subjects. By Refine Weekes. New-York: Printed for the author, by James Oram, No. 5 Burling-Slip. 1820. 3p.l., (1)4-388 p. 12°. NBHD Second edition, corrected and enlarged. New-York: Printed for the author, by Mahlon Day, No. 372, Pearl- Street. 1823. 2p.l., (i)vi, (1)8-418 p., 11. of adv. 12°. NBHD Weems, Mason Locke, 1760-1825. Hy- men's recruiting sergeant; or. The new matrimonial tattoo for old bachelors. Philadelphia: the author, 1821. 40 p., 1 pi. 7. ed. 8°. *Cp.v.979 First published in 1805. Hartford, Ct.: Published by Andrus & Judd, 1833. 52 p. 16°. SNV p.v.33, no.2 Hartford: S. Andrus and Son. 1845. 52 p. 16°. NBY Hartford: Silas Andrus and Son, 1851. 52 p., 21. 16°. SNV p.v,33, no.3 Weller, Catharine. The medley. By Catharine Weller. New-York: Printed by T. & J. Swords, No. 160 Pearl-Street. 1810. Ip.l., (1)3-192 p. 12°. NBHD p. 135-142 lacking. Contains poems and prose selections. Wharton, Charles Henry. 1748-1833. An elegy to the memory of Mrs. Mary Whar- ton, who died at Philadelphia, on the sec- ond day of June, 1798. By her husband. (Colophon:] Printed by John Ormrod, 41 Chestnut-Street rl798j. 7 p. 12°. Reserve No title-page; title from caption. Signed C. II. W. Reprinted in The remains of the Rev. Charles Henrv Wharton, D.D. With a memoir of his life by George Washington Doanc, Philadelphia, 1834, \. 1, p. Ixxix-lxxxi, ZEP. Also reprinted in George C. Perine, The poets and verse writers of Maryland, Cincinnati, 1898, p. 7-12, NBB. A poetical epistle to His excellency George Washington, Esq. commander in chief of the armies of the United States of America, from an inhabitant of the state of Maryland. [By Charles Henry Wharton.] To which is annexed, a short sketch of General Washington's life and character. ,By John Bell of Md.] Annapolis printed 1779: London reprinted for C. Dilly, in the Poultry; J. Almon, Piccadilly, W. Tessey- man. York; T. and J. Merrill, Cambridge; R. Cruttwell. Bath; and T. Becket. Bristol. MDCCLXxx. [Price half a crown.] 1 p.l., (i) iv, (1)6-24 p., front, (port.) sq. 8°. Reserve Frontispiece, the portrait of George Washington, engraved by W. Sharp, from an original picture. Reprinted, New York, 1865, by J. Munsell, in an edition of seventy-five copies, of which five were printed on Whatman's drawing paper. No. 2 of five copies on Whatman's drawing paper. Reserve; No. 4 of five copies on Whatman's drawing paper, AN (Washington) p.v.ll, no.3. Also printed in George C. Perine. The poets and verse-writers of Maryland, Cincinnati, 1898, p. 7-12, NBB. — — - From the original manuscript belonging to David Pulsifer... With an appendix. Boston: Printed for David Pul- sifer, 1881. 2 p.l., (1)4-106 p. 12°. AN EARLY AMERICAN POETRY, 1610-1820 55 Wheatley, Phillis, 1754-1784. An elegiac poem on the death of that celebrated di- vine, and eminent servant of Jesus Christ, the reverend and learned Mr. George Whitefield. . . By Phillis, a servant girl of seventeen years of age, belonging to Mr. J. Wheatley of Boston... (In: E. Pemberton, Heaven the residence of the saints. A sermon... Boston, printed: London, reprinted, 1771. 8°. p. [29,-31.) Reserve The following thoughts on liis Excellency Major General Lee being be- tray'd into the hands of the enemy by the treachery of a pretended friend; to the Honourable James Bowdoin Esq. are most respectfully inscrib'd, by his most obedi- ent and devoted humble servant, Phillis Wheatley. Boston, Deer. 30, 1776. (Mas- sachusetts Historical Society. Proceed- ings, 1863-64. Boston, 1864. 8°. p. 166- 167.) lAA Printed from original manuscript, found among the Bowdoin Papers. Memoir and poems of Phillis Wheatley, a native African and a slave. Dedicated to the friends of the Africans. Second edition. Boston: Light & Horton. 1 & 3 Cornhill. Samuel Harris, printer. 1835. viii, (1)10-112 p. 24^ NBHD ■ Phillis Wheatley (Phillis Peters). poems and letters. First collected edition. Edited by Chas. Fred. Heartman. With an appreciation by Arthur A. Schomburg. New York: C. F. Heartman [1915]. 2 p.l., 7-111 p., front, (port.) 8°. (Heartman's liistorical series, no. 8.) Reserve No. 97 of 350 copies printed on Ben Day paper. Poems, p. 31-108. The poems of Phillis Wheatley as they were originally published in London, 1773. Re-published by R. R. and C. C. Wright. Philadelphia, Pa. 1909. 1 p.l.. 3- 88 p., front, (port.) 12°. NBHD Poems on various subjects, re- ligious and moral. By Phillis Wheatley. negro servant to Mr. John Wheatley. of Boston, in New England. London: Print- ed for A. Bell, Bookseller, Aldgate; and sold by Messrs Cox and Berry. King- Street, Boston. MDCCLXxiii. 124 p.. 21., front, (port.) 12°. Reserve and NBHD Albany: Re-Printed, from the London edition, by Barber & Southwick, for Thomas Spencer, Book-Seller, Market- Street, — 1793 — viii, (1)10-89(1) p., 11. 24°. Reserve — ■ Dedicated to the Countess of Huntingdon. Philadelphia: Printed by and for William B. Woodward. No. 17, Chest- nut Street. 1801. 1 p.l., 169-244 p. 16°. Reserve The Library has a second copy bound in Joseph Lavallee, The negro equalled bx few Europeans, Philadelphia, 1801. 16°. v. 2, p. [167]-244. Also in Reserve. Six broadsides relating to Phillis Wheatley (Phillis Peters) with portrait and facsimile of her handwriting. New York: C. F. Heartman, 1915. 2 p.l.. front, (port.), 7 pi. f°. Reserve One of twenty-five copies printed. No. 1. An elegiac poem on the death of... George Whitefield... By Phillis... Sold by Ezekiel Rus- sell, in Queen-Street, and John Boyles, in Marlboro- Street. [1770?] No. 2. Phillis's poem on the death of Mr. White- field. No. 3. To Mrs. Leonard, on the death of her hus- band. No. 4. To the Rev. Mr. Pitkin, on the death of his lady. Boston, June 16th, 1772. No. 5. To the Hon'ble Thomas Hubbard, Esq; on the death of__ Mrs. Thankful! Leonard. Boston, January 2, 1773. No. 6. An address to Miss Phillis Wheatley... Composed by Jupiter Hammon. Hartford, August 4, 1778. No. 7. Facsimile of manuscript of "To the Univer- sity of Cambridge wrote in 1767." Nos. 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 are also in C. F. Heartman, Phillis Wheatley, New York, 1915. 8°. (Heart- man's historical series, no. 7.) Verses presented to his Excellency Gen. Washington, Providence, Oct. 26, 1775. (In: The Pennsylvania magazine: or American monthly museum. April, 1776, p. 193.) Reserve Whitman, Benjamin, the younger. Hero of the North — or Battle of Lake Erie. By Mr. Benjamin Whitman, jun. of Boston. (In: B. Badger. The Naval temple. Bos- ton, 1816. 2. ed. 8°. p. 313-317.) VYE — — ■ The heroes of the North, or The battles of Lake Erie, and Champlain. Two poems. By Benjamin Whitman, Jr. Esq. Boston: Published by Barber Badger, 1816. 4 p.l., (1)12-24 p., 3 pi. 8°. Reserve Two portraits inserted. Victory on Lake Champlain. By Benjamin Whitman, jun. Esq. (In: B. Badger, The Naval temple. Boston, 1816. 2. ed. 8°. p. 318-322.) VYE Whitwell, Benjamin. Experience, or. Folly as it flies. A poem, delivered at Cambridge, on the anniversary of the $BK Society. Aug. 28, 1806. By Benjamin Whitwell. Boston: Printed at the Anthol- ogy Office, by Munroe & Francis. 1806. 2 p.!., (1)6-23 p. 8°. NBHp.v.5,no.9 Wigglesworth, Michael, 1631-1705. The day of doom: or, A description of the great and last judgement. With a short dis- course about eternitJ^ (By Michael Wig- glesworth.] London. Printed by W. G. for John Sims, at the Kings-Head at Sweet- ings-Alley-end in Cornhill. next House to the Royal-Exchange, 1673. 2 p.l.. 92 p. 24°. Reserve First edition was printed in 1662. Contents: The day of doom, p. 1-71. — A short discourse on eternity, p. 72-77. — A postscript unto the reader, p. 77-88. — Vanity of vanities, p. 89-91. The day of doom: or, A poetical description of the great and last judge- 56 THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY ment. With a short discourse about eter- nity. By Michael Wigglesworth. teacher of the church at Maldon in N. E. The fifth edition, enlarged with Scripture and mar- ginal notes. Boston: Printed by B. Green, and J. Allen, for Benjamin Eliot at his Shop under the West End of the Town- House. 170L 6p.l., 80 p. 24°. Reserve Bd. with his: Meat out of the eater... Boston, 1689. 4. ed. 24°. Contents same as previous entry. By Michael Wigglesworth, A.M. teacher of the church in Maldon. New-England. The seventh edition, en- larged. With a recommendatory epistle (in verse) by the Rev. Mr. John Mitchel: also Mr. Wigglesworth's character, bj^ Dr. Cotton Mather. Boston: Printed and sold by Thomas Fleet, at the Heart and Crown in Cornhill, 1751. 104 p. 24°. Reserve Contents: The day of doom, p. 1-72. — A short discourse on eternity, p. 7^-79. — A postscript to the reader, p. 79-92. — Vanity of vanities, p. 92-96. — Death expected, and welcomed, p. 96-97. — A fare- well to the world, p. 97-99. — Mr. Wigglesworth's character, hv the Reverend Dr. Cotton Mather, p. 99-104. — Epitaph, p. 104. • ■ By ^Michael Wigglesworth. A.M. teacher of the church at Maiden. N. E. To which is prefixed a biographical sketch of the character of the author. From the sixth Boston edition, printed in 1715. Newburyport: Published by E. Little and Company, 181L C. Norris & Co. printers. 90 p. 24°. Reserve By Michael Wigglesworth, A.M. teacher of the church at Maiden in N.E. From the sixth edition, 1715. Bos- ton: Charles Ewer. 141 W^ashington Street. 1828. 95(1) p. 24°. NBHD The day of doom; or. A poetical description of the great and last judge- ment: with other poems. By Michael Wigglesworth, A.M. teacher of the church at Maiden in New England, 1662. Also a memoir of the author, autobiography, and a sketch of his funeral sermon by Rev. Cotton Mather. From the sixth edition, 1715. New York: American News Com- pany. 1867. 118 p., 11. 12°. NBHD Death expected and welcome. (In: Cotton Mather, A faithful man. described and rewarded. Boston, 1705. 8°. p. 45.) Reserve A farewell to the world. (In: Cot- ton Mather, A faithful man, described and rewarded. Boston, 1705. 8°. p. 46-48.) Reserve Meat out of the eater or Medita- tions concerning the necessity, end, and usefulness of afflictions unto Gods chil- dren. All tending to prepare them for, and comfort them under the cross. By Michael Wigglesworth. The fourth edition. Bos- ton: Printed by R. P. for John Usher. 1689. 208 p. 24°. Reserve Page 51 is a special title reading: Riddles un- riddled, or Christian paradoxes broke open... Pages 7-10 mutilated; p. 23-24, 35-36, 55-56 lack- ing. Meat out of the eater, p. 3-50; Riddles unriddled, or Christian paradoxes, p. 52-208. The first edition was probably published in 1669 or early in 1670. ■ Corrected and amended by the author in the year 1703. The fifth edition. Boston, Printed by J. Allen, for N. Boone. at the sign of the Bible in Cornhill. 1717. 143 p. 24°. Reserve L'pon the much lamented death of that precious servant of Christ, Mr. Ben- jamin Buncker, pastor of the church at Maldon. who deceased on the 3d of 5'e 12th moneth 1669. (New-England histori- cal and genealogical register... Boston, 1872. 8°. v. 26, p. 11-12.) *R- Room 328 "The original in the author's handwriting, is among the Ewer Manuscripts, 1, 8-9 of the New England Historic Genealogical Society." William and Ellen: a poem. Sec Smith, Eaglesfield. Williams, John, 1761-1818. A bachelor's prayer. By Anthonj- Pasquin [pseud.j. (In: The Columbian phenix and Boston review. Boston, 1800. 8°. v. 1 for 1800, p. 179-180.) Reserve A dirge, or sepulchral service, commemorating the sublime virtues and distinguished talents of General George \\'ashington. Composed at the request of the Mechanics Association of Boston. Words by Anthony Pasquin [pseud.j. 4 p. (In: [Oliver Holdeu], Sacred dirges, com- memorative of the death of Washington. Boston [1800]. ob. 8°.) Reserve Reprinted in The Cohimbian phenix and Boston reviczc, Boston, 1800, v. 1 for 1800, p. 178-179, Re- SCI' c. The Hamiltoniad. By John Wil- liams, (Anthony Pasquin.) New York: Printed for the Hamilton Club, 1865. 5 p.l., 122 p., 1 port. 8°. (Hamilton Club series, no. 3.) AN (Hamilton) One of 40 octavo copies printed. Includes type-facsimile title-page of original which was published in Boston, 1804. The Library has another copy which is one of 20 quarto copies printed, f AN. An ode to the Union, as recited by the American Roscius, [Mr. HopkinsoU] at various theatres on the continent. By Anthony Pasquin (pseud.]. (In: The Co- lumbian phenix and Boston review. Bos- ton, 1800. 8°. V. 1 for 1800, p. 115-120.) Reserve Williams, Roger, 1607-1683. A key into the language of America: or. An help to the language of the natives in that part of America, called New-England. Together. EARLY AAIERICAN POETRY, 1610-1820 57 with briefe observations of the customes, manners and worships, &c of the aforesaid natives, in peace and warre, in life and death. On all which are added spirituall observations, general and particular by the anthour. of chiefe and speciall use (upon all occasions) to all the English inhabiting- those parts; yet pleasant and profitable to the view of all men: By Roger Williams of Providence in New-England. London, Printed by Gregory Dexter. 1643. 8 p.l.. 197(1) [Correctly 207(1)] p. 8°. Reserve p. 96 and 97 wrongly numbered 92 and 93 ; p. 115-207 wrongly numbered 105-197. Poems on p. 10, 17, 21, 30-31, 48, 53, 61-62, 64, 67-68, 78, 81, 84-85, 87-88, 95-96, 104, 108, 109, 113. 114, 131-132, 137, 143, 150, 159, 162, 168-169, 173-174, 182-183, 185, 192, 196. Reprinted in Collections of the Rhode Island His- torical Society, Providence, 1827, v. 1, lAA. Wilson, Alexander, 1766-1813. The foresters: a poem, descriptive of a pedes- trian journey to the Falls of Niagara, in the autumn of 1804. By Alexander Wil- son, author of American ornithology. West Chester. Pa. Printed by Joseph Painter. —1838.— 2 p.l.. (1)6-104 p. 24°. NBHD Wilson, John. 1588-1667. A copy of verses made by that reverend man of God Mr. John Wilson, pastor to the First Church in Boston; on the sudden death of Mr. Joseph Brisco, who was ^translated from earth to Heaven Jan. 1. 1657. [Cam- bridge? Samuel Green? 1657 ?| Broadside. (In: S. A. Green. Ten fac-simile reproduc- tions relating to New England. Boston, 1902. f°.) Reserve Enclosed in mourning borders. Photo-facsimile, exact size. [Extract fronij A poem upon the death of the first and only child of his daughter Airs. Danforth. (In: Cotton Mather. Johannes in Eremo. Boston. 1695. 24°. p. 30.) Reserve In pientissimum, reverendissimumqj; virum, Johannem Harvardum, e suggesto sacro Caroloensi ad coelos evectum. ad alumnos Cantabrienses literatos. poema. (In: Cotton Mather, Magnalia Christi Americana. London, 1702. 4°. book iv, p. 139.) Reserve Also printed in later editions of the Magnalia as follows: Hartford, 1820, v. 2, p. 28, and Hartford, 1855, V. 2, p. 33. A song of deliverance for the last- ing remembrance of Gods wonderful works never to be forgotten. Containing in it the wonderful defeat of the Spanish- Armado, Anno, 1588. the woful plague. Anno. 1603. soon upon the entrance of King James of famous memory, unto the Crown of England. With the discovery of the Powder Plot, Anno, 1605. and down fall of Black Fryers, when an hellish crew of Papists met to hear Drury a Popish priest, an 1623. Also the grievous plague. Anno 1625. with poems both Latin and English, and the verses of that learned Theodore Beza. By that reverend, and eminent man of God. Air. John Wilson, formerly Christs faithful shepherd in Sud- bury, in Suffolk in great Brittain, where these heavenly poems and spiritual songs were compiled, and at London printed. Anno, 1626. since pastor to the First church of Christ in Boston in New-England. For the sake of several who have much desired to see and read this work it is reprinted. . . Boston; Printed in the year, 1680. 4 p.l., 1-36 p. 8°. Reserve All pages after p. 36 lacking. Winchester, Elhanan, 1751-1797. The process and empire of Christ; from his birth to the end of the mediatorial king- dom; a poem, in twelve books. By El- hanan Winchester. Brattleboro. Printed by William Fessenden. 1805. iv. (1)6-352 p. 16°. NBHD Winslow, Josias. [Elegyj On the said William Bradford. (In: N. Morton, New- Englands memoriall. Cambridge. 1669. V2°': p. 146-147.) Reserve Wolcott, Roger. 1679-1767. A brief ac- count of the agency of the honourable John Winthrop, Esq. in the Court of King Charles the Second. Anno Dom. 1662; when he obtained a charter for the colony of Connecticut. W^ritten by Roger Wol- cott. Esq. his successor in the government of Connecticut, from 1751-1754. (Massa- chusetts Historical Societv. Collections. Boston. 1795. 8°. series 1. v. 1, p. 262- 298.) lAA Reprinted from his Poetical meditations, being the improvement of some vacant hours, New-London, 1725, p. 19-78, Reserve. ■ • The poems of Roger Wolcott, Esq., 1725. Boston: The Club of Odd Volumes. 1898. 14 p.. 1 1.. ii, 78 p., 1 1. sq. 8°. (The Club of Odd Volumes. Early American poetry. [Reprints, v.] 5.) Reserve No. 81 of one hundred copies on hand-made paper. This is a modern type reprint, page for page, with facsimile title-page, of the next entry. Poetical meditations, being the im- provement of some vacant hours. By Roger Wolcott. Esq; with a preface by the Reverend Mr. Bulkley of Colchester. New-London: Printed and sold by T. Green, 1725. 2 p.l., Ivi, ii, 78 p., 21. 12°. Reserve For a modern reprint see previous entry. Wood, W^illiam. New Englands pros- pect. A true, lively, and experimentall de- scription of that part of America, com- monly called New England: discovering the state of that countrie both as it stands to our new-come English planters; and to the old native inhabitants. Laying downe that which may both enrich the knowledge 58 THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY of the mind-travelling- reader, or benefit the future voyager. By William Wood. Printed at London by Tho. Cotes, for John Bellamie, and are to be sold at his shop, at the three Golden Lyons in Corne- hill, neere the Royall Exchange. 1635. 4 p.l., 83(l)p.. 2 1., 1 map. 4°. Reserve Poems on p. 14, 16, 23, 28. Woodbridge, Benjamin, 1622-1684. Upon the tomb of the most reverend Mr. John Cotton, late teacher of the church of Bos- ton in Nevi'- England. (In: N. Morton, New^-Englands memoriall. Cambridge, 1669. 12°. p. 137-139.) Reserve Reprinted in Cotton Mather, Magnalia Christi Americana, London, 1702, book 3, p. 30-31, Reserve, Hartford, 1820, v. 1, p. 258-259, and Hartford, 1855, V. 1, p. 284. Also printed in E. C. Stediiian and E. M. Hutcli- inson, A library of American literature. New York, 1889, V. 1, p. 359-361, NBB. Woodbridge, Timothy. To the Rever- end Cotton Mather on his History of New England. (In: Cotton Mather, Magnalia Christi Americana. London, 1702. 4°.) Reserve Also printed in later editions as follows: Hart- ford, 1820, V. 1, p. 18, and Hartford, 1855, v. 1, p. 21. Woodworth, Samuel, 1785-1842. The poems, odes, songs, and other metrical ef- fusions, of Samuel Woodworth, author of "The Champions of freedom," &c. New- York: Published by Abraham Asten and Mathias Lopez. 1818. xii, (1)14-288 p., front, (port.) 12°. NBHD Several of Woodworth's poems first appeared in The complete coiffeur, by J. B. M. D. Lafoy, New York, 1817. Wright, Judah. Poems on various sub- jects. By Judah Wright. Boston: Printed by Samuel Avery, No. 91 Newbury Street. 1812. 48 p. 12°. NBH p.v.24, no.8 Leaf of errata mounted on verso of title-page. Wright, N. Hill. Monody, on the death of Brigadier General Zebulon Montgom- ery Pike: and other poems. By N. Hill Wright. Middlebury, (Vt.) Printed by Slade & Ferguson. 1814. 79 p. 8°. NBHD Contents: Monody, p. 9-24. — Lines on the battle of the Enterprise and Boxer, p. 25-29. — The sailor's dying hour, p. 30-32. — -Ode on the capture of the British frigate Java, by the United States' frigate Constitution, December 29, 1812, p. 33-36. — Henry and Julia, a tale of real life, p. 37-42. — Hymn for the anniversary of a charitable institution, p. 43-44. — - The slanderer's tomb, p. 45-47. — The power of sympathy, p. 48-49. — The faded rose, p. 50-52. — The hour of rest, p. 53-55. — Appeal to the affluent, p. 56-58. — Lines addressed to a lady, p. 59-60. — To misfortune, p. 61-63. — Lines on seeing a beauti- ful infant expire in the arms of her mother, p. 64- 65. — Tribute to the memory of Mrs. Juliet R*****, p. 66-67. — Pity's tear, p. 68-70. — • Retrospection, p. 71-73. — Ode, written for the Fourth of July, 1814, p. 74-76. — Freedom's natal day, an ode, written for the I'ourth of July, 1814, p. 77-79. Young, Edward R. One year in Savan- nah; a poem in five parts. [By Edward R. Young.) Providence: Printed bv Brown & Danforth. 1820. 16 p. 8°. NBHp.v.2,no.3 A Young American. Sec The Battle of the Thames. A Young gentleman of New York, pseud. Miscellaneous works, prose and poetical. Sec Linn, John Blair. THIS BOOK IS DUE ON THE LAST DATE STAMPED BELOW AN INITIAL FINE OF 25 CENTS WILL BE ASSESSED FOR FAILURE TO RETURN THIS BOOK ON THE DATE DUE. THE PENALTY WILL INCREASE TO SO CENTS ON THE FOURTH DAY AND TO $1.00 ON THE SEVENTH DAY OVERDUE. m\i 9^ ic):^fi ,JAN3 1967 DEC 1^'^^ ^- ;: . . . "^ ^jkr. 1937 0EC27-fi- -■ ' ■ / Lr iPjf