An elegy on the death of Mr. Harfield Lyndsey, aged 26 years [and] An acrostic

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Title:
An elegy on the death of Mr. Harfield Lyndsey, aged 26 years [and] An acrostic
Description:
First line: My those who read, please to attend. Without music. Date based on internal evidence. (Lyndsey’s death on Feb. 9, 1838, is reported in the vital records of New Salem, Mass.). There are two titles, in double columns, on one broadside. The other title: "An Acrostic" (002890-BROAD). Woodcut vignette of a coffin, left of title; elaborate decorative border. "’The Grave hath eloquence; it lectures teach, In silence, louder than divines can preach.’"--beneath title. Text of song, in double columns, in twelve four-line stanzas.
Creator:
Dunn, Samuel, 1746-1843
Publisher:
Howe, Solomon, 1787-1870
Date:
[ca. 1838]
Format:
Manuscripts
Genre:
Broadsides
Songs
Location:
Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries
Box XXX (shelf locator)
Collection (local):
Rare Book Collections
Rural Massachusetts Imprints Collection
Subjects:
Death--Poetry
Parents--Family relationships--Songs and music
Families--Family relationships--Songs and music
Lyndsey, Harfield, 1811-1838
Extent:
1 broadside : illustrations ; 23.5 x 22.5 cm.
Link to Item:
http://credo.library.umass.edu/view/full/murb012-i005
Terms of Use:
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Publisher:
Enfield (Mass.) : Solomon Howe
Language:
English
Identifier:
murb012-i005