A New thanksgiving song revised, enlarged and adapted to the glorious conquest of Canada. [electronic resource] : Fitted to a lively tune, called the Granadiers [sic] march, proper for the fife and drums.

Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
[Boston] : (Sold at the new printing-office, near the town-house, in Boston) [by Benjamin Mecom, 1760]
Description
1 sheet ([1] p.) : ill. (relief cuts) ; 49 x 37 cm.

Details

Subject(s)
Rare books genre
Series
Early American imprints. First series ; no. 41155. [More in this series]
Notes
  • Song in forty numbered stanzas; first lines: Since Canada is taken all loyal hearts rejoice.
  • Appears to be a revised and enlarged version of a song, in eighteen stanzas, entitled, Canada for ever. A new thanksgiving song. Cf. Bristol 2132.
  • Parentheses substituted for square brackets in imprint transcription. Benjamin Mecom used this address on other imprints for 1760.
  • Text in four columns; relief cuts (Reilly 220 and 188) at head; printed area measures 45.2 x 32.8 cm.
Reproduction note
Electronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2002-2004. Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 41155).
References
  • Bristol B2164
  • Shipton & Mooney 41155
  • Ford, W.C. Broadsides, 1225
  • Wegelin, O. Amer. poetry, 658
Other format(s)
Microform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series.
Place name(s)
United States Massachusetts Boston.
Other title(s)
Grenadier's march (Tune)
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