Sacred poetry. [electronic resource] : Consisting of psalms and hymns, adapted to Christian devotion, in public and private. / Selected from the best authors, with variations and additions. By Jeremy Belknap, D.D. ; Published according to act of Congress.

Format
Book
Language
English
Translated from
Hebrew
Εdition
Third edition, with improvements.
Published/​Created
Printed at Boston, : for Thomas & Andrews and D. West, (proprietors of the work.) Sold by them at their respective bookstores, and by the several booksellers in town and country., Nov. 1801.
Description
v, [2], 8-231, [9], 262 p. ; 16 cm.

Details

Subject(s)
Comp
Editor
Rare books genre
Series
Early American imprints. Second series ; no. 156. [More in this series]
Notes
  • "Since the death of my brother, the late Dr. John Clarke, I think I am at liberty to say, that many of the variations and additions in this collection of psalms and hymns, were either made or suggested by him ..."--note on p. 250; signed: J.B. May 31, 1798.
  • "The characters denoting the sharp or flat key are prefixed to each psalm or hymn at my request, by the Rev. Dr. Morse, of Charlestown."--preface, p. v.
  • Edition statement transposed; precedes "Published ... Congress." on title page.
  • Parentheses substituted for square brackets in imprint transcription.
  • Includes indexes.
Reproduction note
Electronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2004-2007] Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. Second series ; no. 156).
References
  • Shaw & Shoemaker 156
  • Shaw & Shoemaker 182
Other format(s)
Microform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series.
Place name(s)
United States Massachusetts Boston.
Other title(s)
  • Bible. Psalms. English
  • Shaw-Shoemaker digital edition
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