Verses, composed on the death of eight young men ... of Newbury, who perished on Plumb-Island beach, April 28th, 1790
Series: Early American imprints -- no. 46084
Publisher: Printed by John Mycall?
Published: 1790
Place of publication: Newburyport, Mass.?
Language: eng
Subjects: Drowning; Poetry; Death; Marine accidents
Other titles: Who can describe that dismal hour.
Notes: Verse of nineteen stanzas; first line: Who can describe that dismal hour.

Followed by nine additional stanzas of verse addressed "To a parent whose case is singular" (for having lost two sons in the storm described).

Possibly printed at Newburyport by John Mycall, that town's only printer in 1790.

Text in two columns; printed area, including ornamental border, measures 39.4 x 21.3 cm.

Not in Ford, W.C. Broadsides.

Bristol B7599

Shipton & Mooney 46084