Blazing stars, messengers of God's wrath; in a few serious and solemn meditations upon the late wonderful comet
Subtitle: which for some time has flamed in our horizon. Beginning or first visible appearance, Decem. 26. 1743. Together with a solemn call to sinners, and counsel to saints; how to behave themselves when God is in this wise speaking to them from heaven
Edition: The third impression. Thousands of the former being sold off
Series: Early American imprints -- no. 49218
Publisher: Printed for and sold by Benj[. Gray] in Milk-Street.
Published: 1744
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Format: Electronic resource
Subjects: Comets -- Religious aspects -- Poetry; Comets -- 1743; Providence and government of God -- Poetry
Genres: Poetry
Notes: Verse in thirty-seven stanzas; first line: Canst thou by searching find out God

Followed by the "Improvement" in fifty-six lines; first line: And now O Earth, O Earth attend

The only known copy, held by the American Antiquarian Society, is mutilated. Presumably printed for and sold by Benjamin Gray based on remaining portion of imprint; relief cut of comet and observers (not in Reilly) also appeared in the third edition of the History of the Holy Jesus, "Printed for B. Gray ... 1746." Possibly printed by John Green; the same cut also appeared in the fifth edition of the History of the Holy Jesus, "Printed by J. Green, 1748."

Text in three columns; printed area measures 37.6 x 21.8 cm

Not in Evans or Bristol

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. 49218)