Jockey to the fair
Subtitle: together with General Wolfe, and Leander
Contributors: Paine, Thomas, 1737-1809.
Series: Early American imprints -- no. 49284
Publisher: s.n.
Published: 1775
Place of publication: [United States
Language: eng
Format: Electronic resource
Subjects: Wolfe, James, -- 1727-1759 -- Songs and music; Leander (Greek mythology); Québec Campaign, 1759 -- Songs and music; Love poetry; Canada -- History -- To 1763 (New France) -- Poetry
Genres: Songs and music; Poetry
Other titles: Leander
Notes: Two songs and a poem

The song on the death of General Wolfe was written by Thomas Paine between 1768 and 1774, and first printed in America in the March 1775, issue of the Pennsylvania magazine; cf. Hawke, David Freeman. Paine. New York, 1974, p. 15, 30

Use of the long "s" suggests imprint date before 1810

Relief cut at left of title. Printed area, in two columns separated by ornaments, measures 31.0 x 16.8 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. 49284)
Table of contents: title: Jockey to the fair (first line: 'Twas on the morn of sweet May-Day); title: General Wolfe (first line: In a mould'ring cave where the wretched retreat); title: Leander (first lines: Leander on the Bay of Hellespont all naked stood)