The Georges, a favorite new song, just arrived from London. On Lord Germain's promotion.
Subtitle: Tune---"Push about the jorum."
Series: Early American imprints -- no. 49767
Publisher: Printed by Ezekiel Russell] Sold by the printer's boy.
Published: 1786
Place of publication: [Boston
Language: eng
Format: Electronic resource
Subjects: Sackville, George Germain, -- Viscount, -- 1716-1785 -- Songs and music; Rodney, George Brydges Rodney, -- Baron, -- 1719-1792 -- Songs and music; George -- III, -- King of Great Britain, -- 1738-1820 -- Songs and music; General Monk (Ship); General Washington (Ship); Great Britain -- History, Military -- Poetry; Great Britain -- History, Naval -- Poetry
Genres: Songs and music; Poetry
Other titles: Push about the jorum (Tune)
Notes: Song of forty-eight lines; first line: Of great and glorious names to speak

Followed by a brief untitled poem "On the late royal sloop of war General Monk (formerly the [General] Washington);" first line: When the Washington ship by the English was beat

Text in two columns; relief cut portrait at head of first column (Reilly 1575) is identified as having been used by Ezekiel Russell

With, on verso: Tom Bolin: together with Collin and Phebe ... Sold [by Ezekiel Russell] at the office in Essex-Street, next Liberty Pole, 1786. (Bristol B6382)

Dated [ca. 1786] based on imprint date on verso; however, the content, describing events which occurred between 1780 and 1782, suggests that this side of the sheet was probably printed first

Printed area measures 31.5 x 18.9 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. 49767)