A dialogue between Death, the Soul, Body, World and Jesus Christ
By: Composed by Edmond [i.e., Edmund] Weld, formerly of Harvard-College, who removing from hence to Ireland, became a preacher of the gospel there, who upon the meditation of his death (which was so finished the 2d of March, 1668) made this following poem, which was sent hither by his wife, to his relations here. ...
Series: Early American imprints -- no. 45203
Publisher: Printed by E. Russell, next Liberty-Pole, for John Howe, of Ringe, (New-Hampshire.)
Published: 1787
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Subjects: Poetry; Death; Early works to 1800; Religion
Other titles: Ho, ho prepare to go with me.
Notes: Dialogue in verse; first line, spoken by Death: Ho, ho prepare to go with me.

Several earlier editions of this poem, with varying titles, were printed in America between 1720 and 1763. For the earliest recorded edition, cf. Bristol B575.

Advertisement for "Bickerstaff's genuine Boston almanack for 1788" following imprint suggests a printing date late in 1787.

Printed area, in four columns with a relief cut (Reilly 1189) at head of first column, measures 28.9 x 31.1 cm.

Not in Ford, W.C. Broadsides.

Bristol B6637

Shipton & Mooney 45203