An Elegy on the death of the Rev. Mr. George Whitefield
Subtitle: who died at Newbury-Port, on Sunday the 30th of September, 1770. AEtat 56
Series: Early American imprints -- no. 42085; Early American imprints -- no. 42085a
Publisher: Printed by John Holt
Published: 1770
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Subjects: Poetry
Other titles: Lo! ere the stars their feebler twinkling lose.; Ah! lovely appearance of death.
Notes: Ascribed to the press of John Holt by Bristol.

Printed in two columns.

First line: Lo! ere the stars their feebler twinkling lose. Followed by: A hymn composed by the Rev. Mr. George Whitefield. Sung over his own corps; first line: Ah! lovely appearance of death; and: [Lines] Spoken extempore on hearing of the death of the Rev. Mr. Whitefield.

The hymn attributed to Whitefield is in fact by Charles Wesley. Cf. Sabin 102643.

READEX NOTE: Recorded by Bristol as microprint number 42085, but by Shipton & Mooney as 42085a. Shipton & Mooney filmed as 42085 "An elegiac poem ..." (Bristol B3174a).

Bristol B3176

Shipton & Mooney 42085

Shipton & Mooney 42085a