An Elegy: or Funeral Poem on the Much Lamented Death of ... Mr. Alexander Hamilton [N632]
- DMI number:
- 626
- Publication Date:
- 1739
- ESTC number:
- N632
- EEBO/ECCO link:
- CW109769450
- Shelfmark:
- BL RB.23.a.3651
- Full Title:
- AN | ELEGY: | OR | FUNERAL POEM | ON THE | Much Lamented Death of the Pious and | Painful, Learn'd and Eminent Servant of | CHRIST, Mr. ALEXANDER HA- | MILTON, late Minister of the Gospel at | [i]Stirling[/i]. | To which is prefix'd, | An ELEGIACK POEM, to the Memory | of the Great, the Famous and deservedly esteem'd | Person, the Reverend Mr. JAMES CUTH- | BERT sometime Minister of the Gospel at | [i]Culross[/i]. | Written both in [i]English[/i] and [i]Latin[/i] some Years ago, but never | before publish'd; the Author taking this Occasion, because | of the sweet Harmony and Intimacy that once took place | between these TWO GREAT MEN. | ALSO, | SMOAKING SPIRITUALIZ'D: A Short POEM. | [rule] | [i]By the Reverend Mr[/i]. RALPH ERSKINE [i]Minister of the | Gospel at[/i] Dumfermling. | [rule] | [ornament] | [rule] | [i]EDINBURGH[/i], Printed for DAVID DUNCAN, and | sold at his House in the [i]West-Bow[/i], 1739.
- Place of Publication:
- Edinburgh
- Genres:
- Collection of elegies
- Format:
- Octavo
- Pagination:
- [7], 1-24.
- Comments:
- CONTENTS: Latin verse, pp.10-12, p.22.
- References:
- Foxon E456
- Author:
- Ralph Erskine
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Comments:
- Publisher:
- David Duncan
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Comments:
- First Line:
- Long did my muse expectant wish to see
- Page No:
- pp.1-9
- Poem Title:
- To the Memory Of the Reverend and Eminent Mr. James Cuthbert.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Death dost thou difficult us now to know
- Page No:
- pp.[13]-21
- Poem Title:
- An Elegy or Funeral Poem on the much lamented Death of Mr. Alexander Hamilton, late Minister of the Gospel at Stirling.
- Attribution:
- By the Reverend Mr. Ralph Erskine
- Attributed To:
- Ralph Erskine
- First Line:
- This Indian weed now withered quite
- Page No:
- pp.23-24
- Poem Title:
- Smoking Spiritualized.
- Attribution:
- by the same Author [i.e. Erskine]
- Attributed To:
- Ralph Erskine
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