Mount Vernon, [electronic resource] : a poem: being the seat of His Excellency George Washington, in the state of Virginia; lieutenant-general and commander in chief of the land forces of the United States of America. This rural, romantic and descriptive poem of the seat of so great a character, it is hoped may please, with a copper-plate likeness of the general. It was taken from an actual view on the spot by the author, 15th May, 1799. Also a cursory view of Georgetown, city of Washington, and the capital. By John Searson, formerly of Philadelphia, merchant. [Three lines from Thomson].
1800
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Mount Vernon, [electronic resource] : a poem: being the seat of His Excellency George Washington, in the state of Virginia; lieutenant-general and commander in chief of the land forces of the United States of America. This rural, romantic and descriptive poem of the seat of so great a character, it is hoped may please, with a copper-plate likeness of the general. It was taken from an actual view on the spot by the author, 15th May, 1799. Also a cursory view of Georgetown, city of Washington, and the capital. By John Searson, formerly of Philadelphia, merchant. [Three lines from Thomson].
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Philadelphia : Printed for the author by Folwell, [1800?]
Place of Publication or Printing
United States -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Language
English
Description
[2], vi, [1], 10-83, [1], 4 p., [1] leaf of plates : 1 port. ; 8⁰.
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Dedicated to Washington. The presence of the dedication suggests that the work was substantially ready for publication when Washington died in December, 1799. The elegiac verses on p. [85-88] were evidently added upon Washington's death, and the work published soon thereafter
Reproduction of original from British Library.
Reproduction of original from British Library.
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Evans, 38479
Wegelin, O. Amer. poetry, 348
Stillwell, M.B. Washington eulogies, 211
Sabin, 78658
English Short Title Catalog, W28636.
Wegelin, O. Amer. poetry, 348
Stillwell, M.B. Washington eulogies, 211
Sabin, 78658
English Short Title Catalog, W28636.
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Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
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