Index Entry | Lyric, topical [beg] To thee, O Aldrich! we the poor distress'd |
Location | Marshalsea |
Citation | AWM.745.004 1-9 Jan 1745:22 (1305) From the Poor Prisoners of the City Marshalsea, on Alderman Aldrich's being chosen Lord Mayor for the Remainder of the Year. Wrote by a Gentleman now in Confinement. To thee, O Aldrich! we the poor distress'd, Whose boundless joy is scarce to be express'd; In humble verse our far-short praises bring, And tho' unskill'd, our muse attempts to sing, . . . [14 more lines] |
Generic Title | American Weekly Mercury |
Date | 1745.01.09 |
Publisher | Bradford, Cornelia |
City, State | Philadelphia, PA |
Year | 1745 |
Bibliography | B0001510 |