Citation - Essex Gazette: 1774.05.10

EG.774.012
3-10 May 1774:1621 (6/302)
[Translation of verses written in French, relating to
accusations of Dr. Franklin being a thief.]
To steal from heaven its sacred fire he taught,
The arts to thrive in savage climes he brought;
In the new world the first of men esteem'd;
Among the Greeks, a God he had been deem'd.
[signed] Homo Trium Literarum.