| Index Entry | Lyric, topical [beg] While Europe lay absorb'd in darkest night |
| Location | Boston |
| Citation | MS-B.774.099 3 Nov 1774:32 (4/196) While Europe lay absorb'd in darkest night, And bigotry and slav'ry jointly reign'd, Britons were first to follow reason's light, First Norman laws and Romish rites disdain'd, Their sons, degen'rate, Britons now no more, First Norman laws and Roman rites restore. |
| Generic Title | Massachusetts Spy-Boston |
| Date | 1774.11.03 |
| Publisher | Thomas, I. |
| City, State | Boston, MA |
| Year | 1774 |
| Bibliography | B0021644 |