Index Entry | Elegy upon Mrs Burnett, An [t] [beg] Rise heavenly muse, but rise with teary |
Location | New York |
Citation | NYG(B.727.005 11-18 Dec 1727:12,21 (111) AN ELEGY UPON MRS. BURNETT. Rise Heavenly Muse, but rise with teary wings, Leave jovial themes, to sing of sadder things. Let [glouring] clouds obscure the glaring light, Nor let the moon her influence shed by night. . . . [6 stanzas of 6 lines each, and 1 stanza of 10 lines, plus the following refrain after each] For Burnett, Ah! the pious Burnett's gone, And left us here, her heavy loss to moan. |
Generic Title | New York Gazette (Bradford) |
Date | 1727.12.18 |
Publisher | Bradford, William |
City, State | New York, NY |
Year | 1727 |
Bibliography | B0027375 |