| Index Entry | Lyric, moral [beg] Merit should be forever plac'd |
| Location | New York |
| Citation | NYGWPB.772.004 10 Feb 1772:32 (1501) [The following verse is prefaced by] Sir, You have much obliged me by the favour of your letter, in which you take notice of the sinking state of common sense in Philadelphia. . . [16 more lines] Merit should be forever plac'd In knowledge, judgement, wit, and taste. For these, 'tis owned without dispute, Alone distinguish man from brute. |
| Generic Title | New York Gazette & Weekly Post Boy |
| Date | 1772.02.10 |
| Publisher | Inslee, Samuel, and Anthony Car |
| City, State | New York, NY |
| Year | 1772 |
| Bibliography | B0027243 |