Citation - New York Mercury (Gaine): 1778.08.17

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Index Entry Elegy on the Earl of Chatham [t] [beg] Fate gives the word; all mortal aid 
Location New York 
Citation
NYM(G.778.051
17 Aug 1778:21 (1400)
Elegy on the Earl of Chatham.
Fate gives the word; all mortal aid is vain;
At length th' irrevocable shaft has sped:
Nor virtue's self can shield her holy train;
Chatham lies number'd with the mighty dead.
. . . [44 more lines, signed] Helenus.


Generic Title New York Mercury (Gaine) 
Date 1778.08.17 
Publisher Gaine, Hugh 
City, State New York, NY 
Year 1778 
Bibliography B0030467
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