| Index Entry | Johnson, Samuel, author of lyric [beg] What hopes, what terrors does thy |
| Location | London |
| Citation | PC.769.015 9-16 Jan 1769:4441 (105) Verses, said to have been written by Samuel Johnson, L.L.D. at the request of a gentleman, to whom a lady have given a sprig of Myrtle. What hopes, what terrors does thy gift create, Ambiguous emblem of uncertain fate! The Myrtle (ensign of supreme command Consign'd by Venus to Melissa's hand) Not less capricious than a reigning fair, Oft favours, oft rejects a lover's pray'r: . . . [8 more lines] |
| Generic Title | Pennsylvania Chronicle |
| Date | 1769.01.16 |
| Publisher | Goddard, William |
| City, State | Philadelphia, PA |
| Year | 1769 |
| Bibliography | B0033454 |