Citation - Virginia Gazette-Williamsburg (Pa): 1738.02.17

VGW(PA.738.006
10-17 Feb 1738:22 (81)
The following lines were written extempore by a gentleman,
on a comet, that lately appear'd in Pensylvania.
  When a comet presumes
  To sweep heaven's rooms, 
  With a tail as long as a beesom;
  Astrologers shew, 
  And mortals all know, 
  Some strange thing will vex, or else please 'em.
  . . . [1 more verse]