Index Entry | Johnson, Samuel, author of lyric [beg] What hopes, what terrors does thy |
Location | London |
Citation | VGW(RI.769.009 19 Jan 1769:21 (141) Verses, said to have been written by Samuel Johnson, L.L.D. at the request of a gentleman, to whom a Lady had given a sprig of myrtle. What hopes, what terrors does thy gift creat, Ambiguous emblem of uncertain fate! The myrtle (ensign of supreme command Consign'd by Venus to Melissa's hand) . . . [10 more lines] |
Generic Title | Virginia Gazette-Williamsburg (Ri) |
Date | 1769.01.19 |
Publisher | Rind, William |
City, State | Williamsburg, VA |
Year | 1769 |
Bibliography | B0049327 |