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M'Kinnon, John D. Descriptive poems, by John D. M'Kinnon. Containing picturesque views of the State of New-York. New-York: Printed by T. & J. Swords, No. 99 Pearl-Street. 1802. 4 p.l., (1)4-79 p., 1 1. of adv. 16°. NBHD

Reviewed in The American review and literary journal for the year 1802, New-York, 1802, v. 2, p. 327-332, Reserve.

Mansfield, Joseph. Hope, a poem, delivered in the chapel of Harvard University, at a public exhibition, July 8th, 1800. By Joseph Mansfield, a junior sophister. Cambridge. Printed by William Hilliard. Reserve 1800. 1 p.l., (1)4-15 p. sq. 8°.

Markoe, Peter. Faith, an ode. Hope, an ode. Charity, an ode, sacred to the memory of William Penn. (In: The Beauties of poetry, British and American. Philadelphia, 1791. 16°. p. 176-180.) Reserve Ode on the birth-day of General Washington. (In: The Beauties of poetry, British and American. Philadelphia, 1791. 16°. p. 185-187.) Reserve

The Times; a poem. ¡By Peter Markoe.j Philadelphia: Printed by William Spotswood. M. DCC. LXXXVIII. 2 p.1., 22 p. 8°.

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An elegy on the much-to-be-deplored death of that never-to-be-forgotten person, the Reverend Nathanael Collins; who after he had been many years a faithful pastor to the church at Middletown of Connecticut in New-England, about the forty third year of his age expired; on 28th. 10. moneth 1684. [By Cotton Mather.] Boston in New-England. Printed by Richard Pierce for Obadiah Gill. Anno Christi, 1685. 2 p.1., 20 p. 24°. Reserve

The pages are numbered one to sixteen, eighteen to twenty. By an oversight of the printer, the number of page 17 was omitted; the number 18 inserted on page 17, and continued consecutively, making but 19 pages of text.

Reprinted in modern type, page for page, with a facsimile title-page and a biographical sketch of the Rev. N. Collins, in Club of Odd Volumes, Early American poetry [Reprints], Boston, 1896, v. 3, Re

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[Epitaph upon, The Excellent Wigglesworth, remembered by some good tokens. (In his: A Faithful man, described and rewarded... Boston, 1705. 8°. p. 48.) Reserve

Epitaphium on the Honourable Wait Winthrop]. (In: Club of Odd Volumes. Early American poetry. [Reprints.j Boston, 1896. 8°. [v.14, p. 43-46.) Reserve Reprinted in type facsimile, with facsimile of titleAppeared originally in his Hades look'd into, Boston, 1717.

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Gratitudinis ergo. An essay on the memory of my venerable master; Ezekiel Cheever. (In his: Corderius Americanus. Boston, 1708. 12°. p. 26-34.) Reserve

Epitaphium, p. 33-34.

Reprinted in type facsimile, with facsimile of titlepage, in Club of Odd Volumes, Early American poetry [Reprints, v.] 4, p. 26-34, Reserve.

Magnalia Christi Americana: or, The ecclesiastical history of New-England, from its first planting in the year 1620 unto the year of our Lord, 1698. In seven books

By the reverend and learned Cotton Mather... London: Printed for Thomas Parkhurst, at the Bible and Three Crowns in Cheapside, MDCCII. 16 p.1., 75 p., 11., 238 p., 11., 125-222 p., 100, 88, 118 p., 11., 1 map. Reserve

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Contains elegies and epitaphs by various authors; also the following three elegies by Cotton Mather: [Elegy] upon the death of Sir William Phips...who expired in London, Feb. 18, 1694/5, Book 2, p. 7475. Some offers to embalm the memory of...John Wilson, Book 3, P. 50-51. - Remarks on the bright and dark side of... William Thompson... who triumphed on Dec. 10, 1666, Book 3, p. 119–120.

In two volumes. First American edition, from the London edition of 1702. Hartford: Silas Published by Andrus, Roberts & Burr, printers, 1820. 2 v. 8°. IQ

With an introduction and occasional notes, by the Rev. Thomas Robbins and translations of the Hebrew, Greek, and Latin quotations by Lucius F. Robin

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No. 81 of one hundred copies on hand-made paper. Reprinted from copies in the Library of Brown University.

Contains modern type reprints, page for page, with facsimile title-pages of:

A poem dedicated to the memory of... Mr. Urian Oakes... Boston in New-England, Printed for John Ratcliff, 1682.

An elegy on the much-to-be-deplored death...of ...the Reverend Mr. Nathanael Collins... Boston in New-England. Printed by Richard Pierce for Obadiah Gill. 1685.

Some offers to embalm the memory of the truly reverend and renowned, John Wilson with, Epitaphium. (In his: Johannes in Eremo. Boston, 1695. 24°. p. 42-46.) Reserve

Reprinted in The Club of Odd Volumes, Early American poetry [Reprints, v.] 4, Reserve.

Also in his Magnalia Christi Americana, London, 1702, book 3, p. 50-51, Reserve.

To the memory of the Reverend Jonathan Mitchel. (In his: Ecclesiastes. The life of the reverend & excellent Jonathan Mitchel. Boston, 1697. 8°. p. 109111.) Reserve See also Elegies and epitaphs, 1677

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Published by S. Potter and Co. No. 55, Chestnut Street. W. Fry, printer. 1819. 1 p.l., (i)vi-ix p., 11., (1)14-113 p., front. 16°. NBH p.v.23, no.8

A Medley of joy and grief. See Haight, Mrs. Sarah.

The Mercies of the Year, Commemorated: A song for Little Children in NewEngland. December 13th 1720. 31. 12°. Reserve

Facsimile reprint.

"Reprinted December 13, 1910 to convey this season's happier greetings to a few friends of George Parker Winship."

Mills, John Henry.

Poetic trifles by John Henry Mills. Comedian. Baltimore: Printed by G. Dobbin & Murphy, 10, Market-Street, for Cole & I. Bonsal. 1808. 3 p.1., (1)8-116 p. 12°. NBHD

The Mirror of merit and beauty. See Smith, Isaiah.

The Miscellaneous poems of the Boston Bard. See Coffin, Robert Stevenson.

Miscellaneous poems on moral and religious subjects. See Allen, Benjamin.

Miscellaneous works, prose and poetical. See Linn, John Blair.

Miscellanies, moral and instructive, in prose and verse; collected from various authors, for the use of schools, and improvement of young persons of both sexes. Philadelphia: Printed by Joseph James, in Chestnut-Street, between Front and Second-Street. M. DCC. LXXX. VII. 202 pl., 11. 16°. Reserve

Review by B. Franklin on p. iv.

Mitchel, John, d. 1750. [Poem, On the following work [The Day of Doom, and it's author Michael Wigglesworth). (In: Michael Wigglesworth. The Day of Reserve Doom. Boston, 1701. 24°.)

Also in the Boston ed. of 1751, p. 10-12; and the Newburyport ed. of 1811, p. 16-17.

[Elegy on

Mitchel, Jonathan, 1624-1668. Henry Dunster.] (In: Cotton Mather, Ecclesiastes. The life of the reverend & excellent Jonathan Mitchel. Boston, 1697. 8°. p. 70-71.) Reserve

Reprinted in Cotton Mather, Magnalia Christi Americana, London, 1702, book 4, p. 175-176, Reserve.

Upon the death of that reverend, aged, ever-honoured, and gracious servant of Christ, Mr. John Wilson, pastor of a church in Boston: interred August 8, 1667. (In: N. Morton, New-Englands memoriall. Cambridge, 1669. 12°. p. 185-188.)

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The Modern philosopher; or Terrible tractoration. See Fessenden, Thomas Green.

Monody. On the decease of His Excellency George Washington. (In: Bache's Philadelphia Aurora. Monday, December 30 [1799].) Reserve

Signed and dated, R. N. Dec. 26, 1799.
A poem in 15 stanzas.

Monody, on the death of Gen. George Washington. See Brown, Charles Brock

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Monody on the death of George Washington. See Smith, Elihu H.

A Monumental inscription on the first of March together with a few lines on the enlargement of Ebenezer Richardson, convicted of murder. Worcester: Printed by Isaiah Thomas, 1771., Broadside. f°. (In Emmet Collection.) Manuscript Div. Reprinted in facsimile in Woodrow Wilson, A history of the American people, New York, 1902, v. 2, p. 162, IAE.

Known as "The Massacre Hand-Bill." Moore, Frank, 1828-. Illustrated ballad history of the American Revolution, 17651783. By Frank Moore. Volume 1. New York: Johnson, Wilson & Company, 1876. 2 p.l., 384 p., 15 pl., 16 ports. (incl. front.), 5 maps. 4°.

This was to be completed in 30 parts.
Parts 1-6 are all that were issued.

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Morrell, William, fl. 1623. New-England or a briefe enarration of the ayre, earth, water, fish and fowles of that country; with a description of the natures, orders, habits, and religion of the natiues; In Latine and English verse. [By William Morrell.] Boston: The Club of Odd Volumes, 1895. 9 p.l., 24, 2 p. sq. 8°. (The Club of Old Volumes. Early American poetry. [Reprints. v. 2.) Reserve

Originally published in London, 1625.

This is a facsimile reprint of a copy in the British Museum.

No. 81 of one hundred copies printed on handmade paper.

This poem is also printed in the Collections of the Massachusetts Historical Society, v. 1, for 1792, p. 125-139, but without title, address to the reader, dedicatory epistle, postscript, or form, style, type, and arrangement of the original.

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eminent instruments deceased, both of church and common-wealth, improved in the first beginning and after progress of sundry of the respective jurisdictions in those parts; in reference unto sundry exemplary passages of their lives, and the time of their death. Published for the use and benefit of present and future generations, by Nathaniel Morton, Secretary to the Court for the jurisdiction of NewPlimouth... Cambridge: Printed by S. G. and M. J. for John Usher of Boston. 1669. 6 p.l., 198 p., 51. (4°.)12°. Reserve

Contains the following poems, elegies and epitaphs: On... Mr. Thomas Hooker..., by J. C., p. 125-126. A lamentation for the death of... Mr. Thomas Hooker..., by P. B., p. 127-129. — A funeral elegy upon the death of...Mr. John Cotton..., by J. N., p. 136-137.-- Upon the tomb of... Mr. John Cotton.... by B. W., 137-139. [Verses found in his pocket after his death], by William Bradford, p. 140.- Certain verses left by... William Bradford .... p. 144-145. - [Poem] On... William Bradford, by Josias Winslow, p. 146-148. - A few verses...on William Bradford, p. 149-150. [Elegy] presented at the funeral of Ralph Partridge, p. 153-155. [Elegy on Mr. William Paddy], p. 156. An elegie on the death of...John Norton..., by T. S., p. 166168. A threnodia upon... Samuel Stone..., by E. B., p. 168-169. Upon the death of...John Wilson by J. M., p. 185-188. Upon the death of. John Wilson..., by T. S., p. 188-190.- Upon the death of...Jonathan Mitchell.... by E. B., p. 192193. To the memory of... Jonathan Mitchell..., by F. D., p. 193-196. An epitaph upon the...death of...Jonathan Mitchell, by J. S., p. 196.

Boston, Reprinted for Nicholas Boone, at the Signe of the Bible in Cornhill. 1721. 5 p.1., 248 p., 11. (8°.)16°.

Reserve Boston: printed. Newport: Reprinted, and sold by S. Southwick. M, DCC, LXXII. viii, 208 p., 41. (8°.)12°.

Reserve Plymouth, Mass. Reprinted by Allen Danforth, 1826. 204 p. 16°. IQ

Fifth edition. Containing besides the original work, and the supplement, annexed to the second edition, large additions in marginal notes, and an appendix; with a lithographic copy of an ancient map. By John Davis... Boston: Printed by Crocker and Brewster, 1826. 481(1) p., IQ 1 map. 8°.

Sixth edition. Also Governor Bradford's History of Plymouth Colony; portions of Prince's Chronology; Governor Bradford's Dialogue; Gov. Winslow's visits to Massasoit; with numerous marginal notes and an appendix containing numerous articles relating to the labors, principles, and character of the Puritans and Pilgrims. Boston: Congregational Board of Publication, 1855. xxii p., 11., 515 p., 1 pl. (front.), 1 port. 8°. IQ

With an introduction by Arthur Lord. Boston: The Club of Odd Volumes, 1903. 3 p.l., (1)6–21 p., 61., 198 p., 41. 8°. Reserve

No. 62 of 150 copies printed.
This is a facsimile reprint.

Morton, Sarah Wentworth Apthorp. The African chief. (In: Samuel Kettell, Specimens of American poetry. Boston, 1829. 12°. v. 2, p. 75-76.) NBH

Descriptive lines, written at the request of a friend, upon the surrounding prospect from Beacon-Hill in Boston; Ode to the President on his visiting the Northern states; Invocation to Hope; Prayer to Patience; Lines, addressed to the inimitable author of the poems under the signature of Della Crusca; by Philenia, a lady of Boston. (In: American poems, selected and original. Litchfield, 1793. 12°. p. 176185.) Reserve and NBH

Invocation to Hope. Prayer to Patience. (In: The Columbian muse. New York, 1794. 16°. p. 221-223.)

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Lines written, at the request of a friend, on the view from Beacon-hill, near Boston, where a sumptuous monument has lately been erected to perpetuate the principal events of the late revolution. (In: The American museum. Philadelphia, 1791. 8°. v. 9, appendix 1, p. 3.) Reserve

Quâbi: or The virtues of nature. An Indian tale. In four cantos. By Philenia, a lady of Boston [i.e., Mrs. Sarah Wentworth Morton. Printed at Boston, by I. Thomas and E. T. Andrews, at Faust's Statue, No. 45, Newbury Street. MDCCXC. 2 p.l., (i)iv-viii, (1)10–51(1) p., front. 12°.

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The virtues of society. A tale founded on fact. By the author of the Virtues of nature i.e., Sarah Wentworth A. Morton). Published according to act of Congress. Boston. Printed by Manning & Loring, for the author. 1799. 2 p.l., (1) 6-46 p. 4°. Reserve

Based upon an occurrence in the American Revolution, contained in letters of General Burgoyne. Poem entitled "To Time," p. 39-46.

Morton, Thomas. New English Canaan, or New Canaan containing an abstract of New England, composed in three bookes... Written by Thomas Morton... Printed

at Amsterdam, by Jacob Frederick Stam. In the yeare 1637. 188 p., 21. 4°. Reserve

Poems on pages 101-102, 121, 130-131, 133, 134135, 146-148, 167, 185.

Reprinted in Peter Force, Tracts and other papers, Washington, 1838, v. 2, no. 5, IF.

The Mournfull elegy of Mr. Jona. Frye, 1725. (New England historical and genealogical register. Boston, 1861. 8°. v. 15, p. 91.) APGA

Jonathan Frye was mortally wounded in "Lovewell's Fight," at Fryeburg, Me., May 8th, 1725.

These lines, tradition says, were written when the news of Mr. Frye's death reached Andover, by a young girl to whom he had engaged himself against the wishes of his parents whose objections were, want of property and education. Her name is lost.

Reprinted in Magazine of history with notes and queries, extra no. 5, p. 99-101, IAG.

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A Native of America, pseud. works of Horace, translated into English verse: to which are added, a number of original poems. See Parke, John.

Neal, John, 1793-1876. Battle of Niagara, a poem, without notes; and Goldau, or The maniac harper. "Eagles and stars! and rainbows!" By John O'Cataract, author of Keep cool, &c. i.e., John Neal., Baltimore: Published by N. G. Maxwell. From the Portico press. Geo. W. Grater, print1818. 2 p.l., (i)vi–xiii, (1)16–143 p. 16°. NBHD

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The battle of Niagara: second edienlarged: with other poems. By John Neal. Baltimore: Published by N. G. Maxwell. B. Edes, printer. 1819. 3 p.l., NBHD (i) viii-lxvii, (1)70-272 p. 16°.

Has also an engraved title-page.

A Neighbour's tears sprinkled on the dust of the amiable virgin, Mrs. Rebekah Sewall. See Tompson, Benjamin.

A New collection of verses applied to the first of November, A.D. 1765, &c. Including a prediction that the S...p A-t shall not take place in North-America. Together with a poetical dream, concerning stamped papers. New-Haven: Printed and sold by B. Mecom. [1765.] 24 p. 12°.

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New-England or a briefe enarration of the ayre, earth, water, fish and fowles of that country. See Morrell, William.

A New history of a true book in verse. For sale at A. March's Bookstore; price 6 cents single, and to those who buy to give away, 2 dols. pr. hundred. [NewburyReserve port, 1800?, 12 p. 16°.

A note on the title-page in a contemporary hand reads: "V. Shepherd of Salisbury Plain by Mrs. H. More, p. 14."

Possibly imperfect; pages after p. 12 may be lacking.

New York Gazette. The news-boy's verses, for New-Years' Day, 1763. Humbly address'd to his patrons, to whom he

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Niles, Samuel, 1674-1762. plain essay on God's wonder-working providence for New-England, in the reduction of Louisburg, and fortresses thereto belonging on Cape-Breton. With a short hint in the beginning, on the French taking & plundering the people of Canso, which led the several governments to unite and pursue the expedition. With the names of the leading officers in the army and the several regiments to which they belonged. By Samuel Niles. N. London, Printed and sold by T. Green, 1747. 2 p.l., 34 p. 24°. Reserve Nimble-Chops, Aquiline, pseud. Democracy: an epic poem. See Livingston, Henry Brockholst.

A funeral

Norton, John, 1606-1663. elegie upon the death of the truely reverend Mr. John Cotton, late teacher of the Church of Christ at Boston in New England. (In: N. Morton, New-Englands memoriall. Cambridge, 1669. 12°. p. 136– 137.) Reserve

Also printed in John Scottow, A narrative of the planting of the Massachusetts Colony Anno 1628. Boston, 1694, p. 75-76, Reserve.

Norton, John, 1651-1716. A funeral elogy upon that pattern and patron of virtue, the truely pious, peerless & matchless Gentlewoman Mrs. Ann Bradstreet, right panaretes, mirror of her age, glory of her sex, whose heaven-born-soul leaving its earthly shrine, chose its native home, and was taken to its rest, upon 16th. Sept. 1672. (In: Anne Bradstreet, The works of Ann Bradstreet in prose and verse. Edited by John Harvard Ellis. Charlestown, 1867. 4°. p. 409-413.)

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This "Elogy" appears on pages 252-255 of the Boston, 1678 edition of Anne Bradstreet's poems. The Library's copy of this edition lacks these pages. Also reprinted under the title Dirge for the Tenth Muse, in E. C. Stedman and E. M. Hutchinson, A library of American literature, New York, 1889, v. 2, p. 46-48, NBB.

Noyes, Nicholas, 1647-1717. A consolatory poem dedicated unto Mr. Cotton Mather, soon after the decease of his excellent and vertuous wife, Mrs. Abigail Mather. (In: E. C. Stedman and E. M.

Hutchinson, A library of American literature. New York, 1889. 8°. v. 2, p. 206208.) NBB Originally published in Cotton Mather's Meat out of the eater, Boston, 1703, p. 187–190.

An elegy upon the death of the Reverend Mr. John Higginson, pastor of the church of Christ in Salem, who dyed December, 9th. 1708. In the ninety-third year of his age. By Nicholas Noyes. 8 p. (In: Cotton Mather, Nunc dimittis, briefly descanted on... Boston, 1709. 8°. 8 p. following p. 46.) Reserve

Reprinted in New England historical genealogical register, Boston, 1853, v. 7, p. 237-240, * R - Room 328.

An elegy upon the much lamented death of the Reverend Mr. Joseph Green, pastor of the church at Salem village, who departed this life November 26, 1715, aged forty years and two days. (Essex InstiHistorical collections. 8°. v. 8, p. 168-174.)

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Salem, 1868. *R-Room 328

Appeared originally in Joseph Capen, A funeral sermon occasioned by the death of Mr. Joseph Green, Boston, 1717, reprinted in the Collections of the Topsfield Historical Society, v. 12, p. 5-47, Topsfield, Mass., 1907, IQH. The Elegy fills p. 32-46.

A prefatory poem, on that excellent book, entitled Magnalia Christi Americana: Written by the Reverend Mr. Cotton Mather... (In: Cotton Mather, Magnalia Christi Americana. London, 1702. 4°.) Reserve Printed in later editions of the Magnalia as follows: Hartford, 1820, v. 1, p. 14-16; Hartford, 1855, v. 1, p. 19-20.

Nugent, Henry. The orphans of Wyoming, or, The fatal prayer. A moral poem. By the late Henry Nugent. With memoirs of the author. First edition. City of Washington, Apollo press, printed and published by H. C. Lewis. 1814. 1 p.l., (1)6–54 p. 12°. NBH p.v.53, no.4 No title-page; title from cover.

Oakes, Urian, 1631-1681. An elegie upon the death of the Reverend Mr. Thomas Shepard, late teacher of the church at Charlstown in New-England: By a great admirer of his worth, and true mourner for his death i.e., Urian Oakes]. Cambridge, Printed by Samuel Green. 1677. 16 p.

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