Benjamin Tompson: A Graduate of Harvard College in the Class of 1662, and the Earliest Native American Poet, with Some Bibliographical Notes on His Literary Works, Volume 1676 |
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Page 13 - The Grammarians Funeral, | or, | An Elegy composed upon the Death of Mr. John Woodmancy, | formerly a SchoolMaster in Boston: But now Published upon | the Death of the Venerable | Mr. Ezekiel Chevers, | The late and famous SchoolMaster of Boston in New-England; who Departed this Life the | Twenty-first of August 1708. Early in the Morning. In the Ninety-fourth year of his Age.
Page 21 - Watertowu engaged in a Mission to Virginia upon Letters from some well disposed People there to the Ministers of New-England intreating their compassionate consideration and reliefe of their destitute circumstances for want of Good Ministers to preach the Gospel. But the next Year they were driven home again by the Government there who made this Order, Viz. That such as would not conform to the Ceremonies of the Church of England, should by such a day depart the Country.
Page 10 - ... Further Narrative of the State of New-England . . . from March till August, 1676," in the Carter-Brown library, being a letter written from Boston by NS, this sheet was printed here before July 22. Without doubt it was issued from the press of John Foster, as he was at that period the only printer in Boston ; and the lines are surrounded by a heavy black border. The following is intended to be a reproduction of the heading, as nearly as modern type will allow ; and with it are given the first...
Page 6 - Churches fire and die, Without the pity of an Elegy. Nay, rather should my Quills, were they all Swords, Wear to the Hilts in some lamenting words : I dare not stile them Poetry, but Truth, The dwindling products of my crazie youth ; If these Essays shall rouze some quainter Pens 'Twill to the Author make a rich amends.
Page 22 - s the wo ! balsams which others cur'd. Would in his own turn hardly be endur'd. Apollyon owing him a cursed spleen Who an Apollos in the church had been, Dreading his...
Page 7 - Enough to melt the very marble stones: Fire-brands and bullets, darts and deaths and wounds Confusive outcryes every where resounds: The natives shooting with the mixed cryes, With all the crueltyes the foes devise Might fill a volume, but I leave a space For mercyes...
Page 22 - A rough coat, girdle with the sacred Book. When reverend Knowles and he sail'd hand in hand, To Christ espousing the Virginian land, Upon a ledge of craggy rocks near stav'd, His Bible in his bosom thrusting sav'd ; The Bible, the best of cordial of his heart, "Come floods, come flames, (cried he) we '11 never part.
Page 8 - And you shall find in Honours Lists a place, Where Dastard Spirits dare not shew their Face. Pages 11, 12, fifteen lines, three on page 12, as follows: — About this time Died Major Willard Esq ; who had continued one of our Senators many years, and Head of the Massachuset Bands. In 23 April 1676.
Page 7 - But spare Melpomene, with me to weep. From you whose bleared Eyes have Lectures read, Of many of our English Heroe's dead. The time he rul'd War never toucht his bound, When Fire, and Sword, and Death, raged all round. Above whose reach he reigns in Glories Rays, Singing with all the Saints his Makers praise.