Commencement, a poem: or rather Commencement of a poem : Recited before the Phi Beta Kappa Society, in their dining hall, in Cambridge, Aug. 29, 1811. / By a brother. ; [One line from Virgil with an English translation by a "schoolboy"].

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Biglow, William, 1773-1844
Corporate Author: Phi Beta Kappa. Massachusetts Alpha (Harvard University)
Language:English
Published: Salem [Mass.] : Printed by Thomas C. Cushing, 1811.
Series:Early American imprints. no. 22394.
Subjects:
Commencement ceremonies > Poetry.
Poems > 1811.
Satires.
Genre:
Poetry.
Poems
Satires.
Online Access:
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Physical Description:8 pages ; 24 cm
Microform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series.
Format: Electronic eBook
Description
Note:The first in a series of three satirical poems, including also "Re-commencement" and "Re-re-commencement," attributed to William Biglow by Wegelin.
Electronic resource.
System Details:Mode of access: World Wide Web.
References:
Shaw & Shoemaker 22394.
Wegelin, O. Amer. poetry, 863.
Reproduction Note:
Electronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2004-2007] Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. Second series ; no. 22394).
Additional Physical Form:
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