Citation - Pennsylvania Gazette-Philadelphia: 1779.03.17

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Index Entry Nunc Dimittis [t], to sing, metaphor of ending 
Location Philadelphia 
Citation
PG-P.779.018
17 Mar 1779:41 (2544)
[Near end of essay by Joseph Reed on a new government; in
discussing a piece in the Public Advertiser, he suggests
that the writer] would be content, if required, to sing his
'nunc dimittis' -- what a heavenly fool! (exclaims the
writer again) it is a pity he did not sing it before,
instead of deferring it till after sermon!  The writer goes
on, and concludes a long train of abuse with the following .
. . 


Generic Title Pennsylvania Gazette-Philadelphia 
Date 1779.03.17 
Publisher Hall and Sellers 
City, State Philadelphia, PA 
Year 1779 
Bibliography B0037293
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