Citation - American Weekly Mercury: 1735.03.20

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Index Entry Bell, in Oxford, Thund'ring Tom, tolls every night at nine 
Location Oxford 
Citation
AWM.735.019
11-20 Mar 1735:11, 12, 21 (794)
From Chester county in the province of Pennsylvania, to a
friend at Oxford.
Sir, 
  Would you be concern'd to know
  How your former friend doth do;
  Long toss'd at sea, at last came o'er, 
  And now possess the Latian shore;
  . . . [2 1/2 columns more, with reference in line 9 to
"thund'ring Tom, " defined in footnote as "a great bell at
Oxford, which tolls every night at nine, by which notice is
given to the students to repair to their respective
colleges.]


Generic Title American Weekly Mercury 
Date 1735.03.20 
Publisher Bradford, Andrew 
City, State Philadelphia, PA 
Year 1735 
Bibliography B0001002
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