Citation - New Hampshire Gazette-Portsmouth: 1758.07.21

NHG-P.758.038
21 Jul 1758:33 (94)
By Capt. Stone we have the melancholly news of the death of
Colonel Meserve, and son, of this town [Portsmouth], who
died at Gabarous Bay.
Spoken on the News of Colonel Meserve's Death.
  Hah! is Meserve dead?  Too true, he's gone.
  And bid adieu to this his earthly home;
  Thy will, great God, in heaven & earth be done.
  What shall we say?  What mortal dares withstand
  The riving stroke of the almighty's hand.
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