Citation - Pennsylvania Gazette-Philadelphia: 1737.09.22

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Index Entry David's Lamentation... [t] [beg] Unhappy day! distressing sight! 
Location Philadelphia 
Citation
PG-P.737.033
15-22 Sep 1737:12,21 (458)
David's Lamentation over Saul and Jonathan, 2 Sam. i.19, &c.
. . [1 1/3 column discussion of translations of biblical
texts.]
PARAPHRASED THUS.
Unhappy day! distressing sight!
Israel, the land of Heaven's delight,
How is thy strength, thy beauty fled!
On the high places of the fight
Behold thy Princes fall'n, thy sons of victory dead.
. . . [7 more uneven length verses]


Generic Title Pennsylvania Gazette-Philadelphia 
Date 1737.09.22 
Publisher Franklin, B. 
City, State Philadelphia, PA 
Year 1737 
Bibliography B0035188
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