Citation - Pennsylvania Ledger: 1775.04.15

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Index Entry Elegy on a Tallow Candle [t] [beg] Pensive I lay, e'en from the dead of 
Location Philadelphia 
Citation
PL.775.022
15 Apr 1775:41 (12)
From the Lyon's Mouth, 
AN ELEGY ON A TALLOW-CANDLE.
Pensive I lay, e'en from the dead of night, 
Until the sun his daily course began, 
Reflecting on the candle's wasteful light, 
And moralis'd the fate of mortal man.
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Generic Title Pennsylvania Ledger 
Date 1775.04.15 
Publisher Humphreys, James, Jun. 
City, State Philadelphia, PA 
Year 1775 
Bibliography B0039799
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