| Index Entry | Carolina, Signora, composer of music of lyric [beg] O wherefore, brother |
| Location | New York |
| Citation | SCAGG.780.017 15 Nov 1780:21, 2 (23/1114) New York, September 27. A PASTORAL ELEGY, set to musick by Signora Carolina. Jonathan. Isaac. Isaac. (Adagio.) O wherefore, brother Jonathan, So doleful are your features? Say, are your rather poorly, man, Or have you lost your creatures? . . . [6 more verses, sung alternately by Isaac and Jonathan, with the last verse being a duet. The content of the song is satirical humor based on the then-triumphant British opinion of the Revolutionary War.] |
| Generic Title | South Carolina & Amer Genl Gazette |
| Date | 1780.11.15 |
| Publisher | Wells, John, Jun |
| City, State | Charleston, SC |
| Year | 1780 |
| Bibliography | B0044884 |