Citation - Virginia Gazette-Williamsburg (Hu): 1769.09.28

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Index Entry As sinks the comets below the shading earth [fl] 
Location London 
Citation
VGW(HU.769.111
28 Sep 1769:21 (958 Supplement)
To such as are under apprehensions about the present comet,
let them hear what the immortal Thompson sings of those rare
phenomena.
  As sinks the comets below the shading earth, 
  With awful train projected o'er the heavens, 
  The guilty tremble.  But (above
  Those superstitious horrours that enslave
  . . . [17 more lines]


Generic Title Virginia Gazette-Williamsburg (Hu) 
Date 1769.09.28 
Publisher Purdie, Alex., and John Dixon 
City, State Williamsburg, VA 
Year 1769 
Bibliography B0048451
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