Major's only son

Poetry. Printed area measures: 27.0 x 12.8 cm. 17 stanzas of eight lines each, and one of four, printed in two columns divided by single line within triple line border. Double rule between title and text. At head of first column cut of man walking. At head of text in first column: The subject of these lines, who fell a victim to the too fond dotage of parental affection, was born in the town of B----, Mass. .. Internal evidence determined date approximation.