Miss Seward’s Monody on Major Andre: And Elegy on Captain Cook: Also Mr. Pratt’s Sympathy, a Poem (1817)

Miss Seward's Monody on Major Andre: and Elegy on Captain Cook: Also Mr. Pratt's Sympathy, A Poem is a collection of poems written by Anna Seward and Samuel Jackson Pratt, originally published in 1817. The book is divided into three sections, with the first section containing Seward's Monody on Major Andre, a tribute to the British officer who was executed during the American Revolutionary War, and her Elegy on Captain Cook, a reflection on the death of the famous explorer. The second section features Pratt's Sympathy, a poem about the power of empathy and compassion. The final section includes miscellaneous poems by both Seward and Pratt. Overall, the book is a testament to the power of poetry to capture and convey complex emotions and ideas.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.