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Printed in two columns. At head of title wood-engraving of mounted soldier.

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Poetry. At head of text cut of coach drawn by six horses. Poem in 52 lines supports Democratic candidates Potter, Porter and Pell; attacks Whigs, Know-Nothings and Free Soil partisans and refers to Whig attacks in 1842. Date suggested because Free Soil party organized in 1848 fielded candidates then and in 1852 but not 1856; Samuel Potter represented Glocester in R.I. state legislature in 1849 and 1850. First line: The Democrats of Glocester.

Printed in black on heavy brown paper; line of type ornaments between rules at top and bottom. Landscape illustration in initial block Title from first lines

Advertisement for book of poems.

Advertisement for book of poems.

Printed in two columns divided by inset of advertising between single line borders. Inset advertisement: Printed and sold by Nathaniel Coverly, Mil[k]-Street, corner of Theatre-Alley, Boston, August 28, 1811. Cut at head of each column. Thomas L. Philbrick, in "British authors of ballads in the Isaiah Thomas collection," Studies in bibliography, Papers of the Bibliographical Society of the University of Virginia, v. 9, 1957, p. 255-258, attributes first poem to J. Rannie.

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written by Mrs. E.P. Offutt, on her eighty-fifth birthday. Poem in six stanzas of varying length.

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by Gen. W.H. Hayward, of Baltimore, Md. ; sung at the National Dedication of the Soldiers' Monument, at Gettysburg, Pa., July 4, 1865, by the National Union Musical Association of Baltimore, under the direction of Prof. C.S. Root. Pages [2] and [4] blank. Printed within decorated line borders. The second poem "altered from a National Ode, published many years ago, and sung by the National Union Musical Association of Baltimore, at the laying of the Corner-Stone of the Gettysburg Monument, July 4th, 1865".

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by Josiah Lord Thomas, Esq. Printed in three columns divided by single lines within border of type ornament sections. Poem in 32 four-line stanzas. Place and date of publication suggested because of clipping from Portland Advertiser Apr. 4, 1855 pasted on verso of Brown University copy.

Printed on silk. Within ornamental border. Publication date approximation from internal evidence.

Pages [2-4] blank. Poetry and prose. Printed in one and two columns divided by curvilinear lines on light gray paper. At head of text wood-engraving of weeping woman and boy holding broken anchor. Title from first lines. Compliments Rev. Thomas Tew, agent of the Rhode Island State Temperance Society. Place of publication indicated by anchor which is state seal of Rhode Island and from mention of R.I. Temperance Society; Man published other items in Providence. Date suggested by appearance of item. Includes quotation from Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice and lines possibly by Man beginning: Survey the world from Lapland to Peru.

written for the occasion by W. Brother Wm. W. Wheildon. Within border of type ornaments. Poem in four numbered six-line stanzas.

Printed in two columns divided by curvilinear line within border of type ornaments. Text of song in 18 numbered four-line stanzas. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.

1 broadsheet. Printed on brown paper.

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by a graduate of 1794. Tune: Old hundred. At head of text: Sung at the meeting of the alumni, August 19th, 1846.