Harris Broadsides

Broadsides are single-sheet publications, often issued as ephemera or announcements. The Harris Broadsides Collection is a comprehensive collection of American poetry published in broadside format from colonial times to the present. The collection offers materials covering a broad spectrum of American life, and includes poetry of every description: 18th and 19th century ballads, verse describing newsworthy events, poetic effusions of sentimentality and patriotism, comic verse, and much more. When completed, this digital project will include over 20,000 titles.
This collection is part of Brown University Library, hosted by Brown University.

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The cup of life

The cup of life

Brown University

French fold, printed on double leaves. The Leaflet Edition.

The cup of life

The cup of life

Brown University

French fold, printed on double leaves. The Leaflet Edition.

The cunning sailor, or, the green bed is empty

Printed in two columns divided by line of type ornaments; line of type ornaments at end of text. Below line at end of text: Sold at Book-Store and Printing Office, No. 5, Middle-street, Newburyport, Where may be had .. Date and printer determined by address on Broadside, known to be John Gilman's address in 1807.

The crystal

The crystal

Brown University

Within double line border with corner ornaments.

The crying family: together with Bonny Barbara Allan

Printed in two columns divided by line of advertising; sold wholesale and retail on Cross Street, near Mercantile Wharf, Boston; short line of type ornaments at each end. Rutter was listed at above address between 1829 and 1834.

The cry of a soul

The cry of a soul

Brown University

Pages [1] and [4] blank. At end of first poem: Copyright 1918 .. At end of text: Hazel Dell Crandall.

The crowded inn

The crowded inn

Brown University

At head of text: There was no room for them in the Inn. Luke II,7. At end of text: Horace and Elizabeth Westwood. Christmas 1927. Hingham Center, Mass.

The Crow

The Crow

Brown University

John Gardner. Printed on blue paper. Includes reproduction of photograph of John Gardner and drawing of crow. Poem from A child's bestiary, 1977. Offprint from : The Writers Forum. Department of English. State University of New York College at Brockport.

The crooked rib: The Forty First

First song attacks women and second praises the American Forty-first regiment. First song attacks women and second praises the American Forty-first regiment. Printed in two columns divided by double lines; possibly intended to be separated. Text of two songs, each in five numbered four-line stanzas. Printed area measures: 16.5 x 20.0 cm. At end of each poem: Printed and sold, wholesale and retail, by John Low, 139 Cherry-street. John Low was listed at this address from 1818 to 1821.

The crooked rib, and Scolding wife

Poetry. Printed area measures 18.9 x 17.1 cm. Text printed in two columns divided by line of advertising with type ornaments at each end: Sold by L. Deming, No. 1, south side of Faneuil Hall, Boston. Leonard Deming is listed at this address in Boston directories for 1829 to 1831. Not in Checklist Amer. imprints or Ford.

The crooked rib, and Scolding wife

Poetry. Printed area measures 18.9 x 17.1 cm. Text printed in two columns divided by line of advertising with type ornaments at each end: Sold by L. Deming, No. 1, south side of Faneuil Hall, Boston. Leonard Deming is listed at this address in Boston directories for 1829 to 1831. Not in Checklist Amer. imprints or Ford.

The crooked rib, and Scolding wife

Poetry. Printed area measures 18.9 x 17.1 cm. Text printed in two columns divided by line of advertising with type ornaments at each end: Sold by L. Deming, No. 1, south side of Faneuil Hall, Boston. Leonard Deming is listed at this address in Boston directories for 1829 to 1831. Not in Checklist Amer. imprints or Ford.

The creation

The creation

Brown University

1 broadsheet. Publication date approximation from internal evidence.