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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St. Francis by the western sea

St. Francis by the western sea

Brown University

Within ornamental border. Postcard with 1849 view of San Francisco produced in 1909 by E.H. Mitchell tipped on at head of title. Broadside issued tipped in cover bearing title: Greetings from San Francisco.

St. Botolph Club bulletin

St. Botolph Club bulletin

Brown University

At head of title vignette of arms of club, supported by mermaids. At head of text: March 1968. Appeal for funds for the St. Botolph Foundation signed: H.M.J. Includes poem in in five six-line stanzas. Author's full name from donor of Brown University copy.

Spurn not the little trembling hand

Spurn not the little trembling hand

Brown University

Printed in black within ornamental border in yellow and gray. At head of title wood-engraving of seated little girl holding flowers. Title from first line. Poem in four four-line stanzas. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.

Spring song

Spring song

Brown University

Cover printed in green and yellow. Colophon on verso: Hand printed at Fiddlehead Press, Donn Purdy, Prop .. At end of text: Al Purdy, Ameliasburg, Ontario April, 1968.

Spring song

Spring song

Brown University

Cover printed in green and yellow. Colophon on verso: Hand printed at Fiddlehead Press, Donn Purdy, Prop .. At end of text: Al Purdy, Ameliasburg, Ontario April, 1968.

Spring song

Spring song

Brown University

Cover printed in green and yellow. Colophon on verso: Hand printed at Fiddlehead Press, Donn Purdy, Prop .. At end of text: Al Purdy, Ameliasburg, Ontario April, 1968.

Spring song

Spring song

Brown University

Cover printed in green and yellow. Colophon on verso: Hand printed at Fiddlehead Press, Donn Purdy, Prop .. At end of text: Al Purdy, Ameliasburg, Ontario April, 1968.

Spring program

Spring program

Brown University

Printed in green ink. Cut of rail fence on cover.

Spring program

Spring program

Brown University

Printed in green ink. Cut of rail fence on cover.

Spring

Spring

Brown University

Printed in colors and gold within embossed decorated gold border; text in black. At head of title colored illustration of couple with child and dog in landscape. Poem in two eight-line stanzas. At end of text: Gen. viii.22; Ps. cxlvii. 8, 14. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.

Spring

Spring

Brown University

At end of text: Printed at the shop of John Wilson, Deerfield, Massachusetts.

Spoken at a castle gate

Spoken at a castle gate

Brown University

Printed in black and green on white card stock. At head of title vignette of pine tree in green. Cover title. Poem in nine four-line stanzas. Type-signed at end of poem: Donald Davidson. Colophon on p. [4]: Bread Loaf Folder, No. 10 / Bread Loaf School of English / Middlebury, Vermont.

Spoken at a castle gate

Spoken at a castle gate

Brown University

Printed in black and green on white card stock. At head of title vignette of pine tree in green. Cover title. Poem in nine four-line stanzas. Type-signed at end of poem: Donald Davidson. Colophon on p. [4]: Bread Loaf Folder, No. 10 / Bread Loaf School of English / Middlebury, Vermont.

Spiritual cake

Spiritual cake

Brown University

Printed in two columns within border of type ornaments. At end of text: The foregoing hymn was composed by Hannah Brownson, a Shakeress, in consequence of a story being in circulation that the Shakers put some kind of seed into their cake which made those who partook of it wish to remain among them. Date from internal evidence. Another printing of poem is entitled The heavenly manna