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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Requiem for a young soldier

Poem in four four-line stanzas. Author's name not on item. Granger's index to poetry, 5th ed., New York, 1962 ascribes to Lunt and gives titles Requiem and Requiem for one slain in battle.

Republicans remember

Republicans remember

Brown University

by James Nicholson. To be sung to the tune: Marching through Georgia. Text of song in five four-line stanzas with four-line chorus beginning: Hurrah! hurrah! the Union still remains. Publication date from date of Hayes-Tilden election, the subject of the song.

Reply

Reply

Brown University

Within ornamental border. At end of text: B--F.

Rent robes

Rent robes

Brown University

Arthur Henry Goodenough. Printed on birch bark; irregular edges; initial block. Poem in seven four-line stanzas. Place of publication, publisher and suggested range of publication dates from dealer when Brown University copy was acquired with other birch bark broadsides.

Rencontre désagréable

Broadsheet advertising card printed on recto in colors and gold, in verso in black on heavy paper. Title on recto superimposed on colored lithograph of wolf growling at man. Below illustration on recto: S.D. Sollers & Co's fine shoes. On verso poem in three four-line stanzas advertising Sollers shoes, beginning: Don't take this for a new edition. Title on recto in French. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.

Remonstrance of Almasa, wife of Almas Ali Cawn, to General Warren Hastings

Printed in two columns divided by line of type ornaments. Printed area measures: 25.8 x 18.1 cm. Poem preceded by prose explanation of its circumstances. Introduction ascribes poem to "the late Dr. Ladd"; dealer identifies him as William Ladd (1755-1786) Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence, especially mention in introduction of Hastings' acquittal which occurred in 1795.

Remembrance of things past

Poetry. Processed copy. At end of text: Ron Padgett, 1966. Publication date from dealer, Anacapa Books, Berkeley, Calif. First line: I'm afraid father's hair is slightly cancelled.

Remembrance of things passed

Within single line border. At end of text: This verse by David McCord was read at the Saturday luncheon of the Club of Odd Volumes 15 November 1947, the author's fiftieth birthday. White paper printed and illustrated in black and red-brown.

Remembrance

Remembrance

Brown University

Within ornamental border bearing legend: Hamilton College ... Library of English Poetry.

Remember and repay!

Remember and repay!

Brown University

Within double line border. At head of text cut of Maryland state flag. Poem in five eight-line stanzas. At end of text: H. Baltimore, October 16, 1861.