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.
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Prayer from the kingdom

Prayer from the kingdom

Brown University

Poetry. Within border of type ornaments (barber pole) Hymn based on Lord's prayer in five numbered four-line stanzas with six-line chorus. Possible range of dates suggested by internal evidence.

Prayer for the slaves: with original music

1 broadsheet. Broadsheet; with score for prayer on recto captioned: Prayer for the slaves, with original music. At head of text on verso cut of kneeling chained African-American captioned: Engraved by P. Reason, a colored young man of the City of New York, 1835. At end of text on verso: For sale at the Anti-Slavery Office, 143 Nassau Street, New-York.

Prayer for the heathen

Prayer for the heathen

Brown University

Printed in red and black on card stock within red ornamental border containing the motto: Teach me thy way, O Lord, and lead me in a plain path. At head of title cut of black men in roofed, open-sided shelter. Author's name not on item. Text of hymn in three six-line stanzas. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.

Prayer for Maryland

Prayer for Maryland

Brown University

At head of text: The National prayer, slightly altered from the original of Bishop Whittingham, to suit the present highly favored condition of the people of Maryland. Same text as The national prayer (Moss, 139a,b) Printed on salmon paper with black ink. Poem in six six-line stanzas.

Prayer for England

Prayer for England

Brown University

Reprinted from "The Conning Tower" in the New York Evening Post of September 27, 1940.

Prayer at eventide

Prayer at eventide

Brown University

On page [1] in lower half: Copyright by Thomas J. Anders (of Denver, Colo.) On page [4] in upper half inverted repeated title: Prayer at Eventide by Thomas J. Anders.

Prayer and potatoes: A sermon

by Rev. J.T. Pettee, of Meriden, Conn. Printed in two columns divided by double lines within ornamental border. At head of text: If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food, and one of you say unto them, Depart in poeace, be ye warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body; what doth it profit?--James 2:15,16. Poem in eleven stanzas of varying length. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.

Prayer

Prayer

Brown University

In verse. Printed area: 15.5 x 7.6 cm.

Praise to God

Praise to God

Brown University

Printed in red and black within red ornamental border; text of poem in black. Printed inside the border, at top: Suffer little children; at bottom: to come unto me; at left: Seek ye the Lord while he may be found; at right: Those that seek me early shall find me. At head of title wood-engraving of standing woman with kneeling girl and boy. Poem in three four-line stanzas. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.

Praise the Lord

Praise the Lord

Brown University

Poem in three eight-line stanzas. Type-signed at end: William Kimberley Palmer. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.

Praise the living

Praise the living

Brown University

Poetry. First line same as title. Author's name not printed on item. Place of publication and publisher from author's inscription on Brown University copy. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.