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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Ode for the Fourth of July, 1824

Celebrates the inauguration of Buchanan and Breckinridge, and the glory of Andrew Jackson. Celebrates the inauguration of Buchanan and Breckinridge, and the glory of Andrew Jackson. Within border of type ornament sections. Text of song in five nine-line stanzas.

Ode for the Fourth of July, 1803

by Walter Townsend ; (set to music by Dr. Jackson) Poetry. At head of title wood-engraving of eagle holding in beak scroll inscribed: E pluribus unum.

Ode for the Democratic mass meeting: held in Providence, Sept. 4, 1844

By George S. Burleigh. Printed area: 24 x 17 cm. Printed in two columns divided by line of type ornaments within border of type ornaments ; curvilinear line beneath title. Poem in 14 stanzas urging liberation of T.W. Dorr. First line: Come from your thousand homes, ye free.

Ode for the celebration of the French Revolution in the City of New-York: November 25, 1830

Printed in two columns divided by double lines within border of type ornaments. At head of text: Written at the request of the printers of New-York, by Samuel Woodworth, Printer. To be sung to the tune: Marsellois hymn. Text of song in seven numbered eight-line stanzas with four-line chorus beginning: Then swell the choral strain. At end of text: The foregoing Ode was printed on a moveable stage, on the 25th of November, 1830 ... Sterotyped by James Conner, Franklin Buildings.

Ode for Thanksgiving

Ode for Thanksgiving

Brown University

by a member of the society. Poetry. Poem in three stanzas welcoming return of peace, possibly after Napoleonic wars. First line: Swell the note of thanksgiving!--with fervent devotion.

Ode for astronauts

Ode for astronauts

Brown University

Liboria Romano. Reproduced typescript. At head of title: 18. Poem in three parts, the second called "antistrophe" and the third "epode." At end of text: Reprinted from the Miami, Florida, Sphinx Verse Reporter, Autumn, 1962.

Ode

Ode

Brown University

By Rev. Elijah Kellogg of Harpswell. Broadsheet. Within double line border. Written for semi-centennial celebration of Bowdoin College.

Ode

Ode

Brown University

Words by Capt. Wm. T.W. Ball ; music by J.L. Gilbert. At head of text: Solos sung by Messrs. Parker, White and Babcock. Text of hymn in four ten-line stanzas. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.

Ode

Ode

Brown University

Tune: When the trump of Fame. Within border of type ornaments. Refers to Union victory in Civil War.

Ode

Ode

Brown University

Written by Mrs. Balmanno, for the Fourth of July, 1849. Poetry in six stanzas. Brooklyn, N.Y. is possible place of publication, since Mrs. Balmanno lived there at this time.

Ode

Ode

Brown University

Words by Capt. Wm. T.W. Ball ; music by J.L. Gilbert. At head of text: Solos sung by Messrs. Parker, White and Babcock. Text of hymn in four ten-line stanzas. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.

Ode

Ode

Brown University

By Rev. Elijah Kellogg of Harpswell. Broadsheet. Within double line border. Written for semi-centennial celebration of Bowdoin College.

Ode

Ode

Brown University

By Rev. Elijah Kellogg of Harpswell. Broadsheet. Within double line border. Written for semi-centennial celebration of Bowdoin College.

Ode

Ode

Brown University

by Charles Thurber, of Worcester. At head of text: Sung at Upton, Mass., at the centennial celebration, June 25, 1835. Text of song in ten numbered seven-line stanzas.

Ode

Ode

Brown University

Ode in honor of Henry Clay's seventy-second birthday. Ode in honor of Henry Clay's seventy-second birthday. written for the occasion by William G. Mickell. Text of ode in nine five-line stanzas. Suggested place of publication from dealer.

Ode

Ode

Brown University

Pages [1] and [4] blank. Processed copy. Poem in five nine-line stanzas. At end of text: Robert C. Winthrop. Boston, June, 1887.

Ode

Ode

Brown University

Broadsheet; text of Ode on recto, Class song on verso. Ode is to be sung to the tune: Fair Harvard. At end of Ode: M.M.C. Boston, June 28, 1881; at end of Class song: F.T.W. Cambridge, June 24, 1864.

Ode

Ode

Brown University

Broadsheet having one poem on each side. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence and because of mention of naval heroes Preble and Decatur in Ode..