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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Lt. Gen. Grant's victory at Chattanooga

Printed in red. Within double line border. Cut of battle at head of title. Not before 1863. At end of text: Soldiers can receive Fourteen Songs for 50 cents. Thirty for $1 00, sent by mail, postage free, by addressing G.P. Hardwick, Washington, D.C. Copyright Secured. Air: On the road to Brighton.

Low voice at the water's edge

[Richard and Barbara Outram] Title from cover. Pages [2]-[3] blank. Poem by Richard Outram, with a wood engraving by Barbara Outram. "Richard & Barbara Outram, the Gauntlet Press, Christmas 1963"--P. 4.

Low back'd car

Low back'd car

Brown University

Within border of type ornaments. Text of song in four 13-line stanzas. Colophon at end below rule within lower border: T.M. Scroggy, Publisher, 443 Vine st. below 13th. Where all the new songs can be obtained, wholesale and retail. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.

Low back'd car

Low back'd car

Brown University

Within border of type ornaments. Text of song in four 13-line stanzas. Colophon at end below rule within lower border: T.M. Scroggy, Publisher, 443 Vine st. below 13th. Where all the new songs can be obtained, wholesale and retail. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.

Low back'd car

Low back'd car

Brown University

Within border of type ornaments. Text of song in four 13-line stanzas. Colophon at end below rule within lower border: T.M. Scroggy, Publisher, 443 Vine st. below 13th. Where all the new songs can be obtained, wholesale and retail. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.

Lovelight

Lovelight

Brown University

by Charles Henry Larned. Poetry. Broadsheet; recto numbered at bottom: 23, verso: 24. On recto text of song in three stanzas with chorus beginning: True lovelight and music for me; on verso poem in three stanzas.

Love's vision" (song text): song

by Michael Sweeney. Pages [2] and [4] blank. Page [1] within ornamental border. Text of song in three eight-line stanzas with eight-line chorus beginning: What cannot be, will never be. At end of text: Great Falls, Mont., May 9, 1903.

Love's old sweet song

Love's old sweet song

Brown University

Printed on heavy, glossy white paper in postcard format. At head of title reproduction of photograph of couple seated beside table. Text of song in eight lines. Author's name not on item. Suggested publication date from date of postmark on Brown University copy.

Love's kiss in a dream: And, I was the boy

Title and poetry divided by triple rule. Poetry printed in two columns divided by line of type ornaments (barber pole) At end of text in second column: Printed and sold at [ ... ] Ann Street, B[ ... ]; W. Rutter was listed at this address in 1829.

Love's home

Love's home

Brown University

Printed in brown on brown paper with decorated initial.