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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Lines on the death of Miss Mary Gardner: who was drowned in Pawtuxet river, September, 1818

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Printed in two columns divided by single line. Poem in nine eight-line stanzas.

Lines on the death of Miss Lyon: sung at the twelfth anniversary of the Mount Holyoke Female Seminary

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Lines on the death of Miss Laura M. Irwin

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Within mourning border. At head of text: Written by a friend.

Lines on the death of Miss Laura M. Irwin

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Within mourning border. At head of text: Written by a friend.

Lines on the death of Miss Laura M. Irwin

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Within mourning border. At head of text: Written by a friend.

Lines on the death of Miss Emily M. Perkins of Woodbridge, Conn

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Within ornamental border printed in two columns divided by curvilinear line. At end of text: Babcock & Wildman, Printers, New Haven, Conn.

Lines on the death of Miss Celinda C. Reade, who died August 25, 1858, aged 17 years

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Lines on the death of Major Gen. E. Van Dorn, C.S.A

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Printd on blue paper within double line border. At head of text: Vile envy, with a serpent's eye. First line: The bold and noble Earle Van Dorn.

Lines on the death of Little Mary Crum, who died November 6th, 1862

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Within ornamental border. At head of text: Ida's lament for her sister. At end of text: E.S. First line: Our little Mary's left us.

Lines on the death of Lieut. Gen. T.J. Jackson, C.S.A

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Printed on pink paper within double line border. At head of text: He was--but words are wanting to say what.... Variant of E. Wolf, Amer. song sheets, C81.

Lines on the death of Huldah Ann Stevens: who died Oct. 17th, and Elizabeth Stevens, who died Dec. 15th, 1858. These lines are affectionately inscribed

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by Henry S. Hobbs, Waterborough, Maine. Printed in two columns divided by single line. Poem in 14 four-line stanzas.

Lines on the death of Fannie C. Singleton

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By J. P. K. Within mourning border. Poem in five four-line stanzas. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.

Lines on the death of Elizabeth McGinley, daughter of Edward & Ellen McGinley

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Poetry. Intended to be separated. Within border of type ornaments with ornamental corners. Date suggested by appearance of borders and type. Printed area measures: 20.4 x 11.5 cm. With: An acrostic. First line: Thou little bright-eyed Lizzy.

Lines on the death of Daniel Sedgley

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Within border of type ornaments.

Lines on the death of Cyrus Winn: who was drowned at Nottingham West, July 3, 1819

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Written by Oliver Baron and presented to the friends of the deceased. Within border of type ornaments.

Lines on the death of Cordelia Sweet, of Upingham, who was killed by falling from a horse on the 1st of Jan. 1844 aged 17

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Printed in two columns divided by curvelinear line. First line: Young ladies, all, in health and prime.

Lines on the death of Clara F. Fairchild

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By J.A.B.

Lines on the death of Charlotte Moors, of Chelmsford

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Within border of type ornaments.

Lines on the death of Charles M.

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Lines on the death of Captain James M. Howard: who died in Sacramento City California, November 2d, 1850

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Within ornamental border printed in two columns divided by double rule.

Lines on the death of Brother Calvin Whiting

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Printed in gold on black paper.

Lines on the death of Benj. L. Cloutman

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First line: Beneath the surface of the tropic sea.

Lines on the death of Alfred C. Appleton

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By Mrs. Sophia Fisk, Dublin, N.H. Printed in gold on glossy dark blue paper within border of type ornament sections. Poem in seven four-line stanzas. Suggested publication date from dealer.

Lines on the death of Abraham Lincoln

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At end of text: E.C.H.O.

Lines on the catastrophe at Lawrence, on Tuesday, January 10, 1860

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Within border of type ornaments.

Lines on the beach. August 1940

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Within single line border, printed in blue. Headbands of type ornaments at head and end.

Lines on the approach of winter

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Within border of type ornament sections. Poem advertising stoves sold by Peck & Laselle. Suggested publication date from ms. notation on Brown University copy.

Lines on reading the life of Quincy

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By Mrs. Sigourney. Page [4] blank. Suggested range of publication dates from the dates of publication of Quincy's life and poet's death.

Lines on reading the life of Quincy

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By Mrs. Sigourney. Page [4] blank. Suggested range of publication dates from the dates of publication of Quincy's life and poet's death.

Lines on occasion of an Indian clam bake

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Facsimile autograph.

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