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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Lines for the victory front

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Lines for the Little Neck Sunday School pic-nic

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Facsimile autograph. At head of text--Mr. Cutter ..

Lines for my burial

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Tune, "The Mill in the Valley." At head of text: C.A.C.

Lines for Mrs. Potter on the death of her husband

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By J.L. Barlow. Poem. At end of text: Grundy Center, Iowa. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.

Lines for a lady learning to read

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Poem by Richard Outram. Acrostic poem forming the name: Astrid.

Lines for a lady learning to read

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Poem by Richard Outram. Acrostic poem forming the name: Astrid.

Lines for a guest-book

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Facsimile holograph on yellow paper.

Lines dedicated to the memory of Mary Elizabeth Arkills: who departed this life, September 29, 1854, in the seventeenth year of her age

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Page [4] blank. Within single- line border with ornamental corners. Poem in 18 four-line stanzas. Type-signed at end: J.H.H. Vehslage. New York, October 2, 1854.

Lines dedicated to Mr. and Mrs. John H. Peabody: on the occasion of their silver wedding

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By Mrs. J.F. Humphrey. Poem in seven four-line stanzas with four-line refrain. Suggested range of dates from internal evidence and information from bookseller.

Lines dedicated to a sister on the death of her daughter

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Printed on blue paper. Poem in eight four-line stanzas. Type-signed at end: A.J.K. Saugerties, June, 1861.

Lines composed, and written, for Edith E. who died April 29th, 1879, Boston Highlands, twin daughter of C.B. and M.J. Sprague, 3 years, 10 months, 12 days

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Within single line border with corner ornaments.

Lines composed while alone in the room where myself and wife spent happy days

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Within ornamental border.

Lines Composed to be sung as an introductory to a concert: given by the Choir of the Porter Society, in aid of the erection of a monument to the Memory of the late T.E. Gurney, their lamented organist

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Within ornamental border.

Lines composed Sept. 10, 1854

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by Harriett E. Mansfield, on the death of her mother. Printed on gray paper. At head of text: These lines were written by Harriett E., ten days before her own death. Her age was 17 years. Poem in nine four-line stanzas.

Lines composed on the last and dying words of the Reverend Oliver Williams: Pastor of the First Baptist Church, in Grafton ---who died August the 29th, 1790, aged 39 years

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Poem in fifteen stanzas and an acrostic of ten lines spelling Richard Lee. Printed area measures 22.2 x 15.8 cm. Parentheses substituted for square brackets around "R. Island" in imprint transcription. The earliest printing known in Warren, R.I., was done by Nathaniel Phillips in 1792. Text in two columns divided by line of type ornaments; at end of second column line of type ornaments, separating text and imprint. Wegelin records with cut at head of title which is not present on American Antiquarian Society or Brown University copies.

Lines composed on the fire in Soerset, September 25th, 1854

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Printed in two columns divided by single line within border of type ornament sections. Poem in 23 four-line stanzas.

Lines composed on the execution of W. Clement's: who was shot for desertion on Fort Independence, Feb. 18, having been four times pardoned, but having last deserted his post, was condemned to die

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Within mourning border, printed in two columns divided by heavy black rule. Coffin at head of text. At end of text: Printed by Nathaniel Coverly, Jun. corner Theatre Alley.

Lines composed on the execution of W. Clement's: who was shot for desertion on Fort Independence, Feb. 18, having been four times pardoned, but having last deserted his post, was condemned to die

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Within mourning border, printed in two columns divided by heavy black rule. Coffin at head of text. At end of text: Printed by Nathaniel Coverly, Jun. corner Theatre Alley.

Lines composed on the execution of W. Clement's: who was shot for desertion on Fort Independence, Feb. 18, having been four times pardoned, but having last deserted his post, was condemned to die

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Within mourning border, printed in two columns divided by heavy black rule. Coffin at head of text. At end of text: Printed by Nathaniel Coverly, Jun. corner Theatre Alley.

Lines composed on the death of Ursula Jackson, daughter of Mr. Samuel and Mrs. Martha Jackson, who died May 21st, 1835, aged 14 years, 1 month and 8 days

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Printed in two columns.

Lines composed on the death of Rev. Charles Cox, Jr

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Within border of type ornaments.

Lines composed on the death of Mrs. Cinda Alba Stevens

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by S. E. A. Poem in 13 four-line stanzas. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.

Lines composed on the death of Mrs. Anne A. Jenkins, and her daughter Sarah, who were burned to death in the city of Providence, November 20th, 1849

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Within border of type ornaments. First line: Come people all, both rich and poor.

Lines composed on the death of Miss Sarah J. Jordan: who died in Coventry, R.I., February 15th, 1859

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Within border of type ornaments. At end of text: Coventry, March 2d, 1859.

Lines composed on the death of Miss Almira Tuttle

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Printed on colored paper.

Lines composed on the death of Maria F. Buel, who was barbarously murdered by her step-father, who was publicly executed at Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio, November 1st, 1833

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Within border of type ornaments, printed in two columns.

Lines composed on the death of Henry Allen

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By Elizabeth Underhill. Within border of type ornament sections. Poem in eight four-line stanzas. At end of text: Henry Allen departed this life February 14th, 1858, aged 21 years 8 months and 13 days.

Lines composed on the death of George W. Howard

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At end of text: May 30th, 1843.

Lines composed on the death of George Bartow: who was killed by lightning on the 28th day of May, 1851, on the shore of Lake Erie, near Port Clinton, in the county of Ottawa, State of Ohio

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Within ornamental border printed in two columns.

Lines composed on the death of George Bartow: who was killed by lightning on the 28th day of May, 1851, on the shore of Lake Erie, near Port Clinton, in the county of Ottawa, State of Ohio

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Within ornamental border printed in two columns.

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