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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Dégringolade

Dégringolade

Brown University

Broadsheet advertising card printed on recto in colors and gold, in verso in black on heavy paper. Title on recto superimposed on colored lithograph of two children with large vase falling on cat. Below illustration on recto: S.D. Sollers & Co's fine shoes. On verso poem in two six-line stanzas advertising Sollers shoes, beginning: These thoughtless elves. Title on recto in French. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.

Definition

Definition

Brown University

Poetry. Postcard format; colophon on verso printed vertically across center: A burning deck postcard...definition by Rosmarie Waldrop. Printed on dark brown paper in black; left and lower deckled edges. First line: the word is in. Issued as part of Burning Deck postcards: The first ten.

Defenders of our liberty

Within ornamental border. At end of text: ... This has been sung to the tune of "There's a long, long trail" ..

Dedicatory hymn

Dedicatory hymn

Brown University

Within border of type ornaments. Text of hymn in eight four-line stanzas. Author's name and place of publication from ms. notation on Brown University copy. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.

Dedicatory hymn

Dedicatory hymn

Brown University

Within border of type ornaments. Text of hymn in eight four-line stanzas. Author's name and place of publication from ms. notation on Brown University copy. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.

Dedicatory hymn

Dedicatory hymn

Brown University

Within border of type ornaments. Text of hymn in eight four-line stanzas. Author's name and place of publication from ms. notation on Brown University copy. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.

Dedication of the Unitarian Church in Barre, June 28, 1849

Printed in one and two columns within border of type ornament sections. Order of exercises includes text of three hymns. Colophon at end of text below curvilinear line, within border: Patriot Press, Barre,--J. Henry Goddard, Printer.