The lines on this sheet, were composed by the unfortunate Russell, while laying in irons in the Moro-Castle : who has been prevented from obtaining a livelihood in the ordinary pursuits of life, from wounds received in battle.
| Author/creator | Russell, P. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | [United States] : [publisher not identified], [1814?] |
| Description | 1 sheet (1 unnumbered page) ; 56 x 46 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Shaw-Shoemaker Digital Edition |
| Subjects |
| Series | Early American imprints. Second series no. 51243. ^A575643 |
| Contents | Filial affection (first line: In my youth I was blest by the smiles of a mother)--Russell's adieu. Or the lover's parting epistle (first line: Farewell my dear Charlotte, adieu my dear truelove)--Russell's adventures. Being a concise detail of the various incidents which have befallen the author during the last ten years of his life (first line: I was born in New-Hampshire in Hillsborough County)--Russell's reflections occasioned by a retrospective view of the scenes of his own life (first line: In my youth I was nurs'd by the goddess of peace)--Love and misfortune (first line: I enter'd the mansion where dwelt my dear Charlotte)--The escape from Basseterre. ... (first line: Come all ye bold seamen who plough the rough main). |
| General note | Six poems. |
| General note | The only known copy, held by the American Antiquarian Society, is dated 1814 in a contemporary hand. |
| General note | The sheet is divided into four quadrants, with one or two poems printed in two columns within ornamental borders in each quadrant; title printed within ornamental border of upper left quadrant; printed area measures 48.3 x 43.3 cm. |
| References | Shaw & Shoemaker 51243 |
| Other forms | Microform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2004-2007] Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. Second series ; no. 51243). |
| Genre/form | Broadsides. |
| Genre/form | Poems 1814. |
| Genre/form | Begging poems. |
| Contains title | Filial affection. |
| Contains title | Russell's adieu. |
| Contains title | Russell's adventures. |
| Contains title | Russell's reflections. |
| Contains title | Love and misfortune. |
| Contains title | Escape from Basseterre. |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |