songs (musical compositions)

First lines: Way down in Louisiana, not many years ago, there lived a colored gunman, his name was Pompey Snow. Signed: R.E.s. … U..S.N.

Concerning the excise law. Lyrics in thirteen stanzas, numbered I.-XIII.; first line: Attend ye good people, attend to my song. Imprint supplied by Bristol. Printed in two columns. Cut below caption title shows two male figures in an outdoor setting, with the figure on the left addressing the other with the words, "Hold up your hand." New-York Historical copy torn, with slight loss to text.

Political song, evidently concerning the proposed division of Orange County, New York. Verse in fourteen numbered stanzas; first line: How strangely things are come to pass! Dating suggested by internal evidence and related imprint. Cf. John, prince of Orange. To the people called freeholders and freemen, of the "Dirty Corporation" of the city of New-York ... [New York, N.Y. : s.n., 1772]. New-York Historical copy mounted on sheet with: The candid opinion of a true coloured Republican. [United States?

First line: For ages the nations beheld with surprize. Watermark: OGR (probably Onderdonk, Gaines, and Remsen, the proprietors of the Onderdonk Paper Mill in Hempstead, Long Island, New York). New-York Historical copy with ms. note on verso: Supposed--by the Revd. Mr. Odell, late Episl minister at Burlington in New Jersey driven to N York by the violent [rulers?] of the day. At the close of the Am. War, he went to the province of New Brunswick shamefully relinguished his profession & was appointed Secy of that province. References: Bristol B4548.

First line: For ages the nations beheld with surprize. Watermark: OGR (probably Onderdonk, Gaines, and Remsen, the proprietors of the Onderdonk Paper Mill in Hempstead, Long Island, New York). New-York Historical copy with ms. note on verso: Supposed--by the Revd. Mr. Odell, late Episl minister at Burlington in New Jersey driven to N York by the violent [rulers?] of the day. At the close of the Am. War, he went to the province of New Brunswick shamefully relinguished his profession & was appointed Secy of that province. References: Bristol B4548.

Ballad- in twelve stanzas; first line: Vain Britons boast no longer- with proud indignity. This song appears- with title- "War and Washington; A song composed at the beginning of the American Revolution-" in Sewall- Jonathan Mitchell. Miscellaneous poems ...- Portsmouth- N.H.- 1801- p. 52-53. References: Bristol B4361; Shipton & Mooney 43158; Ford- W.C. Broadsides- 2038; Wegelin- O. Amer. poetry- 352.

Lyrics in seven four-line stanzas; first line: The sweet briar grows in the merry green wood. Followed by second song in eighteen four-line stanzas; first line: Now since I have nothing to do. The Bible & Heart existed from about 1780 to about 1802; cf. Welch- D.A. Amer. children's books. ESTC gives date as [1790?]. Text in two columns divided by ornamental rule. New-York Historical copy torn with slight loss to text. References: ESTC W472732.

In German. Verse in 46 numbered stanzas printed in three columns divided by wavy rules- all within ornamental border. Another edition has text in five columns- cf. ESTC W91. At end: "46. Gedruckt und publicirt im Jahr- da wahre Buss von nöthen war. MDCCLXXXIII". Printed on wove paper. Without music. First line: Ach hört ihr Menschen-Kinder! hört an ein neues Lied! References: Evans 18041.

Verse in eighteen numbered stanzas; first line: Give ear to me ye sons of men. Text in two columns- separated by single rule. ESTC gives date as 1797- based on Evans. Ezekiel Russell printed at this location from 1781 until the time of his death in 1796. Cut of a kneeling woman with book printed within caption title. New-York Historical copy damaged- with slight loss of text. References: Evans 32614; Shipton & Mooney- 32614; ESTC W472792.

Eleven numbered stanzas printed in double columns divided by type ornament rule. Type ornament rule and border. Title taken from first two lines of text. Dated: New-York- April 23- 1779. Type ornaments at sides previously used by John Holt. Cf. Evans 14034 and 14325. Other ornaments used by Hugh Gaine- who probably was the printer. New-York Historical copy imperfect: title cropped- missing. Ms. note on verso: [illegible] for St. Geo. Day by the Rev. Mr. Odell. References: Bristol B4934. Reilly- E.C. Colonial printers' ornaments 520- 576- 583.

First line: For ages the nations beheld with surprize. Watermark: OGR (probably Onderdonk- Gaines- and Remsen- the proprietors of the Onderdonk Paper Mill in Hempstead- Long Island- New York). New-York Historical copy with ms. note on verso: Supposed--by the Revd. Mr. Odell- late Episl minister at Burlington in New Jersey driven to N York by the violent [rulers?] of the day. At the close of the Am. War- he went to the province of New Brunswick shamefully relinguished his profession & was appointed Secy of that province. References: Bristol B4548.