Research Catalog

Title

The American star : being a choice collection of the most approved patriotic & other songs : together with many original ones never before published.

Publication

• Richmond [Va.] : Published by Peter Cottom at his law and miscellaneous book store, 1817.
• Richmond, Va. : Shepherd & Pollard, Printers, [1817]

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Details

Additional Authors

Kneass, William, 1780-1840

Description

215, [1] pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates : illustrations; 14 cm (12mo)

Subjects

• United States
• Political ballads and songs
• War of 1812
• 1812-1815
• Political ballads and songs > United States
• Texts
• Songs, English > Texts
• Songsters
• Music > Texts
• History
• United States > History > War of 1812 > Songs and music > Texts

Genre/Form

• Songsters.
• History.
• Music – Texts.
• Texts.

Note

• Added engraved title page.
• Without the music; some tunes indicated by title.
• Frontispiece, "Bombardment of Fort McHenry" signed: "Kneass, sc."
• Advertisement, p. [216]: "Books recently published and for sale by Peter Cottom at his bookstores in Richmond and Lynchburg."
• Includes index.

Indexed In (note)

• Shaw & Shoemaker

Contents

The American star [Tune: Captain O'Kane; or the wounded hussar] / By J. M'Creery -- The star spangled banner [Tune: Anacreon in heaven] / By Francis Key -- Don't surrender the ship [Tune: Cruskeen lawn] / By J M'Creery -- The deed is done, the die is cast [Tune: Carolan's receipt for drinking] / By -- He was famed for deeds of arms -- The pillar of glory / By Edwin C. Holland -- Rise Columbia! Brave and free! -- Charge the can cheerily -- Song [Tune: Rule Britannia] -- Song -- Song [Air: Thy blue waves O'Carron] / By Tom Junk -- Hull's victory -- The mischievous bee -- Love and glory -- Song [Tune: The bonny maid milking her cow] -- Slant tri pog By J. M'Creery -- Song By J. M'Creery -- Song [Tune: The humors of Glen] -- Song [Tune: Hermit of Killarney] By J. M'Creery -- Song [Tune: My lodging is on the cold ground] By J. M'Creery -- Fourth of July By J. M'Creery -- American tar [Tune: Captain O'Kane, or the wounded hussar] By J. M'Creery -- Lochinvar - Lady Heron's song -- Coronach -- The cypress wreath -- Heaven's best boon - dear liberty -- The battle of Erie -- Temple of liberty -- The waterman -- Highland mary -- Go where glory waits thee -- The land of potatoes o -- The birth-day of freedom [Tune: Anacreon in heaven] -- New Orleans, or the songs of the west [Air: John Bull caught a Tartar] -- An ode [Tune: Let fame sound the trumpet] / By S. Woodworth -- Birth, parentage and education of Dennis Bulgruddery -- Paddy Macshane's seven ages [Tune: Sprig of Shillelah] -- Murtock Delarney's travels and return to Ballinafad -- Why does azure deck the sky -- Song [Tune: Mrs. Casey] -- I knew by the smoke / By Thomas Moore -- When the warrior returns [Tune: Anacreon in heaven] -- The green little shamrock of Ireland -- Song [Tune: Anacreon in heaven] By J. M'Creery -- The post captain -- The beacon -- Erin go bragh / By Thomas Campbell -- Song [Tune: Pretty girl milking the cow] By J. M'Creery -- O! No my love! No -- Song [Tune: I would rather than Ireland] / By Miss Balfour -- Paddy from Dublin [Tune: Langolee] -- Bay of Biscay O! -- Song / By George Coleman -- The glasses sparkle on the board -- Paddy's own sweet little island of green [Tune: In Ireland so frisky, with sweet girls and whiskey] / By M'Farland -- To-morrow [Tune: With a jug in one hand] -- Let fame sound the trumpet -- The boy for bewitching 'em -- The wounded hussar -- The country club -- Maid of Lodi / By Miss Balfour -- From "Love laughs at locksmiths" -- From "Love a la mode" -- The thorn -- The legacy / By Thomas Moore -- The frigate constitution [Tune: Moggy Lauder] -- The little sailor boy -- The wealth of the cottage -- The soldier's adieu -- The Yorkshire Irishman -- Cathleen M'Chree / By Mr. Braham -- The rose -- The patriot's song -- M'Donough's victory -- The triumphs of Venus -- Song [Tune: Anacreon in heaven] -- A sprig of Shillelah [Tune: Black Joke] -- Blunder O'Whack [Tune: Paddy whack] -- Sam splic'em / By Dibdin -- Just like love -- From "The Indian princess" -- Arise, arise, Columbia's sons arise [Tune: Battle of the Nile] -- Song [Tune: Gramachree] / By J. M'Creery -- Jessie the flow'r of Dumblane -- Donald the pride of Dumblane -- To the friend I love best [Tune: As pensive I thought on my love] -- Constitution and Guerriere [Tune: Landlady of France] -- Freedom and peace -- Heigho! Says thimble [Tune: Heigho! Says Rowley] -- The wedding day -- Nobody coming to marry me -- The mason's farewell / By Robert Burns -- The streamelt that flow'd round her cot -- Song / By Thomas More -- Song -- Paddy Carey's Fortune or Iirish Promotion -- Begone dull care -- Morgiana -- The steerman's song / By Thomas Moore -- Mary O'Dwyre / By Miss Owenson -- Song [Tune: Humours of Glen] By J. M'Creery -- The woodman -- Song [Tune: Catharine Oghee] / . Burke -- Madame Fig's gala, or the Yorkshire concert -- The sports of Jack -- Tom Halliard -- The wood robin -- Song / By G. Walker -- The virgin's first love -- The heart that can feel for another -- Kitty of Coleraine -- Darby M'Shane's visit to London [Tune: Sprig of Shillelah] -- Love's garland -- Good night -- Silent kisses -- And all for my true love -- Said a smile to a tear -- Will you come to the bow'r -- I ken he'll be true -- Beneath the willow tree -- Jack and I saw them no more -- Heigho! The buds were blowing [Tune: Heigho! Says Rowley] -- Pat of Londonderry [Tune: The willow] -- Mrs. Flinn and the bold dragoon -- Faithless Emma -- All's well -- Jack's the lad -- The Irishman in England -- Alderman gobble [Tune: Heigho! Says Rowley] -- Johnny came a courting me -- Heigho! Said a maid, as she sat at a gate -- My dear little -- O! Botheration - A tight Irish boy -- Drink boys, drink -- How to nail 'em -- Love sounds the trumpet of joy -- The meeting of the waters [Tune: The lads of Kilkenny] / By T. Moore -- Wife, children and friends [Tune: Though Leixlip may boast] -- When 'tis night -- Change for a guinea -- True courage -- Ben Backstay -- Adams and liberty / By T. Paine -- Anacreonic [Tune: Here's to the maiden of bashful fifteen] -- Oh think not my spirits -- Yo heave ho -- To-morrow -- Yankee frolic -- America, commerce, and freedom -- A parody, or How blest the life a sailor leads [Tune: America, commerce and freedom] -- Tobacco -- Tom Bowling -- Liberty tree -- Verses / By Arthur O'Connor -- The rapids.

Call Number

Mus. Res. *MPW-Amer. (American star. 1817)

LCCN

29005748

OCLC

15013768

Title

The American star : being a choice collection of the most approved patriotic & other songs : together with many original ones never before published.

Publisher

Richmond [Va.] : Published by Peter Cottom at his law and miscellaneous book store, 1817.

Manufacturer

Richmond, Va. : Shepherd & Pollard, Printers, [1817]

Edition

Second edition.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Indexed In:

Shaw & Shoemaker 39993

Local Note

NYPL copy has signature of former owner on verso of final [unnumbered] page.

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Chronological Term

1812-1815

Place of Publication

Virginia Richmond.

Added Author

Kneass, William, 1780-1840, illustrator.

Research Call Number

Mus. Res. *MPW-Amer. (American star. 1817)