A Verse Written to a German Air
Title
A Verse Written to a German Air
Description
Removed from its frame in 2007., Verse written to German air by Andre at the request of Miss Rebecca Redman in Philadelphia. MS notes on verso: Autograph of Major Andre's German Air - Words compos'd by Major Andre at the request of Miss Becky Redman Jan 2, 1777 afterwards Miss E. Lawrence, and presented by her daughter Miss E. Lawrence to Henry Penington. Autograph of Major Andre written for Miss Rebecca Redman at Philadelphia in the year 1778 and presented by her daughter Miss Eliza Lawrence to her cousin Henry Penington in the year 1841. Return'd to me after the Death of Mr. H. Penington and I now give them to Foxhall A. Parker U.S. Navy Eliza Lawrence, Aug. 22d 1862. Also a newspaper clipping from the North American, Jan. 28, 1842 with printed version of the poem and notes the 3 profiles that accompany it: Andre, Capt. Batwell, and "Sir John Wrotesb who was one of the managers of the celebrated entertainment...[Meschianza]" Also notes that Miss Redman was one of the famous belles of the Meschianza., Gift of Mrs. John Meredith Read, 1900., LCP Annual Report, 1900: "In concluding this brief review of the year’s gifts, it remains to mention that which Philadelphians will probably considered the most valuable: it is the André Collection, belonging to the late Gen. John Meredith Read, at one time Minister of the United States to Athens, presented by his family to the Library Company. It comprises a large mirror which formed part of the decoration of the Wharton House at the time of the Mischianza; profiles cut by Major André for Miss Rebecca Redman, in 1778, of Capt. Lullum Batwell, of the 46th Regiment of Foot, and of himself; a ticket for the Mischianza, May 18th, 1778, with invitation written on the back and signed by Sir Henry Calder; profile of Major Edward Stanley, of the 17th Light Dragoons, afterwards the twelfth Earl of Derby, and the following verses written to a German air by Major André at the request of Miss Redman, January 2d, 1777:, Return enraptur’d Hours, When Delia’s heart was mine; When she, with Wreaths of Flowers, My Temples wou’d entwine. When jealousy nor care Corroded in my breast, But visions, light as air, Presided o’er my rest-- Now nightly round my bed, No airy visions play; No flowrets crown my head, Each vernal holiday-- For far from those sad plains, My lovely Delia flies, And rack’d with jealous pains, Her wretched lover dies.
Creator
André, John, 1751-1780
Date
1778
Location
OBJ 060
Primary Lessons No. 5
Title
Primary Lessons No. 5
Description
“Primary Lessons. No. 5” at the top and within a decorative border includes nine poems. There are four relief prints along the top that illustrate the poems. Stamped, Boston Chemical Printing Company, at the bottom., Contents: The Birth-day (first lines: Try me, father, try me, and mark me on the wall) -- The School (first lines: School is out, but do not shout) -- Invitation to a little bird (first lines: Little bird, roam, quick to my home) -- The Bird's answer (first lines: I thank you, my dear, but I'd rather live here) -- Invitation to a little ant (first line: Run here, little ant, for the pretty bird can't) -- The Ant's answer (first line: Stop, stop, little miss) -- Little Mary (first line: Little Mary was good) -- Mama and the baby (first line: What a little thing am I) -- My mother's sweet kiss (first line: I have learned my lesson)., Bequest of S. Robert Teitelman, 2009.
Creator
Boston Chemical Printing Company
Date
after 1834
Location
OBJ 898a
Primary Lessons No. 8
Title
Primary Lessons No. 8
Description
Within a decorative border is “Primary Lessons, No. 8.” Includes five poems, with three relief prints that illustrate the poems. Stamped, Boston Chemical Printing Company, at the bottom. Hemmed around the edges by hand., Contents: The Little child (first line: See me, I am a little child) -- A Morning prayer (first lines: Awaked from sleep, O God to thee I lift my heart, and bow my knee) -- The Child's time table (first line: Sixty seconds make a minute) -- The Infant school boy (first lines: Pray, how can I, a little lad, in speaking make a figure?) -- Anna and her chicken (first line: Mamma, my little chicken see)., Bequest of S. Robert Teitelman, 2009.
Creator
Boston Chemical Printing Company
Date
after 1834
Location
OBJ 898b