At head of text: The following lines were sentimentally written by John Cate, on the sudden and unexpected death of his beloved wife, --who departed this life, March 25, 1839.
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 …