Isaiah Thomas Broadside Ballads Project

Verses in Vogue with the Vulgar

Pat's observations on Harrison's victory : (Hark ye, good people, a bit ...

This is a theatrical piece, full of humor, amusing non sequiturs, and contradictions, written to commemorate General Harrison’s victory over the British and Tecumseh in October 1813. The introduction moves right into the text. It includes topical references to Governor Strong’s comment about the “bulwarks of our religion” (see The Bulwarks of Religion) and to that “rascal Tecumseh” (see American Bravery). The note in the introduction on making the enemy dance “a Tid-re-I” is a reference to other “Irish” character skits involving monologues that segue into song lyrics (see Tid Re I and The New Tid Re I).

The same poet probably wrote another Coverly piece: Pat’s Observations on a Peacock’s Being Stung to Death by a Hornet at Brown University. The language and rhythms are very much alike although this song is without a theatrical introduction. Both these texts show the Irish immigrant’s strong support for the war with England on land and on sea.

Additional Metadata

Date

1813

Place of Publication

Boston.

Publisher

Coverly, Nathaniel, 1775?-1824, printer.

Subjects

Harrison, William Henry, 1773-1841
Strong, Caleb, 1745-1819
Tecumseh, Shawnee Chief, 1768-1813
John Bull (Symbolic character)
Battles

First Line

Arrah, now, let's no more of your blarney.

Identifiers

BIB ID: 304398
OCLC Control No.: (OCoLC)ocm83219273
OCLC Control No.: (OCoLC)ocn191495711
Shaw, R.R. American Bibliography, 29452
AAS General Catalog URL: http://catalog.mwa.org/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=304398
View larger image

Physical Dimensions

30 x 24 cm.

Transcriptions

View transcription using TEI
Download TEI XML

Citation

“Pat's observations on Harrison's victory : (Hark ye, good people, a bit ...,” Isaiah Thomas Broadside Ballads Project, accessed October 22, 2026, https://collections.americanantiquarian.org/thomasballads/items/show/312.