| 1826 | Brier Cliff. This drama about the American Revolution has a long run and earns the author $3,500 and a notable, though temporary, reputation. The play would never be published. Morris founded the New York Mirror. His best-known prose work is The Little Frenchman and His Water Lots (1839), a collection of short stories. |
| 1830 | "Woodman, Spare That Tree!" Morris's most successful poem wins immediate popularity and acclaim from Edgar Allan Poe, who calls it a verse "of which any poet, living or dead, might justly be proud." The poem is frequently included in schoolbooks and often used to support conservation efforts. First published in the New York Mirror, it would also be included in The Deserted Bride and Other Poems (1838). |
| 1838 | The Deserted Bride and Other Poems. A successful collection of verse to be published in numerous editions, it contains the author's most popular poem, "Woodman, Spare That Tree!" originally published in the New York Mirror in 1830. |
| 1839 | The Little Frenchman and His Water Lots, with Other Sketches of the Times. Morris, best known for his sentimental poem "Woodman, Spare That Tree!" offers a collection of realistic contemporary sketches and tales. The title work is one of the earliest fictional portrayals of an unscrupulous New York City realtor. |
