The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-08-30 00:00:00

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In Cm., price Ills. kL in boards,
THE HISTORY OF MEXICO. from the Spaniah Conquest
to the present Era ; containinf a condensed and general View of
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Lure, Animal. Vegetable, and Mineral Productions ; a concise
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Observations, speculative ar.4 practical. as to the best means of
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capital, and machinery. By Nicholas Miil, Esq.

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THE BE.tUTIES OF MODERN LITERATURE, in
verse and rose ; to which is prefixed. a Preliminary View of the
Literature of the Age. By M. M`Demiot, Author of a "Critic')
Dissertation on Taste," &c.
Mind, mind alone (bear witness earth and heaven),
The living fountains in itself contains
Of beauteous and sublime; here, hand in hand,
Sit paramount the Graces ; here enthroned,
Celestial Venus, with dtvinest airs,
Invites the soul to never-tiding joy.
Akenside's Pleasures of Imagination.

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PHILOSOPHICAL INQUIRY into the Source of tie
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TnE SHOOTER'S COMPANION, By T. B.
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