Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1810-07-27

L. AS he conceives the introduction of an impro-
we'd system of agriculture to be an object of prime inn
portance, he will frequently insert in his magazine,
extracts from the latest and most approved asricul-
tural treatises.
2. Useful inventions, of whatever sort, shall find in
/" The LITERARY MISCELLANY" a faithful he
raid Of their merits.
5. Documents relative to the population, COM
merce, wealth and public revenue OF the Uni,ed
States, and of the state in which we live, will be
collected with industry and regularly published.
a. Biographical sketches will often be inserted in
The LITERARY MISCELLANY."-In no one;
of all the fowery fields of literature, does the miscel-
laneous reader more delight to wander, than IN .aat
devoted to biography. And this indeed is a rationai
prediction for, while we peruse the records ofde-
parted worth and genius while we read. OF the
6 living actions of the mighty dead, a generous ar
dour is enkndled in oar bosoms; we rise above our
selves, and strive to emulate their fame.
s. The Editor proposes to select from the critical
reviews of Europe and America, such articles as
shall appear most worthy of republication, whether
on account OF the genius, taste and hberaiitv OF the
critic, or the Importance of the work reviewed. He
hopes that he shall be able, in this way, to make his
readers acquainted with a few select literary friends,
whose conversation viii sooth them in the hour of
trouble, and assist them to " cheat life of some of
its numerous cares"
6. To the lovers of poesy and song, he promises
occasional selections from the works of the most ia
vored votaries of the muse.
- Lastly Ao a Lii Will Ilh
articles, selected from the periodical publications of
Europe and America, literary intelligence, anecdotes,
and in a word, whatever is proper for Insertion in
a literary miscellany.
When he ~contemplates the vast extent and fertility
of the literary region before him, and the endless va
riety of its productions, he does not hesitate to pro-
mise, that he will Gull from it a repast, plentiful
enough for the most voracious, sufficiently delicate
for the incest appetite, and various enough to suit all
the various palates of his quests. But laying allegory
aside, he pledges himself that his MISCELLANY
shall at least inculcate the purest principles of mo.
rality; that it shall never be stained with a sentiment
calculated to tinge with q blush the check of virgin
modesty.
With these pretensions to its favour, he asks the
patronage Of the public, and submits the following
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