The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-11-04
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one, 9h more et,iai ged seair, iy reasuh OF tbs
| many demands chat have been made tol til,
work from va Jus parts oithc United Sta a.
lheIavo, able reception that has heen aipeI
| to ths :" b. graphIral DioIlona " Will IT Is
| g triu 10 he con.pIier, may BIC leea' d'' a.
| honorable tn Tire A"e lcan immunity The
| at.cient icpubhca raised monuments OF stone /,
| give PEE ttteuy t. tNe lane Ut thea he oes and
! saa.e w eeuid nnpiait the memory LoHf's
IN the heat oi oui chilaI IL, 10 be handed own
10 tier chIlui "a, H. y oad ientmbr soce ithe
Vita ana t,ieli ui In,n vino never hah tnen
superors. Quo, who took pant IN the Re
v,lutios, has bee emphatic Nv ,aid, " theIe
! we giant, IN those days II - al nnUe ON
duty and our iiitete ito CHI. sha Velyt,col &c
t On. oil tncm. The c ,saa no eetpride lie ong
Ing ton tnat CONSTITUTES a mor0i fofce OF INF
mite Y uc tothe panic welfare
The ,ecoud eiition will ne much more valu
able aud inte estirs han the FIRST a. 1t will COLI
tain many aportsn' Characteristic anecdotes,
&C. rev beiuIe publ he'd, OF those lust, ious
men who icted cUns ia rs uait III our glo-
riou. Rev luton. The Editor thinksit proper
to ad taat many gent men, trom various
part oil tiie Unian, have 81 omE I'd 10 furnish
o ina ah rtche. ol Qua most distinguish, d Re
Aoluti,naly htfoes, sges al d statesmen.
Tnl valuable, rare, aud eloquent p,pels, ia
ken from the Journals oil the Rev htionaty
Congress, As well a. the Constitution otthe L.
Statcs-andthe va,vdictofy AID ess Il General
Washington, whicu the inst edition did Mt
contain. will Eve add,t: ina interest AID vdIueto
the work
Ire fist edition contained a biographical
Netuh of the character Of 0ae h6Hdrcd aud
fifteen individuals. aud ii is expected tne second
viii contain a SIX ttch al the character, ~. 81
,citv u iilv more, who have died since the
publication OF the FIST edlti,n
Among many recommendations Of the hrs
edition, the pub,she wall only give the lo'lo"
~
Mr. N,Lgs, in his Ree-ter, Juy /, 1913,
conc udeu AZ article on" che Books" with
he lol owIn9 ottselVatlenS:
g nave been led TO these few remarks, BY
la iug my hand on Volume lately pnblis: ed
by vi. HoyerS, at East, pctln. emitted " a
new bog apilcal DICTIONARY, containing the
lives Of al ou emlneut stat, 5meh, "arrfo >,
patrio aud e.. 1t IS neatly printed, aud,
in my opinion, one oil the best Chnp. books NE
hs,ef n bows 81 ON II 10 10 years 1i}--and
also, highly inrersstin; to those mon advanced
in wears. It ha, had, am told, very eNten
Sivc sale, and saallnut be sorIy to h. At oil a
new edition evrty year"
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your humble servant,
TIMOTHY ALDEN.
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