Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1828-12-13
The Ladies Literary Port Folio.
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THE Editor will be assisted the Department Of Reviews
Miscellany and Poetry by 'N g. L. and i'm the al;rs-
Department, by Mrs. HARRIET NuzSy
With the 9th number wall appear copperpa,c engraving
'PisY m smse group portraits of SnAAsrE,RE, Lyr,N,
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"CLaaENeL, and the exclusive aid of Mr. T. e. Clarke for
merry editor OF the Album with the ATTEST of his for nrr 0ad
J"ior aud several anonymous hut excellent WRITER'S WHO have
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The Editor, who has had much experience in conluc,iur
literary paper, hopes to concentrate in M work. the power
ful talents of many of the most Distinguished writers IN i
country, whom he considers il an honor To be assoc,. b
and pride to have enlisted in ms The arrangement
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Literary and Seieniifc-Noiccs Reviews or Criticisms Of
all new books and publications. especially such Issue iron,
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season are confined owonans superintendent She therefore
may be presumed lay tire foundation all the virtue and all
tire wisdom that enriches the world"
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focy-"Such," says genuine poet, Gas ifas an alliance,
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men and bcathes into profound exalted aud generous
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scclGHooWsTHE DHANA with criticisms; Tvs TouyT and
us ornaments OF taste and fashion with such intelligence ANU
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Embellishments Though superior copporpatC cnrravinrs
executed expressly Tor t work Of interesting subjects pcur
osque scenery, portraits Of distinguished hd id,ras sir
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