The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1837-08-30
PROSPECTUS
THE
AMERICAN MONTHLY MAGAZINE,
FOX 1911.
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ON the first Of January published the first number Of
~ the ninth volume of the American Monthly Magazine.
THIS vii the second year Of the New Series
Of the American Monthly" One year has passed since,
by the union OF the New England Magazine with this
well established periodical the OF publication
which had previously absorbed those Of the American
Monthly Review and Of the United States Magazine,
all concentrated in the American Monthly Maya
zine giving broad basis to the work 10
stamp its national character and ensure Its permanency
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hundred, Was at the time increased to make
for additional supply of original matter and each
number of the work throughout the year has been
mented It'll engraving, executed by the first artists
the country. How far the literary contents of the Maya.
have kept pace with these secondary improvements
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has been from the first 10 establish periodical which
should have tone and character Of its and which,
while rendered sufficiently amusing to ensure its crcua
on should ever keep for It's main object the promotion OF
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word, should make its into public favor, and establish
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found pages than by any eclat which the Of
popular contributors, the dissemination Of Mandatory
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Of It's papers but by the enlightened who ha"
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quacly thu rewarded, it fully sustain merit The
character which occasional article from well pald
popular pen may give.
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