The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1837-12-09
THE AMERICAN ANTHOLOGY;

Magazine Of Poetry biography, and Criticism 10 bepub.
ished Monthly wiM splendid Illustrations on Steel 4
WHILE nearly every country Of the old world
w boast Of its collected body Of national Poetry on
which the seal of peoples favorable judgment has been
set and which exhibits TO foreign nations in the most
striking light the progress Of civilization and literary re-
hnemcnt among its inhabitants while England, especial
ly proudly displays to the world corpus poearum the
lustre of whose immortal wreath has shed brighter glory
upon her name than the most splendid trinmphs which
her statesmen and her sodiey have achieved, our own
country seems destitute Of poetic honors Appears,
say, for although full collection of the chef dGures OF
our writers has been made yet there exist and occa
sonally be met with productions OF American poets
which will bear comparison with the nobiest and most
polished efforts of European genius and which claim for
America as high rank IN the scale OF literary elevation
is coded TO older and In respects more Ia
vored lands. Y. ......,
Impressed with the correctness Of this judgment
propose issue monthly magazine which shall contain
in perfect unmutated FORM the meritorious and
beautiful illusions of the poets Of America, of the past
and present time with such Introductory, critical and
geographic notices shall be necessary to correct under
standing Of the works presented to the reader and to add
interest to the publication. Those who imagine that
there exists dear OF materials for such undertaking.
who believe that the Aonian Maids have confined their
richest ayors transatlantic brethren TO the exclu
sion of native genius will be surprised to learn that
arc already possession Of than hundred vol
Of the production of American bards from about the
year $3.50 to the present day Nor it from these sources
alone that materials may be drawn There but few
writer's country who pursue authorship
tion and whose works have been published in a collected
form Our poets, especially have generally written for
particular occasions, with the remembrance Of which
productions have to rest their illusions have
been carelessy inserted periodicals of slight merit and
limited circulation, where they unlikely to attract
notice to themselves draw attention to their authors
The grass Of tile field flowers Of the wilderness
growing the ashes Of many OF the highly gifted who,
through the wild and romantic regions Of republic,
have scattered poetry in ngots bright from the mint Of
genius and glowing with the impress of beauty and the
spirit Of truth, in quantities sufficient were known and
appreciated il would be in other countries, to
them an honorable reputation throughout the world
uprn Auth nf Crust andt
Dream Sands, author of 'Yamoyden; Wilcox, author
of the age of BenevoIence Robinson author of The
Savage Little the sweet and tender poet OF Christian
feeling, the lanen,cd Branard and many beside whose
writings almost unknown save by their kindred assoc
ciates and friends.
With the names of those poets who within the last few
years have extended the reputation Of American lite
nature beyond the Atlantic, Bryant, Dana, Percival,
Spraeue, SIgouuiey, Whittier, Willis &c. the public
familiar and them that there exists, though
long forgotten and unknown. mine OF poetic wealth.
rch varied and extensive, which will amply repay the Ia
Dor of exploring IT, and add undyng usre to the crown
which encrces the brow of American genius In the pub
location proposed shall from the oblivion
TO which they have long been consigned and embalm
bright and impcrishable form the numberless gems Of
purest ray with which our researches into the literary
tiqnites OF our country have endowed and we
hdent that every lover of his native land will regard
enterprise patriotic and deserving the support Of the
citizens of the United States as tending to elevate the
character of that country in the scale Of nations and
sert claims the station to which its children entities
it. With this conviction ask the patronage Of the
munity to aid in undertaking, conscious that
mertng its support by exhibiting TO the world proud
evidence that America in the giant strength Of her ercu
lean childhood, is destined ere long cope in the Of
literature with those lands which for centuries have boast
cd their civilization and refinement, and Justly exuted in
their trumphs Of their cherished in the noblest field
which heaven has opened to the human intellect
The AMERICAN ANTHOLOGY will contain complete
works of portion of the foowingthe most popular Of
poetic writersand of the Others the best poems and
such are least generally known
Adams, John Quincy Gould, Hannah F.
Allston Washington IIalack, Fiiz Greene
Barber, Joseph Harvey, John NJ.
Barlow, Joel IIillhousc John A.
BENJAMIN, Park Hoffman, Charles +.
Bogart. Elizabeth Meen, Grenyile
Brainerd, John G. c. Neal John
Brooks, James g. Peabody, b. w O.
BRYANT William G. Percva James q.
Clark, Willis G.. Piepont, John
Coffin, Robert s. Pinckney Edward G.
Dana, Richard ii. Prentice, George d.
Doanc George w. Rockwell, j. d. '....~
Drake, Joseph.R Sands, Robert e.
Dwight, Timothy Sigoun ey, Lydia ii.
Ellet, Elizabeth F. Sprague Charles
Embury, EmmaC Suemeiscr, j. X.
Everett, Edward Trumbull, John
Fairfield Sumner L. Wetmore, Prosper NJ.
Freneau, Philip Whittier John q.