The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1837-10-17
THE AMERICAN ANTHOLOGY;

A fUtfTH,
hsIcd Monthly, pith splendid illustrations on Steel
WHILE nearly every country Of the old World can
w boast OF IFS collected body OF NATIONAL Poetry, ON
which the seal of peoples favorable judgment has been
SET and which exhibits 10 foreign nations IN the most
striking light the progress OF CIVILIZATION and literary re-
fnenent among its inhabitants while England especial
Iy proudly displays 10 the world corpus poetar"m the
stre Of whose Immortal wreath has shed brighter glory
upon her name than the splendid rumphs which
her and her soldcry have achieved our own
country destitute OF poetic honors ippeTs we
saw for although full collection Of the chef drures OF
our writer's has been made Yet there exist and are occa
sionally 10 he met with productions oil Amencan poets
which will bear comparison with the holest and most
polished efforts OF European genius and winch claim Tor
America high rank in the scale OF literary elevation
as is coded to older and in respects more Ia
yored lands. :
Impressed with the correctness of this judgment we
propose monthly magazine which shall contain
IN perfect unmuiilated form, the most merlorous and
beautiful illusions OF the poets OF America oil me past
and present time, with such introductory critical ana
geographic shall be nccessaryto correct under
standing OF the works presented TO the reader and 10 add
interest to the publication. Those who imagine that
there dearh Of materials for such undertaking.
who believe that the Aonian Maids have confined their
richest fvors transatlantic brethren 10 the eScu
sion Of native genius, will be surprised to learn that we
already possession Of more than two hundred vol
Of the production OF American hars, IRON about The
year 1880 the present day Nor il from these sources
alone that materials may be drawn. There are but lew
writers in our country who pursue authorship voca
ton, and whose works have been published IN collected
form. Our poets, especially, have generally written Tor
their productions have gone TO rest or their illusions have
been careessy inserted in periodicals OF slight merit and
limited circulation. where they unlikely to attract
notice to themselves draw attention TO their authors
The grass Of the field flowers of the wilderness
growing the ashes Of many Of the highly gifted Who
through the wild and romantic regions OF our republic
have scattered poetry in lngots bright from the mint OF
genius and glowing with the impress Of beauty and the
spirit Of TRUTH quantities sufficient il known and
appreciated it would be other countries TO secure
10 them honorable reputation throughout the world
Such Harvey author of Crystalline and the Fever
Dream Sands, author of famoydcn Wilcox, author
of the Age of Benevolence Robinson author of The
Savage Little, the and tender poet of Christian
feeling the lamentcd Bainard, and many beside whose
writings almost unknown, save by their kindred asso-
cates 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, Perciyal,
Sprague, Slgourney, Whittier Willis, &c the public
familiar and them that there exists though
long forgotten and unknown. mine of poetic wealth,
rich varied and extensive, which will amply repay the Ia
Dor of exploring it, and add undylng ustre TO the
which encrclcs the brow of American genius In the pub
location proposed shall from the oblivion
to which they have long been consigned, and embam
bright and mperishable form the numberess gems OF
pures ray with which researches INTO the literary
tIgutes OF our country have endowed and we
dent that every lover of his native land will regard
enterprise patriotic and deserving the support of the
citizens Of the United States, tending to elevate the
character of that country the scale OF nations, and
ser claims the station to which its children entities
it. With this conviction ask the patronage o the com
munity to and in undertaking, conscious that
are merng support by exhibiting to the world proud
evidence that America the giant strength OF her ercu-
literature with those lands which for have boast
ed their civilization and refinement and justly exultcd in
their umphs of their cherished sons IN the nobest field
which heaven has opened 10 the human intellect.
The AMERICAN ANTHOLOGY will contain complete
works of portion Of the ollowing-the popular Of
poetic wrtersand of the others, the best pocs and
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