The native American., 1837-12-23
THE AMERICAN ANTHOLOGY.

THE AMERICAN ANTHOLOGY;
a Magazine Of Poetry Biography, and Criticism to BE-
Pu6tished Monthly, svA splendid illustrations stesl
WHILE nearly every other country Of the old world
ss and ne ss sssl Of has been
s ssoa he sss e ns E. ss literary
cally proudly displays TO the world corpus poetar
the luste Of whose immortal wreath has she'd brighter
glory upon her name than the most splendid iumphs
own country appears to be destitute of poetic honors
appears, we say, for although full collection Of the
chef douss Of our writer's has been made yet there ex
s and are occasionally to be met WITH productions Of
American poets which will bear comparison with the
nobest and most polished efforts Of European genius ana
which claim for America high rank in the scale
literary elevation is coded to older and in some
more favored lands. tQ 1879
Impressed with the correctness of this Judgment, we
propose TO issue monthly magazine which shall contain
in perfect, unmutated FORM The most meritorous and
beautiful illusions Of the poets of America Of the past
and present time, with such Introductory, critical and
geographic notices, shall be to correct
Outstanding OF the works presented othe reader TO add
interest 10 The publication Those who imagine that there
exists dearth Of materials for such undertaking; who
believe that the Aonan Maids have confined their richest
ayors 10 cur transatlantic brethren to the exclusion of
native genius will be surprised TO learn that we are al
ready in possession of than two hundred volumes Of
the productions Of American bards from about the year
1880 to the present day. Nor is it from these sources
alone that materials may be drawn. There are but few
writers in our country who pursue authorship voca-
on and whose works have been published in collected
form Our poets, especially, have generally written for
particular occasions with the remembrance Of which their
have gone to rest their illusions have been
careiessy inserted in periodicals of slight merit and lin
to themselves, draw attention 10 their authors The
grass of the fields and the flowers of the wilderness are
growing over the ashes Of many Of the highly gifted who
through the wild and romantic regions Of our republic.
have scattered poetry in ingots bright from the mint Of
genius, and glowing with the impress Of beauty and the
spirit Of truth quantity sufficient, it known and
70 them honorable reputation throughout the world
Such were HARVEY author Of Crystana and the Fever
Dream;' SANDS, author Of sYamoyden;' WILcox author
Of The Age of Benevolence; ROBINSON author Of The
Savage LITTLE the sweet and tender poet Of Christian
feeling; the amented BRANARD and many beside whose
writings are almost unknown by their Kindred
With the Of those poets who within the last few
years, have extended the reputation Of American era
tlre beyond the Atlantic Bryant Dana Perciual Spragu
SgOuyney, Whittier, Wills &c.. the public are familiar:
and we them that there exists though long
forgotten and unknown, mine Of poetic wealth. rich
varied and extensye which will amply repay the labor
encrcles the brow of American genius. in the pubca.
ton now proposed shall from the oblivion to
which they have long been consigned. and embam in
bright and impershabe form the numberless gems or
purest ray with which our researches into the literary
antiquities Of country have endowed us; and we are
confident that every lover Of his native land will regard
our enterprise as patriotic and deserving the support Of
the citizens Of the United States tending to elevate
the character Of the country the scale Of nations and a.
sert its claims TO the station which the genius Of s
children entities it. With this conviction we ask the
patronage Of the community to aid in undertaking.
conscious that we merng its support by exhibiting
to the world proud evidence that America in the giant
strength of her Heculean childhood destined ere long
cope in the of literature with those lands which,
for centuries, have boosted their civilization and refine.
me and justly exuted in the riumphs Of their cherish
ca sons IN the noblest field which heaven has opened for
human intellect. 20
The AMERICAN ANTHOLOGY will contain the complete
works Of portion of the ollowngth most popular Of
our poetic wrersand Of the others the best poems and
'uch as are least generally known
John Quincy ADAMS Washington .Alston Joseph Barber
Ioel BarloU, Pork Beyamin, Elizabeth Bogayi, Joh e.
@ BrGinGrd, James G.. Brooks, William Cullen B,yauh
Wiis Gaylord Clark Robert S. Coffin Richard H. Dana
George ". Doane, Joseph Rodman Drake, 1fAoahy
Du1ght, Elizabeth +. Eliet, Emma G. Embury, Edcayd
Gallagher Hanna r. Gould, Fts- Greene Halcck. John
Harvey John a. EiLtouse Charles f. Hofinaa MeleA
GrenrN Neal John Peabody b. W. O., fumes G Psrci-
aL, John Pie,pon EdOard G. Pincncy, George d. Prem
ice j. 0. Rockace, Robert q Sands, Lydia III Sseour-
ley Charles Sprague, T. X Sutermester, John IsnbuH
Prosper M. Wetmo,e, John Greenea WaiHer, Mcdaniel
P. Wills. s - Is
In addition to the poems of the above named authors
elections comprising the best productions Of more than
our hundred other American WRITER'S will be given as the
work progresses. {8s4
The AMERICAN ANTHOLOGY will be published on the
lrst Saturday of every month Each number will con-
am seventytwo royal octave pages printed in the most
'eautui manner on paper OF superior quality and two
y more portraits on steel, with other illustrations.
rmce hve dollars per annum, payable in advance
The first number will be published in December r
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RUFUS w. GRISNOLD.
'uy -. sec. ~. r. Lat Antiquarian association.
vTNHE NEW YORK Tifa Tnsurarca -, 1rr.