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"LE nearly every other country of the old world can
boast us collected body OF national poetry, whichhe
seal q judgment has been and which
eADs 20 foreign nations in the striking light the
gress OF civilization and literary refinement among its nhab
'anis while England especially, proudly displays to the
corpus peear"m the lusire OF whose immortal wreath
seu brighter glory upon her than The most spen
mmphs which her and her soldery have ache
our own country appears be destitute OF poetic honor
appears we say for although full collection Of the chef
9nes 81 our writer's has been made yet there exist and
occasionally TO be met WITH productions Of American poets
w comparison with the noblest and most polished
81 european genius AMI which claim tor America AS
rank IN the scale of literary eeyatonSss now coded 10
o'a , and ~ some respects more iayoured lands.
impressed win the correctness OF this Judgment we propose
to issue monthly magazine which shall contains in perfect
unmuatei orm the meriorious and beautiful easons
poets OF Amerca ofhe past and present time, with such
nrounctory creal and Geographic notices. shall be
ar 10 correct understanding of the works presented TO the
reader, and 70 add neresto The publication. Those who
imagine that there exists deart Of materials for such
dertakmg who believe that the Aonian Maids have confined
their richest transatlantic bretheren TO the excl
soo native genius will he surprised to learn that we are all
t@y IN possession OF more than two hundred volumes OF the
proucons of American bards from the year $3.50
Tue present day Nor from these alone that mate
may DC arawn There are but lew writers in our country
VINO pursue authorship vocation and whose works have,
been published in collected FORM. Our poets especially
have gen orally written tor particular occasions, with the
ebrance OF which their productions have gone rest their
euons have been carelessy inserted periodicals. slight
merit ana iimHen circulation, where they unlikely
attract notice or draw attention le their al.
hos The grass OF the field and the flowers Of the wilderness
are growing over the ashes of many of the highly gifted
through The Wild and ronantc regions of republics have
scattered poetry in "ngots bright from the mint Of genius
and glowing with the impress Of beauty and the spirit truth
IN Quantities sufficient. il known and appreciated
would be ~ other countries TO them honorable
reputation throughout the world. Such HAHNEY,
Thor oil Cry stsna 'and the Fever Dream Sands author
T Yamoyden WLcox. author of 'he Age Of Benesolence,
hosNsoN, author OF The Savage LITTLE the and
tender OF Christian feeling the lamented BRAINARp and
many beside, whose writings almost unknown by
their kindred, associates, and friends.
Whthe those poets who within the last few wears
have extended the reputation of American literature beyond
The Atlantic bryant, DANA Percipal Sbragne. Courtney
Uhter, UiMs, &c the public are familiar: and
sure them that there exists though long forgotten
KNOWN nine OF poetic wealth, rch varied and extensive
which VIII amply repay the labour Of exploring it, and add
nndying nstre to the which cncirces the brow Of
American genius In the publication proposed we shall
rescue fro m the oblivion which they have long been con-
signed, and embam in bright and mperishabe form the
numberess gems OF puest ray with which researches
into the literary antiquities OF country have endowed U.S.
and we are confident that every lover Of his land will
of the citizens of the United States as tending 10 elevate the
character of country the scale nations and assert lis
claims to The station 70 which the genius Of its children en
test With this conviction ask the patronage of the
muny TO aid us in undertaking. That are er
ting its support by exhibiting the world proud evidence
that America, in the giant strength Of her Hrculean child
hoot destined ere long to cope in the of literature
with those lands which for centuries have boasted their cvi
,zaon and refinement and justly exued in The triumphs Of
1850
opened TO human intellect t fEa.1
The AMERICAN ANTHOLOGY will contain the complete
works OF portion of the nghe popular of our
poetic OF the Others the best poems and such as
are least generally known
John Quincy .adas, Washington anston Joseph Barber,
Joe Barbru, Park Beniamn, Elizabeth, Ragnst John G.
q: Branard Jnhes G. Brooks, H1Mam Cullen Bryant.
Jhhs Gaylord Clark, Robert S. Cofin. Richard III Dana
George ~ Doane, JoseM Rodpan Lke, Tnothy I)zoight
EbzaoeM r. EAe, Emma c.. Embu.y Ei.pa,I Everct,
Samuel J.: Fairfield, PHILIP F,eadu, lillian d. Gallagher,
Hannah n Go, Fix Greene haheck, John NJ. Ha,ney,
Jrhn ~ NNhonse, Charles r. hoffman, MELEE, (renrW
nsal John Peabody, b. " O. nin,es G percval, bln
fterpont Esroard G. Itackney, George ID. Prentice D.
RockreH, Robert c. Sands Lydia H .go,tmey, Charles
Sprngne, ! RI Snermeser, John I,,fmbnH, T,osber N
Hefmorc, John Gree'taf Hhtaer, .Aathauiel r. Mills
In addonto the poems of the above named authors sell
ectlons comprising the hest productions Of than four
hundred other American writer's will be given the work
progresses. VIZ
The AMEnIcAS ANrHoLosr will be published on The first
SATURDAY ofeyery month Each number will contain seveny-
two royal octave pages printed in the most beautiful manner
On paper superior quality, anil two more portraits on
steel, with other illustrations 80
PnlcE, hvc dollars per annum, payable in advance. y
The FIRST number will be published in December.
Subscriptions received in New York By WILEY & PuTyuM
III Broad way, and tnIswoLD CAMmRELINs 1l8 Fulton
Street. All letters to be addressed post paid to M
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