The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1837-11-24
THE AMERICAN ANTHOLOGY;

a Magazine OF f0ehy bsogTdphy,
lished Monthly Wih splendid illustrations on Steel
WHILE nearly every country Of the old world can
w boast Of its collected body of national Poetry,
which the seal of peoples favorable judgment has been
set, and which exhibits to foreign nations in the most
striking hight The progress o. oi' h and literary re-
ly, proudly displays to the world corpus poearM the
ustre of whose immortal wreath has shed brighter glory
upon her than the most splendid triumphs which
her statesmen and her sodiery have achieved,
country destitute Of poetic honors appears,
say, for although full collection Of the chef danes Of
writers has been made there exist, and
sonaly TO be met with productions Of American poets
which will bear comparison with the nobest and most
polished efforts of European genius, and which claim for
America as high rank in the scale Of literary elevation
is now coded to older and in respects more ia
vored lands.
Impressed with the correctness Of this judgment we
propose to issue monthly magazine which shall contain
in perfect nnmutlated FORM the most mertorious and
beautiful illusions of the poets of America, Of the past
and present tme with such Introductory, critical, and
Geographic as shall be to correc, under.
standing Of the works presented to the reader and to add
interest to the publication. Those who imagine that
there exists dearh Of materials for such undertaking.
who believe that the Aonan Maids have confined their
richest favors transatlantic brethren to the excu-
sion Of native genius will be surprised to learn that
are already possession OF than two hundred vol
Of the production Of American bars from about the
year 1880 to the present day Nor il from these
alone that materials may be drawn There but few
on and whose works have been published collected
FORM Our poets especially have generally written for
particular occasions, with the remembrance Of which
their productions have gone to rest 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 are
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 it known and
appreciated would be in other countries to secure
to them honorable reputation throughout the world
Ner If Crys ina andfh he Fever
Dream Sands, author of Yamoyden; : Wilcox, author
of the Age Of Benevolence Robinson author of The
Savage Little, the and tender poet of Christian
feeling the lamented Banard, and many beside whose
writings almost unknown save BY their kindred
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,
Sprague, Sgoumey, Whittier, Willis DC. 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 la
Dor Of exploring it, and add undyng usre to the crown
which encrcles the brow of American genius In the pub
LEGATION proposed shall from the oblivion
to which they have long been consigned, and embalm
bright and mpcrishable form the numbercss gems Of
purest ray, with which researches into the literary
Equities of country have endowed and
hden that every lover of his native land will regard our
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
its claims TO the station TO which its children entities
it. With this conviction we ask the patronage of the
merting its support by exhibiting the world proud
evidence that America the giant strength Of her Hercu
lean childhood, is destined long cope in the Of
literature with those lands which for centuries have boast
ed their civilization and refinement, and Justly exulted in
their trumphs of their cherished sons in the nobles field
which heaven has opened to the human intellect
The AMERICAN ANTHOLOGY will contain complete
works Of portion of the folowingthe popular Of
poetic wrterand Of the Others the best poems and
such are least generally known
Adams, John Quincy Gould, Hannah F.
Allston Washington Haack, Fitz Greene
Barber, Joseph Harvey, John NJ.
Barlow, Joel Hillhouse, John A.
BENJAMIN. Park Hoffman, Charles +.
Bogart, Elizabeth Melen Grenvle
Brainerd, John G.. G. Neal John
Brooks, James g. Peabody b. w o.
Bryant, William G. Percva, James q.
Clark, Willis G. Pierpont, John
Coffin, Robert g. Pinckney, Edward G.
Dana, Richard II. Prentice, George d.
Doane, George w. Rockwell, ]. ..
Drake, Joseph r. Sands, Robert G.
Dwight, Timothy Sigoun ey, Lydia II.
Ellet ElzabehF F. Sprague. Charles
Embury, Emma O. Sutemeis.er, J. r.
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