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~ the ninth volume Of the American Monthly Magazine
This VIII commence the second year Of the New Series
Of the American Monthly One year has passed since,
by the union OF the New England Magazine with tins
well established periodical, the Of publication
which had previously absorbed those OF the American
Monthly Review and Of the United States Magazine
were all concentrated in the American Monthly Maya
zine giving al once broad basis TO the work 10
stamp its national character and pemanencv
The number OF pages, which have each month exceeded
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number OF the work throughout the year has been
mented with engraving executed by the first artists IN
the country. How far the literary contents Of the Maya
zine have Kept pace with these secondary Improvements
the public the best judges The aim Of the popretos
has been from the first to establish periodical which
should have and character Of its own and WHICH
while rendered sufficiently amusing ensure its circua
tom should ever keep for its main object the promotion Of
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on whatever subject it undertook to discuss which in
word should make its way into public favor and establish
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found in its pages than by any eclat which the OF
popular contributors the dissemination of laudaory
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the prescribed to itself from the first 1t has
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OF its papers but by the enlightened who have
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not by its occasional difference oopinion with themselves
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fused vitality into the creation while shaping it into FORM
until now has living principle Of its own 1t has be-
something, it is hoped, which the world would
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the last year, is yet sufficiently full justify The
publishers in carrying effect their plan Of literally
compromising both the regular contributors and every
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quately thus rewarded fully sustain merit tie
character which occasional article from well paid
popular pen may give
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