Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1843-03-29


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object of the proprietor to place his nlaglziue
/ even in these points, beyond competition; bu ia
doing so, he has had no disposition 10 s,rua-.
the more important and substantial qualities Wid-t
ought to distinguish a national and STANDARD PERI
Odical IL Is Its prominence in the literary dePiY.-
ment, upon which is based the princip, claims of
the Ladies' Companion To its pages tie iropr-
etor boldly refers for proof oftle assertion ,it by
none Of lis numerous rivals and imitatorS, has tIe
Companion ever been equalled or even approach
! ed in its
| Literary Character.
! If further proof were needed, the proprietor
would point with emotions of pleasure and pride,
to the following list of distinguished names, eIl-
bracing the principal regular contributors, wLusc
able pens have exerted so much Influence through
the pages ofthis magazine upon the literary ;asJa
of the day.
PROMINENT CONTRIBUTORS.
Emma G Embury. author of Pictures Of Early
Life" the blind Girl, etc; Lydia Ii Sigourney;
Frances S Osgood; Mrs. Seba Smith; Mrs. F. I.
Ellet author OF Character of Schiller" etc. Ann
S Stephens; Hannah L Gould; Mrs T.. r. Siee.C;
Mrs. A. NJ. +. Amman, late Miss Buchanan; Miss
A. D. Woodbridge; Mrs Emeline :; Smith; f. W
Thomas, author of Clinton Bradshaw etc, Car
olne Orne, of Wolfsboro, n H.; Miss Mary Ann
Browne England, Mrs M. ST. Leon Loud, Penn
Z Al l.
gerald Tasstro; Nathaniel P. Willis; Theodore S
Fay; Edgar A. Poe; George P. Norris author Of
"Brier Cliff" and the National Melodies, TO
gether with a large number of prominent writers,
whose names we have not room here TO insert
This list embracing some of the most profound
original and vigorous intellects OF the male sex,
and the most brilliant, graceful and witty OF the
fair, cannot easily be paralelled by any other mag
azine in the country II affords the surest guaran-
fooo Of dot and Ot 10
prietor make the literary character of his work
commensurate with its immense and increasing
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versity of taste may expect to be grathed, and ev
cry kind of elegant literature receive proper at
tention Poetry, tales, sketches, essays, embody-
ing the brilliant conceptions, the graceful inagn-
ings, the original Inventions and the witty or pro-
found thoughts of the able writer's we have
meraed, have and will continue to administer
each in proportion, to the amusement and instruc.
ton of the readers ofthe Companion.
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