The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1844-07-12
THE COLUMBIAN LADY's AND GEN

THE COLUMBIAN LADY'S AND GEN
TLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, edited by John
Inman. and filled with contributions from the most
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States an immense provision of literary abity' ior
which as yet there is no adequate encouragement
or field of display that besides the numbers OF clever
and scccessful writer's whose productions are week
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liant award of fame, and that the power oil those
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BY lips of wisest censue, are capable OF more and
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ton and the new supplies have only to be present.
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by to sustain itself-certainly on its own ground,
if not Acknowledgements all the competition that the
intellect of other lands can bring to the encounter;
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welcome for all that American writer's can produce
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H. w. Herbert, H. T. Tuckerman, ]. X. Chandler,
I. C. Grattan, J. c. Neal, Geo. 2. Morris, Seba
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Mrs Lydia H. Sigourney, Mrs G. w: II. Esing'
Mrs. Lydia Jane Pierson, Miss Hannah F. Gould
Miss E. A. Dupuy, Miss Lucy Austin, w: G
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Miss Eliza Leslie, Miss c. M. Sedgwick, Miss Ju
lief RI, Lewis, Miss Mary Davenant, Miss Emily
Francis. w. C. Bryant, ]. X. Pauldlng, n. r
Willis, John Neal, Park Benjamin, r. II. Dana
Rufus Dawes, r. w. Gliswold, r. M Bird, Mrs
"Mary Clavers," Mrs Frances s. Osgood, Mrs. p
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Leon Loud, Mrs A. M. F. Amman, Miss Meeta NJ
Duncan, Miss Virginia De Forest, Miss A. B. Lind
saw, Miss c. M. Keteltas.
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