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Museum of Foreign Literature, (Which was favora-
bly, received by the public for twenty years but as
it is twice large, and apears SO often not
ly give spirit and freshness to it by many things
which were excluded by months delay, but, while
thus extending scope and gathering greater and
more attractive variety, able to increase the
solid and substantial part of our literary, historical
and political harvest fully to satisfy the wants OF
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The elaborate and stately Essays ofthe Edinburgh
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noble criticism on poetry, his political Commenta-
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ofrural and mountain scenery; and the contributions
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gacious SPECTATOR the sparkling Examiner the judi
cious ANieneum, busy and Industrious Literary Ga
-ette sensible and comprehensive Britannia, the so:
Der respectable ChrsiGn Observer these intermiX-
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WASHINGTON, December, 81, 1915.
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