The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-09-12

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i Museum of Foreign Literature, (Which was
favoraby received by the public for twenty years.
but il twice as large, and appears 30 often, we
not only give spirit and freshness 10 II py many
things which were excluded by a months delay,
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satisfy the wants of the American reader.
The elaborate and stately Essays OF the Edin-
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| and Voyages and Travels, will be favorite matter
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