The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-02-27
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Il Museum Of Foreign Literature, (Which was
iavorably received by the public for twenty years.
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not only give spirit and freshness to it by many
things which were excluded by months delay,
put while thus extending our scope, and gathering
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to increase the solid and substantial part of our lit
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satisfy the wants Of the American reader.
The elaborate and stately Essays Of the Edir
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wood noble criticisms Poetry. his keen political
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oftbe British colonies
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and changes of foreign countries. And this not
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ing through rapid pr cess of change, to some new
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cannot compute or foresec.
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for our selections; and in general, shall system
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he great department OF foreign affairs, without en-
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srags
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