The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-06-24
p Il o : p e G II U S,
BRITISH PERIODICAL LITERATURE.
Republication Of the London Quarterly, the Edi,a-
burgh, the North British, and the Vest
minister Reviews, and Biackwoods D

buygh the North British, and the West
minister Reviews, and Biack,coods
Edinburgh Mag&zine.
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trade doctrines, which will give interest TO the M.
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into genial soil 1t has recently been united with
Of the Reviews being confined in Westminster
and thus adding greatly TO its value literary periodical
The North British Review
work of origin than those aready described
but it is, neyenhe ess destined to occupy as prominent
place the Rel ublic of Letters
The ecclesiastical movement in Scotland led its
adjustment There was no Journal in the UkITFp KING
Church agitation indeed the evolution caused BY
he d rup,on induced a. new state Of things placing The
utterance perceptions Of State Church Po
other organ of thought than then extant Hence
spontaneous agreement Of The great master minds
immediate creation Of the MORN BRIrrsH REVIEW The
basis OF this Journal the Evangelism of the Nineteenth
esractersiics Of the times that the grand principle which
took he OF the , Se1a
goeatsd and cindcatd in this able work, and in the
This Periodical ultra in its any one of the
grand Departments of human knowedge the same time
nsHs on Of he 4is pare
most ayoraby with every other In The amount
Of Sir David Brewster Ds anna, Cunningham. Lorrmer
Candlish, Gordon, Buchanan, Smith, ETC.: host in
themselves Much foreign talent is also pledged to adcn and
It's not 10 Be considered strictly Theological Res,e,c
for topics OF every kind to and interest the
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are considered Literature and the literary merits Of works
pnfoded the discussion Of snct feature Of
VIII continue to occupy prominent place in
The lamened DR. Chalmers was the founder and principal
editor Of this Review and SINCE his DEATH has been ably
Quoted by his sop-in-law, DIR. Hanna.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine
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teed its contens be considered under the general heads
c,tions postry eritiea anayse of new vok ga ana
The high order Of its disansons has long proudly
oogy while its range OF elegant fiction be said
90 ana IN IT. y of its
nent and narratives OF voyages and travels less than
cal displayed unqueonaby superior to
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jealous partisan could desires yet wlhcng is rhetoric
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for of maintained circulation Great Br ain
OF about forty thousand copesa prodigou and unequaed
will alone settle the aue,tiop Of its presmnent merits The
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far above that Of any other work OF is class
only be accounted for by the ranscenden ability which cha
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Magazine are regularly forwarded 10 this country 50 as
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content issue other reprints OF them, copied from
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have been by the highest order of scholastic ability and
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OF the world and the neglect 81 their high claims
npon the consideration Of all classes of the intelligent
TO the great interests of the veal but spirit of
philosophical inquiry is abroad among The people and to
longer deemed misfortune, but fault and assuredy the
fault esened when find such advantages thus
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