Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1853-03-09
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INN number for January, 1858, will be the first
L of the XII Volume of the Knickerbocker
Magazine.
Since the price ofsubscription has been reduced
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OF the knickcrbocker has been increased nearly
four to one. In many places ten are sold where
but one before, and through the year has been
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sip with his Readers, have doubtless, with our
selves, admired the perennial source Gifts pleasant
wit and ioyousness. In this number The Cos
sip holds on its way like some fair rivuet glanc
ing and dancing in the sunshine ola MAY morn
ing. VI used to wonder how Mr.. Clarke held out
expecting he must certainly 'snow- brown in the
coming number; but this number gives sign of
eXhaustion."- National Intelligeneer, Washing
ton.
Pleasant, genial, delightful Old KNlcK = Thy
name is suggestion of all things delectable: the
sight of thy modest. fresh cover n balm to spirit
ual sore eyes; glance within thee, the best anti
dOte for the blues. Thou hast given to kindly hui
mour, to piQuant dclincattou, and to sidc-spt-
ting fun. Il local habtation,' without which they
might go wandering over the domain of letters
calling now and then where Il friendly door open
cd TO them. but refusing to be comtortcd for the
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