St. Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1845-1863, 1853-01-27
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qor ses'pe Ahu TsfneFI6g . greateT md
more Attractive variety, are able SO 10
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harvest, a fully 10 satisfy the wants Of
the American reader.
The elaborate and stately ESsays Of
the Edinburgh, Quarterly, and other
ReVie~s: and Rlackwood's noble oriti.
UsroS on Poetry, mis- keen political Com.
menis rleN, highly wrought Tales, and
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| The sober and respectable Christian OBJ
Military ano Ns,ai "reminiscences Of rhe
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ot the Duhlin University. New nlon.hly.
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Sporting Va Laziue<, end Of Chambers
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Of The Iirses. We shall increase our
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q! f"r"P". ana from The nov growth o.
he British colonies
The steamship has brought Europe
/ NNia, aud Africa. into our neiphborhood ::
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as Merchants. Travellers, and Politicians,
win all paris oi The rnrld So that much
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The condition and changes of foreign
countries. And this not ONLY because Ct
! their nearer Conn~o"ina. with ourselves,
! but BECAUSE rhc NATIONS see" II La r.
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or forsce.
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nt Coion;Zatiom, (Which is extending over
The whole world AMI Voyages and
/ Travels, will he fa'"rile matter fr our
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Foreign affairs, without satirsiv sssIec.
ting our own.
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Travels, History, and more solid matter
we may produce a work which shall b,
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December ., 1852.