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L and urgently expressed wish of eminent and ju-
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nave decided to commence on the first Of January 1853
all entirely original PERIODICAL under the above title
1t Is Intended to combine the lighter characteristics
Oh popular magazine with the higher and graver
quail les OF quarterly review. filling position hth-
erto unoccuped in our literature.
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Will meet the views OF most 'inguiShed writer's
'uch medium as they would Seei; for ill comnuni-
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ID write ably and o ofitably who have not hitherto
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q such topics are deemed important and of public
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