The Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1852-1855, 1854-11-24
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TO the columns Of the san Diego Hsr-
aid. he Is nov a regular contributor
to The pages Of the Pioneer. Monthly
Magazine, priniei in California. ,omr.
what in the style Of the we'll known y.
Y. kniekcrbcetcr Magasine. aud In al
respects n very crriiiable literary an.
taking. From late number Of this
Magazine. we make some selections
from John Pb@nix's Lectures on AZ.
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LECTURES OK AsrRoSoar.
ny Professor John phgnix, {. 8 a.,
s C., Sc. Published by Lc Count a
Strong In the Pioneers Magazine
October, 1854 Entcrcd according to
Act Of Congress, Oci. 1854, hy John
Phoenix in the Clerks Olhcc OF The
District Court Of vallccitos and Carisa
Greek.
Ia'rodar,ory.--Thc following page.
were originally prepared in The form of
n course Of lectures 10 be delivered be.
fore the Lowell Institute, of Boston,
Mass, but owing to the unexpected cir
cumstance of the authors receiving no
invitation to lecture before that Ins,iiu.
ton, they were laid aside shortly after
their completion.
Receiving an invitation from the Val
lecitos Literary and Scientific Institute.
during the present summer, TO deliver "a
course of Lectures on any popular sub.
ject, the author withdrew his manu-
script from the dusty shelf, on which il
had long lain neglected, aud. having
somewhat revised and enlarged Il, TO
suit the capacity oftbc eminent scholars
before whom II was TO be displayed, re-
paired to Valleciios. But, on arriving
nj that place, he learned with doep re.
gret. thai the only inhabitant had left u
few days previous. having availcd him
self OF the opportunity presented by
passing enigrants horse, and that, ia
consequence, the opening Of the Inst.
luie was indefinitely postponed Under
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