Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-02-20

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pcndiumn comprises In its list 81 authors ausA -
hourished In the eighteenth century, bat died IN ths
present: together with tbcsc strictly of the nine
teenth century, whether living o. dead
The present edition OF English Literatnre 81 ths
Nineteenth Ccntary contains Biographical skstchee
and selections from the writings of hendrsd aud
ak authors the names of twenty seven ~ whom DID
me- appear In the table e contents of the iofes ea
ton together with nsaIy Improvements thr"pEhv'h
Prof C.'s two volumes Of Ensiish Literature are
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From Prof. Chaanrey a. Goodrich, p. D., n Yah
College.
AZ consider Prof Cleveland's English Literature
Of tho Nineteenth Century appropriate seqaei 70
his Compendium The author has shown tho same
just and delicate appreciation Of literary excellence
in this as in tho former volume; and, rs u reaches
down to our times it will be still more interesting 70
largo portion Of the public and especially TO the
young. Few persons can understand what an amount
Of reading thought nice discrimination and iabori
GUS COZ densation of knowledge requisite to the
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mon toll more extensively in this field will be the
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is extremely well and fairly done Tho biographical
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know something Of an author they are 80 spirtea ~
to awaken desire to know more. The selections
are admirable. I have adopted the work as text
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now preparing, under its guidance, to give fuller
account of the writings Of some one chosen author"
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Judgment to be passed. upon each author; and hero
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