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THE LIFE OF THOMAS JErrEmsoN
BY HENRY g. RANDALL, LII. D.
In TAree vslunes, octave.

bf HENRY g. RANDALL, LII. D.
In Three vsIumes, octave.
'HIs work contains upwards Of 1900 pages, i
printed on hne paper, and Handsomely bount
20 sarious styles. II 10 illustrated by several On
Gravings on steel. and numerous foe sinles; anon,
sne Iormsr are two fnc portraits Of Je1eryon III,
draft Of the Declaration Of Independence In Jsser
sons own hand writing
inis -, IN every sense, IN authorised work; |,
- a unaertahen under ths appreciation Of his fam
iiy. and with an unreservsd access 10 ali the pri
sate pspers Of Jefferson In their possession md
mas reccived the benefit Of their recoleotions and
opinions II every step.
1ne Work contains the expressions Of Jefferson on
every great public question which arose, from hi,
advent 70 public hfs 70 his dsath-a period Of sbon
ov years, and embracing the whole voaMlAs period
Of the Republic. 1t contains JeAerson's hereto
iore family correspondence; selections
t'on rnnnset published letters, state papers, etc
OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.
No other Afe Of snerson ever publishs sd--proh
ABLY none that ever rt bs published--can bear any
Gem rssison 70 thin !. thoroughnsss fsllnsss Of In
c.dent and conscientious fidelity. .
Ih,s eiogn ply has evidently been labor Of love
and she ysans Of patient assiduous toll IL has cost
si.sn N. 7. Tribuns. = s-'1 !
Atlsngth the pablo have Life Of Thomas JET.
isrson that Y not only fascinating, and therefore
sentiai historical tes that Of accuracy andtsnth.
Ininsss' Its asen that the groand-verk Of the
whole u authentic cotempo4ary material, and OF
tae highest order. To GHthar II AAs bssn The work
that inimitable and incomperable biography d
Hosws. and yet faithfsl 10 tA~ postssisars thas
Jenerson is made to draw Of himssif that his nsr
tufe, his very soul, IL delinated With distinst-
ness not unlike that is whish Johnsou stand, ort
in the pages Of Boswen.--l Boston Post.
lmbsed with that enthusiastic Admirntion or his
subject, without which biograpAer IL rarely svc~
cessfu, Mr. Randall neverthsle less does NOT seek to
@ nias whatever . fault. he may ind either from him
Cromwell iesisted HE should h painted, sswarts
and all.' The picture gains BY this in life Ike
colorinE, without losing any OF It's majestic pros
portions.-[ Albany Eve. Jour.
No one who runs, however casually, over this
work viii fail to be satisfied that M RsndalI has
addcd very largely " The worlds stock Of insor-
nation about Jefferson, that he has had s0oess to
sources hitherto uncxpiored, and that he has done
more than wss ever done By any one before him 70
sne personality OF that great statssnan.
We have read With delight Mr. RAndalrs sspti.
sting details Of Mr.. Jedsrson's personal history.
which he has ssduloasly gathered and admirsbIy
gfoaped together, from great variety ai aashsnti<
sosrcss, hitherto nexplored. Our Of the tsnptins
richness Of his materials, the able aud
author has constructed hsok st once most en-
tsrtaining and instructive--one that should s.
studied BY every patriot Of The land.- [RieAnsn
Enquirer.
There can BE- only one opinion ~ 10 the ability.
general impartiaiiiy and iAdustry vkick Mr.. Ksn-
dali has brought into combination In the eomposi-
tion cf this biography, He Aas
worthily cxecated much wanted book Phila.
deiphia Press.
twill take place among the choicest classics of
Amsrican literature, and be consulted BY cvery a.
tars historian Of this scountry. Rvs.
Bullitin.
We like 1t because 1t neither conesais, palliatss
exakgeasss, nor distorts, but spproaohes in svery
instance, and In every Asticular the career of The
noble shsrsctsr whose opinions have done % mueh
to shaps ths domestic and foreign policy Of The A.
tion he contributed greatly tocal ints existsnss
IN. 0. True Data.
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