Excerpt from The Beauties of the Hon. Henry Clay: To Which Is Added, a Biographical and Critical Essay This is the title of an interesting work, re-printed in a very elegant form, by Edward Walker, of Fulton street, New York. The tale is one of deep interest, and presents a faithful picture \of the progress and consequences of Vice, and will, if rightly understood, exert an important and beneficial influence upon the youthful mind, in pro vmg how near to the indulgence of innocent enjoyments, is the barrier that separates ...
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Excerpt from The Beauties of the Hon. Henry Clay: To Which Is Added, a Biographical and Critical Essay This is the title of an interesting work, re-printed in a very elegant form, by Edward Walker, of Fulton street, New York. The tale is one of deep interest, and presents a faithful picture \of the progress and consequences of Vice, and will, if rightly understood, exert an important and beneficial influence upon the youthful mind, in pro vmg how near to the indulgence of innocent enjoyments, is the barrier that separates it from the first steps of vice. The tale is told with an unpretending and delicate beauty. Even in those passages where it is necessary to portray the state of feeling and the power of temptation, the au thor has preserved a purity of style and description, very admirable None, but the fastidious whose opinion is usually worth nothing at all can find any fault with either the contents or the way in which it is got up. There are some passages of extraordinary power, and of a highly dramatic character. Witness the interview be tween Margaret and her repentant andfunhappy brother. In a very judicious and brief introduction - 1 the pulisher sets forth his opinion - one, by the bye, which we wish he could disseminate through the New York community, viz.: that good editions at reasonable prices are always cheaper than common ones. We have seen few neater works, as regards typography and binding, turned out from New York. We have not yet seen the work advertized in this city. We wish it may have an extended circulation, for the interest it excites and the moral it enforces. If our opportunity would allow, our readers should have an extract. Boston Atlas. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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