INDEX. 82 PAGE. 121 246 349 362 and 424 457 539 379 505 374 85 397 79 ing the Descendants of the lost tribes of Israel, . 94 193 584 488 391 302 395 399 177 29-1 396 387 tion in the United States, between the years 1830 66 16 16 ( ( PAGE. 489 591 88 and 190 307 95 186 196 300 305 387 399 482 486 586 591 393 273 452 E. 132 409 45 25 and 233 M. 134 450 565 N. 1 336 12 24 65 75 115 161 175 220 242 The seven Foresters of Chatsworth, Lines written on receiving a branch of the Evergreen Myrtle, Stanzas--from a Poem on the Passions, Stanzas–"Dark are thy forests, Sullivan; but yet,” Summer is come, No. 2.-Palais de Justice, No. 6.-Chamber of Deputies, 8 V. Vanderlyn, 56, 163, 225 and 462 “The world knows nothing of its greatest men,” says the author of Philip Van Artavelde. The world will be better able to appreci. ate the sagacity of the poet's observation after having seen our series of “ Notorious Characters and Characters of Note.” The world, indeed, cannot be said to know nothing of its great men, but how little does it know of its greatest men! Some of “the few, the immortal names” we shall mention, are indeed recognized as great, but not as the greatest! Is Martin Van Buren as great as John Williams ? Is Mr. Senator Webster as great as Dr. Graham? Is the sublime as great as the ridiculous ? Certainly not. For, if it were, then there would be more sublime than ridiculous people in the world, and every body knows the contrary to be the fact. “ Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them." “ Here follows prose,” said Malvolio, when about to read this often-cited passage—and prove it is as much as our first quotation is poetry. Our series will primarily include those who were born great, and those who have achieved greatness ; and, by and by, we shall add " a chosen tally of the singular few” who have had greatness thrust upon them. Let every person of both sexes, who considers himself or herself as belonging to either of the three classes, instantly subscribe to, and pay for the American Monthly-for though we shall yet shall we not be more complimentary to such as subscribe yet “owe us no subscription,” than to those who subscribe yet “owe VOL. X. 1 |
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