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PREFACE.
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porate, or future individual capacity, however
enterprising as publishers they have shown
themselves to be—and accordingly the scheme
was abandoned. Nevertheless, we have the
pleasure of assuring our friends, that their unac¬
cepted articles perished in glory. Bright indeed
was the flame that illuminated the Glasgow
Green, and sorrowful were our hearts, as pile
after pile of manuscripts, each sending forth a
resplendent but momentary blaze, expired in
crackling triumph.
We now take our leave of the public, assuring
them, that should they smile on our efforts to
gain their approbation, we shall not be backward
to renew our toils in another Session,—Vale !
30lh March, 1830.
Vll
porate, or future individual capacity, however
enterprising as publishers they have shown
themselves to be—and accordingly the scheme
was abandoned. Nevertheless, we have the
pleasure of assuring our friends, that their unac¬
cepted articles perished in glory. Bright indeed
was the flame that illuminated the Glasgow
Green, and sorrowful were our hearts, as pile
after pile of manuscripts, each sending forth a
resplendent but momentary blaze, expired in
crackling triumph.
We now take our leave of the public, assuring
them, that should they smile on our efforts to
gain their approbation, we shall not be backward
to renew our toils in another Session,—Vale !
30lh March, 1830.
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| Antiquarian books of Scotland > Languages & literature > Athenaeum > (13) |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/108223239 |
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| Description | An original literary miscellany edited by students in the University of Glasgow. |
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| Shelfmark | ABS.1.75.122 |
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| Description | Thousands of printed books from the Antiquarian Books of Scotland collection which dates from 1641 to the 1980s. The collection consists of 14,800 books which were published in Scotland or have a Scottish connection, e.g. through the author, printer or owner. Subjects covered include sport, education, diseases, adventure, occupations, Jacobites, politics and religion. Among the 29 languages represented are English, Gaelic, Italian, French, Russian and Swedish. |
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