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Benjamin, Asher, 1773-1845. / The American builder's companion; or, A new system of architecture: particularly adapted to the present style of building in the United States of America
(1806)
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killing flattering cioniniendation 'is of
iAen &Oin Monthly OgY7
at Boston.
European Reviewers, h usiy' displa, d Ae teidtits and 'a'
thi'sinteresting, composition, -that we have little., if any, thing,
to add to the
_dially'oin them in prVC1siLnga oem, which hatAfforded; us exqui t Oe
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rais4 its author to a permanent rank among the &ss'icai p o-_ets6f
his cou
In towns, where trade occupies everyth*ught, at all-timies and season
monopolizes the greate* share of cepvenati u wheiv
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of wciety, =d woidd -confine allmcntal. exp4ion with its, 0,,
cOy " ify" to the few, whose. faculties a04;bew
fimes.,of others main rs., of ot4er men-; with diOTent qNec," -i
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as, nowr, passions and-_.whosexices,.while they neither eeded in w
Of laterltimes, were balanced by many viftues; among which unbounded
ship -faithful love, and heroic valour shonconspkuous. it istherefore
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to- -e rit 'generations icularly, this,
we strongly recommend. -th part v
.learningbut mote
as__ivispfobable. to
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Union we shalt a- elect a1ew specimens goodness
Tim Editors of the Monthly Anth6lou, after selecting nea*, two..
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M bosoms whet'ethe ask now and the vie* ol
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H.IIS elgant PoE has reevd -great encotriiums from t uoenReviewers;
dthfo.
lowin fattering! commendation istaken frmteMonthly Antholo gy, of .Octoe~
86 printed
at Boston.
"European Reviewers h~~ave so justy displayed h eui and apprecated
the meits of
thi ineretin copostio, tat we have little, if au~thing, to add to their
remarks;- but w e car-
_dially join them in praisibng a poem, which has afforded us ex5 visie_ pleasradwhich
"has
raised 'Its author to a permanent rank among the csoica poetso i onr.
"in towns, Where trade occupies everythought, at all times and seasons,
and in every company
monopolizes the greatei~ share of conversation; where 1tits maims an spfrit
pervade every class
of aoeiety, and would -confine, all mental. exertion within its p~ cM~rce
pee;i iitbp.
culary graifyhi to the few, whose. faculties aentscleanbenwubed, to- read-of
the
times1 of others anners, of ohrm;wihdfentbjcsnvewthmoreadn
swl
asnoblr, p~assions: and- wosey icewhile they neither exeeded. in numaber
ow prmy those
of later times, were balanced by many virtues; among which unbounded generosity,
steady friend.
ship fihuloeanheroi vlushone conspittious. it is therefore with 'great satisfaction
that
we stonglyrecomendto the ~risin gnrto picularly,~ this -i~vid effort
of genius and
learning;- but a-s -itis Probable mote 0teainwl epadt aipi iit~hr eomnd.
ation, we shalt s-elect a" few specimens an oc frtegodes0 iXC&&
hoe"
'THi. Editors of the Monthly Anthology after selecting nearly two.. pages
from this p~n n
'clothing them in the~ hi het temfcmeiaincs iWteflcn uta~etn4
"Wei pretei~d ott4oswe ha~te -selected-temsbatflasgso
M*~
but -they:* uckts~aapossessing. great roreeadbat;pro ifat 9 ~
tk*d
with he p0t~il1i think our quotaton OMlOng,- ifiros
pressed, can- induce manyto weaA4 the bok, it ua ideth'r.a1 #~~e(~t
geisi bosoms, where the spak 'now - and the view of its rare excellence
ay
repress the presumption of Obtnnuive-,po" w~odvu4nt etrth
kwit ja many
t~drymes, Clumsily 4t~noehr id hyn itk e~ n efe~~~'zn
talnu iand ~womnpowes.
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