The Album (Volume 4)

This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1825. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... The album Unknown OF THE ALBUM, No. VII, January 1824. Page A TWO-PENNY TO Mk. ANDREWS 1 THE APPROACHING GOLDEN AGE 4 THE SPIRIT'S VIGIL: . . 9 LADY BETTY'S POCKET-BOOK 18 EXCHANGE IS NO ROBBERY 31 ON DRESS 4d THE STORY OF ARNAUT 49 DER FREISCHUTZ IN ENGLAND 70 UNE DIVORCEE . 75 BOARDING-SCHOOL REMINISCENCES 94 FLIGHT OF XERXES 102 THE RUINED CITY . . 103 THE ROMANCE OF THE SWING 116 ADDRESS OF HOFER 137 ON THE CHARACTER AND HABITS OF BRIT-H SEAMEN ... 130 FRAGMENT FROM THE LIFE OF THE WANDERING JEW .... 141 MY VAGABOND DAYS .148 SOME ACCOUNT OF A LADY WHO LIVED AFTER HER BURIAL . . 167 DEPARTURE OF THE ARGONAUTS 169 THE BATH MAN, 173 A WORD OR TWO ANENT FOX-HUNTING, WITH THE WONDERFUL EXPLOITS OF MY FRIEND BOB 189 THE ALBUM. No. VII. A TWO-PENNY TO Mr. ANDREWS. Again to the battle, Achaians !--Campbell. Dear Sir, I Was very considerably surprised to learn, by your letter of this morning, the reported demise of the Album. The documents which you enclose to me thereanent are truly distressing. Our discontinuance appears to have reduced the taste for the Belles Lettres to absolute starvation; London is at a stand still; Edinburgh in a panic; Dublin out of its wits; and the reading-rooms of Kamschatka, Otaheite, and Seringapatam, have lost all their subscribers. My dear Sir, this will never do! Shall we, because we have realized a ge*teel independence by our first six numbers, ungratefully deny the world the blessing of our future labours? A thing not to be thought of!--and I beg you will give out, forthwith, that we have merely been lying by to recover the fatigue of the first heat, and are prepared to effect greater wonders than ever.-- Advertize it in all the papers; chalk it on all the walls;...