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Reade's Peg Wopfin Gton. * Ages Upon Ages Have Been Laughing

at Esop's fable of the player, the peasant, and the pig ; yet in spite of such high authority, we incline to take part with the Grecian audience. No doubt, many of the citizens......

Publications Received.

Boom. The last week of the year displays unwonted energy lathe publishing world. Mr. Bentley has sent forth a book from which much of interest and instruc- tion may fairly be......

Lady Fitlleaton's Lady Bird. * The Faults Of Lady...

fiction were, the improba- bility of the governing incident, the distasteful nature of some of her persons and incidents, from their extreme character, and an engrafted......