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The Return of a Victorious Armament to a Greek City.

[Illustration: The Return of a Victorious Armament to a Greek City.]

SPIRIT OF "THE ANNUALS" FOR 1828.

Our readers have annually anticipated a high treat from this splendid
intellectual banquet, served up by some of the master[1] spirits of
the age.

[1] We hope this epithet will not be considered ungallant--for, to
say the truth, the _ladies_ have contributed the best poetical
portion of the feast. This display of female talent has
increased in brilliancy year after year: and the _Lords_ should
look to it.

We doubt whether the comparison is refined enough for the fair
authoresses; but our fancy has led us to class their contributions to
the present feast as follow:--

_Hock--Champagne_, (_Still and Sparkling_.)

L.E.L.
Hood.

_Bucellas._

Miss Mitford.
Bernard Barton.

_Lacrymae Christi._

Mrs. Hemans.
Watts.
Delta.

_Port._

Coleridge.
Southey.

_Claret._

Montgomery,

with a due proportion of _vin ordinaire_. This comparison may be
pleasan