n, and were carefully read by the general
public. Most of these had their vogue before the literary magazine
became prominent and therefore represent a period before the German
literary influence had made itself felt. Of those that were examined,
none contained material to warrant their inclusion in the list given
in Part V.

[Footnote 12: _Universal American Almanack, or Yearly Mag._,
1764, Phila., contains a poem entitled _Golden Verse of
Pythagoras_.]

Whenever periodicals were found to be of the types just mentioned,
they were omitted from further consideration. There are two other
kinds of publications, however, that have been included in the present
investigation. The first is the English magazine reprinted in this
country. Since it is impossible to exclude all translations in
American magazines made by Englishmen--as will be shown later on--it
has been found practical to take, as the basis of selection, all
periodicals actually published on this side of the Atlantic. The only
examples of this class that fall within our period are _The Mirror_,
I-II, 1803, Phila.--a reprint of a magazine of the same name, that
appeared in Edinburgh, 1779-1780, _The Connoisseur_, I-IV, 1803,
Phila. (London, 1755) and _The Quarterly Review_, I-IV, printed in
London and reprinted in New York, 1810. In some instances the material
in the American edition differs from that of the English, so that it
is quite necessary to include this class of periodicals.

The other type of publications, alluded to, is the miscellany. It
contained poems, prose selections and articles on a wide range of
subjects. It differed from the magazine simply in one respect, namely,
that it was issued with less regularity. It offers, however, valuable
additions to the present collection.[13] Thus, even by omitting all
irrelevant publications, the field is a broad one and rich in
important material.

[Footnote 13: _Curiosities of Literature_, 1793, Philadelphia.
_Miscellanies_, 1796, Burlington.
_A Book_, a periodical work, 1807, New York.
_The Thistle_, 1807, Boston.
_Charms of Literature_, 1808, Trenton.
_The Hive_, 1810, Hartford.]

In any investigation of the early American magazines the difficulty of
locating copies is apparent. The editions of many of these periodicals
were small, especially if issued from the less important literary
centers; so that now, after the lapse of a hundred years, their
volumes are e