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CAREY, LEA & BLANCHARD.

In 2 vols. 12mo., THE POETRY OF LIFE, by Sarah Stickney.

"Poetry has been to me its own 'exceeding great reward.' It has soothed my afflictions, it has multiplied and refined my enjoyments; it has endeared solitude, and it has given me the habit of wishing to discover the good and the beautiful in all that meets and surrounds me."-Coleridge.

With Coloured Plates, the Second Edition of

THE LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS, elegantly bound in Morocco, with gilt edges.

rangement of the varying seasons."-Extract from Preface.

In 2 vols. 12mo.,

PENCIL SKETCHES; or, Outlines of Character and Manners. By Miss Leslie.

In 2 vols. 12mo., CLINTON BRADSHAW ; or, The Adventures of a Lawyer.

The New York American thus closes a notice of Clinton Bradshaw:-"The author of Clinton Bradshaw has, we think, avoided, if we may so speak, this literary error of the day; he has had the boldness not only to describe society as it may fall within the observation of the majority of his readers, but to be natural in the description; and herein lies the peculiar charm of the work-it is so natural we think it must be true; neither is it wanting in

With a Coloured Plate, THE CHRISTIAN FLORIST; containing the English and botanical names of different plants, with their properties briefly delineated and explained; il-pathos or power." lustrated by texts of Scripture, and accompanied with poetical extracts from various authors. Elegantly bound with gilt edges. |

With numerous Wood Cuts, THE YOUTH'S BOOK OF THE SEASONS; or, Nature familiarly developed.

"We propose to converse with our young readers in a familiar and confidential style; to take our way with them through many pleasant paths and shady nooks by the still waters of the valley, and over the steep mountain top, to point out the fair works of the Creator to their grateful admiration, and to draw many delightful and useful lessons from his wonderful and beneficent ar

Dr. Bird.

THE HAWKS OF HAWK
A Tradition of
HOLLOW.
Pennsylvania. By the author of
"Calavar" and "The Infidel."
In 2 vols. 12mo.

"We have heretofore seen the genius of Dr. Bird pourtraying the adventures of the Spanish conquerors, and delineating the haughty heroes of old romance; but in the Hawks of Hawk Hollow, we have men and women of every day life, in whose adventures we can lose ourselves. The mingled yarn, too, is well made up; romantic incident, sentiment, pathos, humour, and the terrific, combine in the incidents, as we feel they must combine in similar circumstances."-Traveller.

In 2 vols. 12mo.,

THE MARDENS AND DAVENTRYS. Tales by Miss Pardoe.

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In 2 vols. 12mo. THE CONQUEST FLORIDA by Hernando de Soto. By Theodore Irving.

"The author of this production is Theodore Irving, the nephew of Washington Irvingand he has performed his task with ability, and imparted a highly attractive interest to a narrative of peril and adventure, amid the almost trackless wilds and morasses of what now constitutes the Territory of Florida, and the States of Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana, in which Spanish chivalry was compelled to subdue the Indian fierceness which it strove in vain to conciliate," &c. &c.--Charlest. Cour

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"THE LINWOODS," "HOPE LESLIE," &c. &c.

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CAREY, LEA, AND BLANCHARD.

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