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MONG the many advantages derived to fociety from the invention of the Art of Printing, perhaps the pubfication of Periodical Repofitories for Fugitive Pieces, and the first efforts of dawning genius, is not to be efteemed one of the leaft. The variety of literary amufements, which, when properly conducted, they contain, cannot fail to furnish fomething agreeable to every tafte, which may convey inftruction without the trouble of laborious ftudy. Whatever exercifes the mind, tends to expand and invigorate its faculties, and that mental exercife which is required for the perufal of a Monthly Mifcellany, will neither caufe any great confumption of the time of the bufy, nor exhaust the patience even of the

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Such Publications, however, notwithstanding their avowed miscellaneous nature, are ufually adapted to fome particular clafs of readers. The politician, the antiquary, the artist, and the man of fashion (a term too often abused to fignify the libertine and the debauchee) are accommodated monthly with their respective Mifcellanies. The agreeable province which we have affumed to ourselves, is to compile one appropriated to the Ufe and Amusement of the FAIR SEX. From this, we would exclude the dry and lefs pleafing details of the

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arts and the abftrufer fciences, and the too minute difcuffions of political enquiry; at the fame time that we shall always carefully and faithfully give the most prominent outlines of the great events of the times; times which daily produce the most extraordinary scenes, the most momentous revolutions.

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To our Correfpondents, many and moft grateful acknowledgments are due for their useful affiftance and valuable contributions. Some among them, perhaps, whofe communications have not been inferted, may have experienced a difappointment they may flatter themfelves was not merited but they should remember, that even where we see much to approve, and confiderable promife of future excellence, the imperfections of a firft effay may be fo numerous and glaring as to render it unfit for the public eye. Such, however, are not immediately to defpair: let them review and correct; let them acquire the habit of being jealous of the deficiency of their own productions, and it is by no means improbable that their next attempt may have very different fuccefs.

We now begin the Twenty-fixth Volume of the LADY'S MAGAZINE; a Work which an indulgent and candid Public has received with the moft liberal and unremitting favour, for five-and-twenty years. To that Public and our FAIR PATRONESSES (to whofe elegant contributions we owe fo much) every expreffion of gratitude is undoubtedly due; nor shall any exertions be wanting on our part to continue to merit the fame favours.

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