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Excerpt from Poems and Legendary Ballads, Vol. 1
When the Critic first opens a new volume of Poems, he throws a glance over the Title-page and table of Contents, and knows from professional experience, by the peculiar structure of the mass, whe ther by submitting it to the wheel of Criticism, he can obtain any portion, without a ¿aw, worthy of being set as an ornament of taste. If the inspection is favourable, he next peruses the Preface, to observe who the Author is, - what are his pretensions in life, and the extent of his expectations, on his getting admittance into the Hall of Literature, and after having satisfied his curiosity, com mences his dissection for the good of the Public.
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