The Poetical Works of William Cullen Bryant

Poetry, New York Review, p. 181. Percival's Poem, New York Review, March, p. 245. Sketches of Corsica, New York Review, April, p. 348. Wheaton's Life of Pinkney, New York Review, May, p. 435.

1872.

Oldham's Poems, Old and New, September. vol. vi, iii, pp. 329-335.

1877.

Abraham Cowley, North American Review, No. 256, MayJune, pp. 368-382.

WORKS EDITED BY BRYANT OR CON.

TAINING ORIGINAL

AND INTRODUCTIONS.

1817.

CONTRIBUTIONS

A Fragment, afterward known as The Inscription to the Entrance of a Wood, is on p. 340.

1818.

North American Review and Miscellaneous Journal, March, To a Friend on his Marriage. March, Version of Simonides. March, The Waterfowl. July, Essay on American Poetry. No. 9, p. 206, Essay on The Happy Temperament.

1821-'22.

The Idleman, by R. H. Dana. Issued in parts. Part I, dated New York, 1821. Collation: Part I, Vol. I. Title, The Idleman. Inscription, "How various his employments whom the world calls idle." New York, Wiley & Halsted, No. 3 Wall Street, 1821-222. Certificate of Copyright on verso, dated May 18, 1821. Preface, pp. 3-14. Letter-press, pp. 15-57.

Volume I consists of four parts, with titles as follow: Part I, pp. 15-57, Domestic Life. Part II, pp. 3-63, The Son. Part III, pp. 3–76, Edward and Mary. Part IV, pp. 5-106, Thomas Thornton.

This last part of Vol. I is a double number, with an address to the public on p. 3, signed "The Author."

Volume II. Title and inscription as above, with the date of

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1822, and No. 1, Vol. II, in centre of page. Part I, letter-press, pp. 3-156. Paul Felton. Part II. Part III. Part IV, title

page, etc.; letter-press, pp. 3-64. Men and Books.

Mr. Bryant's contributions are as follows: Green River, Part II, p. 61, vol. i. The West Wind, Part I, p. 155, vol. ii. The Burial-Place, Part II, vol. ii. Walk at Sunset, Part III, vol. ii. Winter Scenes, Part IV, p. 61, vol. ii.

This work was published in eight parts, royal 8vo, with brown paper covers, having title in full as above and numbered consecutively, Vol. I: I, II, III, IV, 1821; Vol. II: I, II, III, IV,

1822.

1825.

Vol. II, April, 1825-October, 1825. Vol. III, October, 1825– April, 1826. Vol. IV, April, 1826-October, 1826.

1826.

Vol. II, December, 1825-May, 1826.

New York Literary Gazette and American Atheneum, May 13, 1826, to August 26, 1826.

In May, 1826, the New York Review and the American Atheneum were united with the Literary Gazette under the above title. October 1, 1826, these two were united under the new title of United States Review and Literary Gazette.

The Atlantic Souvenir; a Christmas and New Year's Offering, 1826. Philadelphia: H. C. Carey & I. Lea.

Bryant's two contributions are-June, pp. 64-66, and Oh Fairest of the Rural Maids, p. 135.

1827.

The United States | Review and Literary Gazette. | Vol. I. From October 1, 1826, to April 1, 1827. | New York: | G.

and C. Carvill, 108 Broadway. | Boston: | Bowles and Dearborn, 72 Washington Street, | 1827.

Vol. II, April, 1827, to October, 1827.

The above series form such an important page in the history of magazine literature that a few words of explanation are appended with the hope of throwing some light upon the origin of these various publications, and Mr. Bryant's connection with them.

The first one of the series was The United States Literary Gazette of Boston, the first number being issued in April, 1824, under the editorship of Theophilus Parsons, afterward so well known as professor in the Cambridge Law School.

There was at this same time established in New York a monthly periodical under the title of The Atlantic Magazine, edited by Robert C. Sands, the first number appearing in May. The editorship was assumed by Henry J. Anderson, afterward Professor of Mathematics in Columbia College. This periodical was continued through two volumes until April, 1825, when its name was changed to The New York Review and Atheneum Magazine. This periodical ran through two volumes until May, 1826, when it was joined with another publication known under the title of the New York Literary Gazette and Phi Beta Kappa Repository. The title of the new periodical was The New York Literary Gazette and American Atheneum.

The New York Literary Gazette was first known under the title of The Minerva or Literary Entertaining and Scientific Journal, and was edited by George Houston and James G. Brooks. This periodical ran through three volumes, the first number appearing April 10, 1824, the last, September, 1825.

In March, 1825, Mr. Brooks became sole editor, and in September he started a new publication under the title of The New York Literary Gazette and Phi Beta Kappa Repository. This ran from September 10, 1825, to March 4, 1826, in May of the same year its title being again changed as stated above to The New York Literary Gazette and American Atheneum.

Bryant became joint-editor with Mr. Anderson of The New York Review and Atheneum Magazine, and when in October, 1826, the periodical mentioned above was merged with the

United States Gazette of Boston under the title of The United States Review and Literary Gazette, Mr. Bryant still continued as the New York editor of the new publication, Mr. James G. Carter being the Boston editor.

Bryant's contributions to these periodicals will be found in the Chronology of his Poems.

1826.

Collation: 18mo, pp. 172. Title as above. Copyright on verso, January 2, 1826. Advertisement, unpaged, verso blank. Contents, pp. i-iv. Text, pp. 1–172.

1828.

The Talisman for 1828, 1829, 1830. Published by Elam Bliss, Broadway, New York.

This work was published as an Annual in three 12mo vols., with numerous illustrations by prominent American artists. Collation: The Talisman, 1828. 12mo, pp. 288. Engraved frontispiece. False title-page engraved. Title- page. Certificate of copyright on verso, dated 1827. Preface, pp. iii-x, signed Francis Herbert, a nom de guerre for R. C. Sands, dated New York, December 1, 1827. Contents, unpaged. List of embellishments, unpaged. Two embellishments, unpaged. Etruscan antiquities, vase of flowers. Text, pp. 1-288.

This publication was the joint production of G. C. Verplanck, W. C. Bryant, and Robert C. Sands. Bryant's contributions for 1828 were: A Scene on the Banks of the Hudson, The Hurricane, sonnet-William Tell, The Legend of the Devil's Pulpit, The Close of Autumn, and The Cascade of Melsingah.

1829.

The Talisman, 1829, 12mo, pp. 342. Bryant's contributions for 1829 were: Recollections of the South of Spain, Moriscan Romance, To the Past, Lament of Romero, Story of the Island

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