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THE very flattering patronage with which this work, for two years, has been kindly favoured, demands the warmest acknowledgments of the Editors. Since its commencement, it has witnessed the demise of other periodical publications; some established long before it, others that have taken their rise at a later period; while the particular distinction honorably awarded the Weekly Magazine, has marked it an object of public favor, and denoted the estimation in which it has ever been considered; not as matter of exultation do the Editors make this remark; but it gives their friends stronger claims on their gratitude, and acts as a momentum to impel them to exertions which in some degree might enable them to merit such attention. Strongly impressed with a sense of their duties as conductors of a work so universally read, they have, with the utmost solicitude, guarded against the intrusion of any thing, in the smallest degree, injurious to the feelings of the religionist. Their selection has uniformly tended either to inform and enlighten the understanding, to inculcate the purest lessons of morality, or to unbend the mind with innocent levities. To effect those primary objects, they have studiously endeavored to make the work abound with curious investigations, elegant descriptions, historical narrations, biographical sketches, well-chosen tales, essays, anecdotes, observations, maxims, poetical effusions, &c. &c., all contributing in the highest degree to mend the heart, to improve the head, and to form the taste. In order more fully to designate the properties of this work in the title, it is intended to commence the third volume under that of the Sentimental and Literary Magazine; this alteration, we trust, will be universally acceptable. We shall only trespass on the patience of our friends to make one remark more; the cheapness of this work is unrivalled; let it be considered that advertisements and news are wholly excluded—the former, in a literary publication, has, in our eyes, a very unpleasant appearance, beside the room engrossed to the exclusion of more agreeable matter; the latter, from the very general circulation of daily newspapers, must be rendered wholly uninteresting. This, then, is devoted solely to literature—and the many entire works, which, in the last two years it has contained, amount, when separately purchased, to considerably more than the price of the magazines during that period—besides the immense number of anecdotes, essays, extracts, sketches, &c. &c. and the poetry, which, alone, comprises more than an eighth of the whole.
Filled with a laudable ambition to render ourselves, by every thing in our power, worthy the continuance of general favor, we are, with the greatest respect, the devoted servants of a generous public,
The EDITORS.
Printing-Office, June 30, 1797.
Issues (“No.”) were numbered continuously through the run of the magazine, but pagination started over again with Volume II. Each issue was 8 pages.
The Index is shown as originally printed. Within each initial letter, articles are listed in page order. Items in italics indicate a poem listed in the first (prose) Index. In the Index, incorrect page references are underlined in red; other errors and inconsistencies are marked as usual.
Three Index items—Marriages, Meteorological Observations, and the serialized novel The Victim of Magical Delusion—were missing all entries for the year 1797 (pages 209-end, issues 79-end). They have been added in smaller type, along with a few other individual entries.
Poetry from 1797 was also not indexed, except for the final two
issues, 103 and 104 (pages 408 and 416). These listings have not
been added.
Prose:
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
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J
K
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| A | |
| Account of a dreadful murder, | PAGE 20, 28 |
Activity conducive to happiness, |
31 |
Account of a wonderful deliverance at sea, |
31 |
| Advice, | 35 |
| All men are slaves, | 38 |
| Anecdotes, | 39, 47, 119, 175 |
Account of the last moments of Dr. Johnson, |
43, 51 |
| Aphorism, | 44 |
| Astonishing courage, | 44 |
Anecdotes of men of extraordinary strength, |
60 |
| Anecdotes of Dr. Johnson, | 63 |
| Anecdotes of Dr. Goldsmith, | 67 |
| Activity, | 65 |
Account of a negro woman who became white, |
71 |
| Anger, | 76 |
| Anecdote of Mr. Handel, | 84 |
| Authenticated etymologies, | 89, 99, 131 |
| Anecdote of Voltaire, | 91 |
| Anger, | 99 |
| Arabian Maxims, | 126, 148 |
| Anecdote of Miss D’Arblay, | 151 |
| Anecdote of Dr. Goldsmith, | 159 |
| Anecdote of the celebrated John De Witt, | 164 |
| Anecdote of Sir Philip Sidney, | 169 |
| Anecdote of Cæsare Arethuzi, | 174 |
| Anecdote of M. De Sartine, | 183 |
| Anecdote of an Earl of Portland, | 195 |
| Anecdote of Madame Fayette, | 406 |
| Anecdote of Champagneaux, | 407 |
| Anecdote of Camus, | 407 |
| Anecdote of Madame Cordet, | 411 |
| Anecdote of Voltaire, | 411 |
| Advice, | 174 |
| Account of La Maupin, | 182 |
| Affection, | 199 |
| Adieu to a favourite grove, | 224 |
| Ambition, | 249 |
Answer to a grammatical epistle, |
263 |
| Art of happiness, | 273 |
| Artful lover, | 281 |
Address of the Translator of Magical Delusions, |
330, 338 |
| Alfonso and Marina, | 333, 341, 349 |
| Approach of Spring, | 352 |
| African’s Complaint, | 353 |
| Affability, | 361 |
| Antiochus and Stratonice, | 366 |
Anecdotes, 215, 219, 239, 243, 255, 270, 308, 315, 323, 326, 339, 343, 355, 363, 365, 391, 399, 403, 414, 415 |
|
| B | |
| Beautiful Allegory, | 28 |
| Bon Mot, | 75 |
| Benevolence, | 78 |
| Beggar, The—a Fragment, | 84 |
| Bonna, Life of, | 286 |
| Balm of sorrow, | 323 |
| Behaviour, | 393 |
| v b C | |
| Curious proposition of a debtor to his creditor, | 7 |
| Curious etymology, | 25 |
| Curious Law Anecdote, | 47 |
| Cursory thoughts on fortune, | 30 |
| Conscience, | 68 |
| Character of a rich man, | 68 |
| Court of love, | 68 |
| Contemplation, | 75 |
Courtship and marriage of Dr. Johnson, |
76 |
Curious superscription of a letter, |
81 |
| Curious historical Anecdote, | 91 |
| Curious observations, | 140 |
| Curious observations on making love, | 148 |
| Character of a poor man, | 87 |
| Character of a good man, | 119 |
| Conjugal affection, | 150 |
| Conversation, on | 153 |
| Contentment, on | 156 |
| Compassion—an anecdote, | 163 |
| Communion with our own hearts | 177 |
| Character, a, extracted from Camilla, | 185 |
| Conversation of a fine woman, | 190 |
| Candidus, | 214, 222 |
| Contemplation—an ode, | 216 |
Conduct of men towards the fair, |
262 |
| Choice, | 280, 367 |
| Curiosity, | 285 |
| Curious incident, | 286 |
| Curious Anecdote, | 315 |
| Chearfulness, | 329 |
| Criminal, | 335, 351, 359, 375, 383 |
| Collins’s monument, | 366 |
| Character of Lord Mount-Garth, | 382 |
| Clown and Lawyer, | 384 |
| Customs of the Hindoos, | 388 |
| Character of the Swedes, | 390 |
| Compassion, | 401 |
| D | |
Description of the salt mines of Williska, |
1, 9 |
| Dead infant, the—a fragment, | 3 |
Discovery of ancient manuscripts, |
38 |
| Death, | 39 |
| Death, on | 55 |
| Death of a Philosopher, | 217 |
| Detached thoughts, | 92 |
| Deceit, | 265 |
| Duty of old age, | 265 |
| Debtor, | 288 |
| Digression, | 316 |
| Discontent, | 321 |
Description of a Wonderful Cavern in Upper Hungary, |
366 |
| Domestic felicity, | 401 |
| Detraction, a vision, | 414 |
| E | |
| Effect of music, | 12 |
Extraordinary adventure of a Spanish nobleman, |
27, 34 |
| Extraordinary effects of sudden joy, | 54 |
| Extraordinary effects of jealousy, | 68 |
| vi Extraordinary thirst for fame, | 95 |
| Extraordinary instances of gratitude, | 164 |
| Extraordinary intrepidity of the Jomsburgians, | 177 |
| Extraordinary recompense according to merit, | 207 |
| Evening meditation, | 73 |
| Enthusiasm of character, | 75 |
Enigmatical list of amiable young ladies, |
87 |
Effects of love on life and manners, |
89 |
Extract from a royal grant of land in Carrata, |
97 |
| Essay on patience, | 137 |
| Essay on hope, | 145 |
| Eulogy on Buffon, | 139 |
| Extravagance and avarice, | 161 |
| Essay from Candidus, | 188 |
| Essayist, | 217, 233, 249 |
| Education, reflections on | 221 |
| Ethicus, | 271 |
| Elliot, Mr. history of | 277, 284, 293 |
| Effects of love, | 281 |
| Effects of envy, | 301, 309 |
| Examples of humanity, | 350 |
| Epitaph on Mr. Scrip, | 374 |
| F | |
Fatal effects of indulging the passions, |
2, 10, 18, 26 |
| Forgetful man, the | 23, 254 |
| Funeral, the | 44 |
| Fact, a | 46 |
Fragment, a—on benevolence, |
81 |
| Friendship, | 108 |
| Fragment, a | 111 |
| Fragments of Epicharmus, | 124 |
Folly of Freethinking—an anecdote, |
143 |
| Fiery ordeal, the | 158 |
| Fugitive trifles, | 159 |
| Friendship, | 198 |
| Flower girl, | 287 |
| Fugitive thought, | 321 |
Fatal effects of a too susceptible heart, |
324 |
| Fragment, | 327 |
| Farrago, | 348, 356, 364, 372, 380, 388, 396, 404, 412 |
| G | |
God’s providence in the formation of his creatures, |
11 |
Good name, a, is better than precious ointment, |
12 |
| Greatness, | 14 |
| Geography, on | 39 |
| Gleanings, | 87, 100, 117 |
| Generosity, | 140 |
| Good husband, the | 169 |
| Good wife, the | 169 |
| Grammatical epistle, | 255 |
| Genius of women, | 260 |
| Genius of the Arabs, | 268 |
| Gratitude, | 289 |
| Genuine sentiment, | 305 |
| Generous rival, | 357 |
| H | |
| History of the Princess de Ponthieu, | 36, 42, 50, 58, 66, 74, 82, 90 |
| Hint to the scholar, | 46 |
| Happiness, | 79 |
| Human life, | 79 |
History of the Baron de Lovzinski, 98, 106, 114, 122, 133, 141, 149, 157, 165, 173, 181, 189, 197, 205, 212 |
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| Hymns of the native Peruvians, | 113 |
| Humanity, | 166 |
| Hypocrisy, on | 171 |
| History of the beard, | 180 |
| Happiness, | 201 |
| Humanity, | 225 |
| Happiness, | 268 |
| Hope, | 303, 377 |
| Humility, | 377 |
Henry and Louisa, an affecting tale, |
413 |
| I | |
| Imagination, on | 84 |
| Imitation, | 91 |
| Instance of benevolence, | 167 |
| Instance of uncommon friendship, | 179 |
| Instruction to loungers, | 302 |
| Imprudent friendship, | 345 |
| vi b Intent of religion, | 377 |
| Ivar and Matilda, | 406 |
| J | |
| Jealousy, | 15 |
| Juliet, a story, | 100 |
| K | |
| Knowledge, | 25 |
| L | |
| Landscape painting, on | 49 |
| Local curiosities, | 83 |
| Lady’s monitor, the | 97 |
| Laughing, on | 161 |
Letter from the Hon. Miss B. to Sir Richard P. |
193 |
| Life, | 196 |
Lamentations of Panthea over the body of Abradates, |
201 |
| Lavinia, a pastoral | 272 |
| Love and folly, | 343 |
| Literary pursuits, | 369 |
Letter to a lady on her marriage, |
373 |
Letter of Lady Compton to her husband, |
385 |
| M | |
| Morning reflections, | 1 |
| Maxims, | 17, 33, 119, 155 |
| Moorish gratitude, | 23 |
| Moral axiom, | 30 |
| Mutability of fortune, on the | 39 |
| Melancholy transaction, | 62 |
| Means of acquiring happiness, | 91 |
| Military anecdotes, | 92, 135, 182 |
| Meanings of the word Make, | 92 |
| Misfortune, | 95 |
| Metamorphosis of characters, | 127 |
| Moral maxims, | 127, 129 |
| Maria; or the seduction, | 132 |
| Mental accomplishment superior to personal attractions, | 185 |
| Man, | 188 |
| Means of extinguishing fires, | 196 |
| Miser and prodigal, | 172 |
| Mordaunt, Mrs. history of | 228, 237, 244, 253, 261, 269 |
| Matrimonial ballad, | 232 |
| Miscellany, | 279, 332 |
| Men of genius not rewarded, | 292 |
| Marriage, | 297 |
| Miranda, a moral tale, | 317, 325 |
| Matrimony, | 337 |
| Man of pleasure, | 337 |
| Madelaine, a story, | 396 |
Marriages, 7, 15, 23, 31, 39, 47, 55, 63, 71, 79, 87, 95, 103, 111, 119, 127, 135, 143, 151, 159, 167, 175, 183, 191, 199, 207, 215, 223, 231, 239, 255, 263, 271, 279, 287, 303, 311, 319, 327, 335, 343, 351, 359, 367, 375, 383, 391, 399, 407, 415 |
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Meteorological observations, 7, 15, 31, 39, 47, 55, 63, 71, 79, 87, 95, 103, 111, 119, 127, 135, 143, 159, 167, 199, 207, 223, 231, 239, 247, 255, 263, 271, 279, 287, 295, 303, 311, 319, 327, 335, 343, 351, 359, 367, 375, 383, 391, 399, 407, 415
“Marriages” did not appear in issues 83 (p. 247) and 89 (p. 295). |
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| N | |
Notes between Walter Townsend and Theodore, |
135 |
| Nature, | 171, 199 |
Nettle and rose—an essay, |
209 |
| Negligence in epis. con. | 294 |
| New May, | 360 |
| O | |
| Observations, | 12, 23, 31, 35, 44, 190, 330, 379 |
| Observations on the boiling point of water, | 70 |
| On the origin of love, | 175 |
| Osmin—an original essay, | 220 |
| Origin of the Spencer, | 316 |
| P | |
| Prodigy, a | 14 |
| Politeness, on | 23 |
Precepts of Chilo, the Grecian philosopher, |
60 |
Peep, a, into the den of idleness, |
81 |
| Perfect friendship, | 116 |
| Pride, | 137 |
| Power, | 158 |
| Politics, | 175 |
| Pleasure, | 190 |
| Panegyric on marriage, | 191 |
Pity and benevolence—an essay, |
229 |
| Piedmontese sharper, | 241 |
| Power of music, | 252 |
| Pleasures of old age, | 257 |
| Proverbialist, | 276 |
| vii Panegyric on impudence, | 308 |
| Prosperity, | 313 |
| Poverty of the learned, | 390 |
| Prostitute, | 392 |
| R | |
| Remarkable account of two brothers, | 6 |
| Results of Meteorological Observations, for | |
| June, 1796, | 7 |
| July, | 39 |
| August, | 79 |
| September, | 111 |
| October, | 159 |
| November, | 199 |
| December, | 223 |
| January, 1797, | 263 |
| February, | 287 |
| March, | 319 |
| April, | 351 |
| May, | 391 |
Reflections occasioned by the death of Miss Blackbourn, |
14 |
Remarks on the wonderful construction of the eye, |
17 |
| Remarks on the wonderful construction of the ear, | 57 |
Remarkable cure of a fever by music, |
44 |
| Reason, | 49 |
| Road to ruin, the | 59 |
| Rules for judging of the beauties of painting, music, and poetry, | 65 |
| Remarks, | 83, 92, 111, 115, 163 |
| Remarks on music, | 91, 103, 108, 124, 140, 156 |
| Rural picture, a | 100 |
| Runners remarkable for swiftness, | 110 |
| Reflections on the harmony of sensibility and reason, | 121 |
| Rencounter, the | 124 |
| Rose, the—a reflection, | 140 |
| Retrospection, | 167 |
| Reflection on the earth, | 180 |
| Reason, | 235 |
| Reflection, an ode, | 240 |
| Ridicule, | 305 |
| Radcliffe, Mrs. | 318 |
| Receipt for writing novels, | 336 |
| S | |
| Sentimental perfumery, | 7 |
| Speaking statue, | 19 |
Singular state of man when asleep, |
41 |
| Study, | 41 |
| Study of nature, | 44 |
| Specimen of Indian eloquence, | 52 |
| Segar smoaking, on | 60 |
| Speech of Logan, an Indian, | 75 |
| Simplicity, | 92 |
| Singularity of manners, on, | 105 |
| Society, | 105, 207 |
| Sentimental fragment, | 129 |
| Self-love, | 169 |
Specimens of speech or speakings, |
196 |
Story of Alcander and Septimeus, |
204 |
| Setting sun, | 224 |
| School of libertines—a story, | 236, 245 |
| School of nature, | 270 |
| Slavery, | 303 |
| Speech of the king of Dahomy, | 340 |
| Scandal, | 381 |
| Stanzas to hope, | 384 |
| Storm, the—a fragment, | 403 |
| T | |
| Three cornered hat, on the | 19 |
| Temperance, on | 60 |
| To Tyrunculus, | 71 |
| Taciturnity, an apologue, | 83 |
| Taste, | 156 |
| Temple of Hope, | 246 |
| True meekness, | 247 |
| U | |
| Unaccountable thirst for fame, | 63 |
| V | |
Victim of magical delusion, 4, 12, 21, 29, 37, 45, 53, 61, 69, 77, 93, 101, 109, 117, 125, 130, 138, 146, 154, 162, 170, 178, 186, 194, 202, 210, 218, 226, 234, 242, 250, 258, 266, 274, 282, 290, 298, 306, 314, 322 |
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| View of the starry heavens, | 25, 33 |
| vii b Virtue rewarded | 172 |
| Verses addressed to Miss A. B. | 344 |
| W | |
Wonderful account of a man fish, |
23 |
| Wonderful qualities of hope, | 52 |
| Wisdom and virtue, | 129 |
| Winter, an ode, | 216 |
| Wealth, reflections on | 247, 339 |
| Wit, | 257 |
| War, | 300 |
| Wanderings of imagination, | 346, 354, 362, 370, 378, 386, 394, 402, 410 |
| Wisdom, | 403 |
| World, knowledge of the, | 409 |
| Z | |
| Zulindus, | 361 |
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| A | |
| To Amanda, | PAGE 32 |
| Adversity, | 39 |
| To Amynta, | 56 |
| Anticipation, | 63 |
| An appeal, | 152 |
Address to a favourite canary-bird, |
160 |
| The Amaranth, to Maria, | 192 |
| B | |
| Of the Beautiful and Virtuous, | 7 |
| The Bachelor’s wish, | 88 |
The Belle’s invocation to winter, |
160 |
On a Bee having stung the thigh of an old maid, |
183 |
| Beauty, a song, | 184 |
| The Bachelor’s soliloquy, | 208 |
| C | |
| Cupid stung, | 48 |
| The Confession | 56 |
| To Clara, | 104, 136 |
| The Captive’s complaint, | 104 |
| Contented in the vale | 135 |
| The Complaint, | 160 |
| D | |
On the Death of Miss Mary Blackbourn, |
15 |
| The Doctor’s duel, | 112 |
On the Death of a Baby, nine days old, |
183 |
| E | |
Epistle from Octavia to Anthony, |
8, 16 |
| Epitaph on a violent scold, | 23 |
Elegy, addressed to a young lady, |
24 |
| To Eliza, | 31 |
Ejaculation over the grave of my wife, |
31 |
Elegy on an unfortunate veteran, |
48 |
| Elegy written at sea, | 56 |
| To Eliza, | 64 |
| Eliza in answer to ****, | 72 |
| Epitaph, | 72 |
| To Emma, | 80 |
Elegy on the death of Mr. Abeel, |
88 |
| To Emma, | 87 |
Elegy on Miss Margaret Hervey, |
95 |
| Extent of life’s variety, | 112 |
| To Emma, | 120 |
| Elegy on Dr. Joseph Youle, | 128 |
| Epitaph on Mr. W——. N——. | 128 |
| Elegy on Miss Polly Martin, | 136 |
| Evening, | 143 |
Epitaph on a celebrated coach-maker, |
144 |
| Eve of Hymen, | 152 |
| Epitaph, | 208 |
| Evening Star, to the | 408 |
Epigram, hint to a poor author, |
408 |
| Early impressions, sonnet on | 408 |
| Elegy to a disconsolate lover, | 416 |
| Epigram, | 416 |
| F | |
| Fragment, | 16 |
| viii G | |
| On a good conscience | 144 |
| H | |
| The Happy man, | 72 |
| Health, | 416 |
| K | |
| The Kiss, | 40 |
| L | |
Lines sent to a young lady with an Æolian Harp, |
48 |
| Lines on Shakespeare, | 64 |
| Lines to a gentleman made prisoner by the Indians, | 80 |
| Lines on the death of a young lady, killed by lightning, | 80 |
| Lines written during a storm, | 96 |
| Lines on hearing a young lady sing a song, | 96 |
| Lines on a lady putting a white rocket in her bosom, | 96 |
| Lines by a lady, on receiving a bouquet from a boy, | 128 |
| Lines from the Rev. Mr. Bishop to his wife, | 151 |
| Lines on the late Scotch poet, | 200 |
| Lines to a gentleman who attempted drawing the picture of a lady, | 200 |
| Lines on losing a friend, | 208 |
| La Fayette, a song, | 127 |
| M | |
| The Mall, | 24 |
| To Matilda, | 24 |
| Morning dawn, | 71 |
| Military fame, | 112 |
| Maternal affection | 144 |
| To Maria, | 176 |
Moral verses, addressed to youth, |
200 |
| O | |
| Ode to Bacches, | 168 |
| Ode to Poesy, | 184 |
| P | |
| Pity, | 8 |
Paddy’s remark on a treble rap at the door, |
96 |
| Poor man’s address to Winter, | 168 |
| R | |
| The Recantation | 24 |
| viii b On Reading some elegies, | 47 |
| On Revisiting a native place, | 72 |
| The Rising moon, | 88 |
| Reflections in a church yard, | 112 |
| The Repartee, | 119 |
On the Recovery of an only child from the small pox, |
192 |
| S | |
| The Setting Sun, | 64 |
| The Shield of sorrow, | 96 |
| Sonnets, | 104, 207, 208 |
| Sonnet on my beard, | 112 |
| Soliloquy to love, | 120 |
Sonnet from a manuscript novel, |
152 |
| Sonnet to Maria, | 167 |
| Sonnet to Helen Maria Williams, | 176 |
| The Snow-drop and primrose, | 152 |
| The Season of delight, | 176 |
| Song | 208 |
| T | |
| The Threat, | 32 |
| Twilight, | 48 |
| The Tribunal of conscience, | 96 |
| Tragedy, ode to | 408 |
| V | |
The Velvet larkspur and eglantine, |
40 |
| On Vicissitude, | 64 |
| Verses to ——, | 79 |
| Verses to a young lady on reading Sterne’s Maria, | 119 |
| Verses to Miss A. H. | 144 |
| To a Violet, | 152 |
| Virtue and ornament, | 192 |
| W | |
| The Wish, | 32 |
| What is happiness, | 55 |
| Wintery prospect, | 176 |
Except for pieces explicitly labeled “For the New-York Weekly Magazine”, and some of the poetry, the entire content was taken from other published sources. Attribution is haphazard.
For shorter pieces—individual articles, and serials complete in a few issues—sources are given in notes at the end of the article. For longer pieces, including all serialized novels, sources are given at the end of each file (about 13 issues each). Sources for The Victim of Magical Delusion, which spans 41 issues of Volume II, are given below. Except for the serials, these annotations are not intended to be complete.
The masthead for Nos. 53-91 (exactly 3/4 of the year) reads Utile Dulci. The phrase is from Horace, Ars Poetica 343:
omne tulit punctum qui miscuit utile dulci
(i.e. combine the useful with the pleasant).
“The Victim of Magical Delusion”: Nos. 53-95 inclusive, beginning on pg. 4 in the first file; pg. 101 in the second file; pg. 218 in the third file; pg. 321 in the fourth file. The final installment of the novel is followed by the “Address of the Translator” in two further installments.
The serial began in no. 22 of the New-York Weekly; the first 31 of its 74 segments are in Volume I.
Original: Geschichte eines Geistersehers: Aus den Papieren des Mannes mit der eisernen Larve (i.e. “the man in the iron mask”), 1790, by Cajetan Tschink (1763-1813): 3 vols. octavo
English Translation: Peter Will, published in 1795 as The victim of magical delusion: or, The mystery of the revolution of P--l: a magico-political tale, founded on historical facts. Editions include London (3 vols.) and Dublin (2 vols). Only the London edition includes the final “Address of the Translator”.
Volume breaks in both editions come at the middle of New-York
Weekly installments (coincidentally at page breaks):
Dublin, Vol. 2 begins: As soon as the Countess was gone to bed...
London, Vol. 3 begins: I felt like one who is suddenly roused...
Background: The dramatic date is 1640-41, around the break-up of the Iberian Union, formed in 1580. The main character is the historical Miguel Luís de Menezes (1614-1641), Duke of Caminha or Camiña, who was executed for treason for supporting a Spanish claimant to the Portuguese throne. He outranks his father because the title was inherited from his maternal uncle, also Miguel Luís de Menezes (1565-1637); the title later passed to Miguel’s sister.
The “Queen of Fr**ce” was Anne of Austria who, as her name indicates, was Spanish. During most of 1640—when she appears in this novel—she would have been pregnant with her second child.
Links (Dublin edition):
Vol. 1: http://www.archive.org/details/victimmagicalde02tschgoog
Vol. 2: http://www.archive.org/details/victimmagicalde01tschgoog
Link (London edition):
http://www.archive.org/details/victimmagicalde00tschgoog
The New-York Weekly Magazine or Miscellaneous Repository was published for slightly more than two years, from summer 1795 through summer 1797. The two complete years were also published as bound volumes; this e-text is Volume II, nos. 53-104. Volume III, renamed Sentimental & Literary Magazine, only lasted through no. 112.
There are no illustrations and no advertising. Each page was in two columns. The arrangement of each issue was:
Front Page, in slightly larger type:
masthead spanning the top of the page
didactic or philosophical essays
Inside pages:
prose essays (philosophical or educational)
fiction, ranging from from a single column to serialized novels
Page 7, second column (variable):
Marriages
Meteorological Observations, including monthly summary
short poem
Back Page, in slightly smaller type:
poetry
printer/publisher information spanning the bottom of the page
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Because of the condition of the original, common mechanical errors such as n/u or f/ſ (f/long s) are noted only in exceptional cases.
Quotation marks in The Victim of Magical Delusion are shown as printed except when there is a mismatch between single and double quotes. Names in M‘ were generally printed with “opening” (right-facing) apostrophes; these are shown as printed.
In a few highly formulaic areas—the “Meteorological Observations” and “Marriages” items, and lines such as “Continued from page 163”—missing or invisible punctuation has been silently supplied.
historically appropriate spellings such as “chearful”, “controul”, “pourtray”, “stupified”, “villany”
forms like (in)conveniencies, indulgencies, precendency
inconsistent prefixes and suffixes such as
-ible, -able; in-, un-; -eous, -ious; -ent (-ence, -ency), -ant (-ance,
-ancy)
misplaced or unexpected apostrophes such as
can’st, would’st, should’st, did’st; her’s and similar
variations such rn. and ra., clo. and cly. in the Meteorological Observations
inconsistent hyphenization of words such as
stair-case and staircase, blindfold and blind-fold
Variable Spellings:
ærial for aerial (and a few other æ for ae usages)
affect for effect (the verb)
alledge for allege
batchelor for bachelor
groupe for group
insiduous for insidious
male-content
murmer
ought for aught (“anything”)
pallet for palette
penegyric
placed for placid
spight for spite
terrestial for terrestrial (especially in later issues)
thermometor for thermometer
The plural form “criterions” is used consistently
The spelling “desart” is sometimes used geographically;
as a verb, or as a form of “deserve”, it is always spelled
with “e”
Names:
Alchibiades/Alcibiades
Lovsinski/Lovzinski (form with -s- occurs in two issues)
Ottoman/Othman
Pharoah (only in the Music articles)
Usages:
“may be defined...” is consistently used without “...as”
“flew” is often used for “fled”
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