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Literary February 23, 1832

Litchfield Enquirer

Litchfield, Litchfield County, Connecticut

What is this article about?

Garbled account of the Columbia Typographical Society meeting in Washington, a political work by Verplanck in conjunction with literati productions, praised for accurate composition and beautiful printing, with an anecdote about the compositor who set the type and later engaged with the work.

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The Columbia Typographical
Society, held in Washington on Saturday last.

Verplanck, on or near the Rapids, vented his
political work
in conjunction with
valued productions of six living literati. The volume
is composed accurately, as well as
beautifully printed.

Before the sheets had reached the bindery,
long before they had been set up, the type of
glare periodical critic, I was surprised with
the work in one of the best and most wide-awake
country journals. It was written with great minuteness
as well as elegance and sprightliness of style, and it
possesses friends spirit. "Our Timur in" for the same
or read admired and
lauded by critic:
author were

To learn that he was the compositor who
had set up all the manuscript, and who knew it only
in that way. Our friend has since laid down the type
or the press,
1841
interest; winding his way.

What sub-type of article is it?

Essay

What themes does it cover?

Political

What keywords are associated?

Columbia Typographical Society Washington Verplanck Political Work Literati Beautifully Printed Compositor

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Columbia Typographical Society Meeting In Washington

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The Columbia Typographical Society, Held In Washington On Saturday Last. Valued Productions Of Six Living Literati. Composed Accurately, As Well As Beautifully Printed. The Compositor Who Had Set Up All The Manuscript

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