HARVARD COLLEGE LIBRARY

INGRAHAM FUND

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FOR JANUARY, 1810.

A New Series.

CONTAINING

A NEW SYSTEM OF BOTANY,

BY

DR. THORNΤΟΝ;

AND

A SERIES OF ORIGINAL MUSIC,

BY MR. HOOK.

EMBELLISHMENTS.

1. An Elegant PORTRAIT of the RIGHT HON. THE COUNTESS OF KINGSTON.

2. TWO WHOLE-LENGTH FIGURES in the FASHIONS of the SEASON, COLOURED.

3. SKETCH of the INTERIOR of the NEW THEATRE COVENT GARDEN.

4. An ORIGINAL SONG, set to Music for the Harp and Piano-forte; composed exclu-

sively for this Work, by Mr. Ноок.

5. Two elegant and new PATTERNS for NEEDLE-WORK.

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CONTENTS.

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BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF ILLUS- BEAUTIES OF THE BRITISH POETS.

TRIOUS LADIES.

ORIGINAL COMMUNICATIONS.

..

LA BELLE ASSEMBLEE.

Hymenæa in search of a Husband

Persian Letter from Muley Cid Sadi, one

of the Secretaries of his Excellency

the Persian Ambassador in London, to

Osman Cali Beg, his friend at Ispahan.. 6 General Observations on the most approved

PRINTED BY AND FOR JOHN BELL, PROPRIETOR OF THE WEEKLY MESSENGER,

SOUTHAMPTON-STREET, STRAND, FEBRUARY 1,

1810.

THE NEW SERIES.

OUR Readers are now presented with the FIRST NUMBER of a NEW IMPROVED SERIES OF
LA BELLE ASSEMBLEE, which, the Proprietor trusts, will satisfy the expectations he has raised,
and the promises which he has made-An Additional Sixteen Pages of Letter Press, including the
Miscellaneous Varieties and Intelligence of the past Month, are given in this Number, and will be
continued in every succeeding Number.

The BOTANY, it is hoped, will be sufficiently recommended by the high and scientific character of
the Author, DR. THORNTON.-The Music has the special pledge of MR. HOOK, the Composer, for
its excellence. The Literary part, it is trusted, is of a much higher character and stamp, than is usually
found in the fleeting publications of the day; and the Ornamental portion of the Work may reasonably
be expected to give ample satisfaction.

THE SKETCH OF THE INTERIOR OF COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE

is given this Month, instead of the SECOND PLATE of Fashions; but, in the future Numbers, Two
Plates of Costume will constantly be included.

The New Subscribers will find some Continuations of Original Stories (from the former Numbers of
LA BELLE ASSEMBLEE) in the present Series; but in order that they may not have any frag-
ments and broken narratives, all the PRIOR PART of such communications, (which are Continued in the
present Series) will be Printed for them, and presented GRATUITOUSLY in the first Half-Yearly
SUPPLEMENT.

Such of our Subscribers as have not completed their Sets, are requested to make early application for
all ODD NUMBERS which they may want; for as the First Series will never be Re-printed, if they are
late in their application, they will incur the risk of broken Sets. A few complete Sets of LA BELLE
ASSEMBLEE, from the commencement, (forming Seven Elegant Volumes) may be had of the Pr
prietor.