“Of that interest to the whole country that the cultured productions of cultured Boston have usually been.”—­Courier and Journal (Louisville, Ky.).

“An important blank in our periodical literature has been filled.”—­Chicago News.

“Destined to take place in the first rank.”—­Watertown Enterprise.

“Invites the support of Massachusetts people from Berkshire to Barnstable.”—­Lowell Morning Times.

“Already a success.”—­Cape Cod Bee (Barnstable).

“‘The Rent Veil,’ by Henry B. Carrington, is a strikingly fine production, possessing a Miltonian Stateliness, and breathing a spirit of veneration.”—­New York Times.

“Replete with choice literary productions.”—­Gardner Record.

“Keeps up the character established by the first number.”—­Vox Populi (Lowell).

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Spy.

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“Does credit to publishers and contributors.”—­East Boston Argus.

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“Rich in contents.”—­Indianapolis Times.

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