Text: Edgar Allan Poe (?), Literary, Broadway Journal (New York), December 13, 1845, vol. 2, no. 23, p. ???, col. ?

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The Ambuscade. An Historical Poem. By THOMAS R. WHITNEY. New-York: J. S. Redfield.

We have not as yet read this volume so thoroughly as to hazard an opinion of its merits. A glance, however, assures us that the author has a commendable contempt for things in general — very especially for reason and for rhyme.