Text: C. F. Briggs (?), Literary, Broadway Journal (New York), March 8, 1845, vol. 1, no. 10, p. ??

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The Knickerbocker, March, 1845. John Allen, 139 Nassau St.

This comfortable old Magazine contains several very capital papers, a beautiful poem from Albert Pike, a quaint one from John Waters which would be beautiful if it were not, quaint; and some amusing bits in the editor's table. The fun about the Pennsylvanian's gun-firing on the payment of their State debt interest, is very Punchy. We are sure that our good natured friend the editor will pardon us, if not thank us, for hinting to him, as gently as a lamb, that he makes use of the adjectives forceful and matterful too often for his readers’ pleasure; we like adjectives ending in ful extremely well, as armful, mouthful, pocketful, &c.; but matterful sounds less agreeably than full of matter.