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Title: The Repository of arts, literature, commerce, manufactures, fashions and politics
Year: 1809 (1800s)
Authors: Ackermann, Rudolph, 1764-1834
Subjects: Fashion Art, Decorative
Publisher: London : Published by R. Ackermann ... Sherwood & Co. and Walker & Co. ... and Simpkin & Marshall ...
Contributing Library: Philadelphia Museum of Art, Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Lyrasis Members and Sloan Foundation

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tionis caused by the four semiquaversassigned to filld. The Englishlanguage is very unfavourable toextensions of this sort. This by theway, without at all detracting fromthe aggregate merit of the song be-fore us, which we consider as a high-ly favourable specimen of the au-thors talents for vocal composition. Strike the warbling La re, a fa-vourite Glee for three lroices, com-posed by J. C. Nightingale, Or-ganist of the Foundling Hospital.Pr. Is. 04 Without any thing peculiarlyoriginal or impressive, this shortvocal trio moves on respectablythrough a very usual progress ofmelody and harmony. Its correct-ness of construction, however, andthe smoothly connected track of itsmelody, render it recommendableto plain singers. The terminationwith the third of the key does notafford the repose looked for in afinal conclusion. The Allied Pleasures in Paris, com-posed for the Piano - Forte, andmost respectfully dedicated to Ili.iExcellency Field - Marshal vonJjiiiclicr, by Win. Grosse. Pr. 3».
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: THB OLD -BAILEY. 315 The author of the above hat, ona recent occasion, given musicalevidence of his German patriotismin so handsome a manner, that weshould have felt surprised not tohave seen his pen set in motion !>ythe successes of his countrymen inFrance. The Allied Pleasureswhich have emanated from tinspraise worth j impulse, have cer-tainly ilie merit of great variety.After an introductory Grand pa-rade inarch, of respectable gra-vity, the whole of the coalescedforces lay aside their swords andspars, ami fail to dancing, everyone according to his countrys fa-shion, either in a u. Grand imperial Russian walz, an Austrian laen- I dler, a royal Prussian walz, a 1 Galtoppade, 01 a Cossack pas ! seul ; and when the w hole company : have singly displayed their national dancing abilities, ail join merrily in a u Toutes ensemble, as the au- thor terms it. A composition thus launched at short notice, must not he judged with the eye of rigid criticism ; it would not he manners to look

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