About the New-York WeeklyTheNew-York Weekly Magazine or Miscellaneous Repositorywas published for slightly more than two years, from summer 1795 through summer 1797. The two complete years were also published as bound volumes; this e-text is Volume II, nos. 53-104. Volume III, renamedSentimental & Literary Magazine, only lasted through no. 112.There are no illustrations and no advertising. Each page was in two columns. The arrangement of each issue was:Front Page, in slightly larger type:masthead spanning the top of the pagedidactic or philosophical essaysInside pages:prose essays (philosophical or educational)fiction, ranging from from a single column to serialized novelsPage 7, second column (variable):MarriagesMeteorological Observations, including monthly summaryshort poemBack Page, in slightly smaller type:poetryprinter/publisher information spanning the bottom of the pagethumbnail of page 1Errors and InconsistenciesBecause of the condition of the original, common mechanical errors such as n/u or f/ſ (f/long s) are noted only in exceptional cases.Quotation marks inThe Victim of Magical Delusionare shown as printed except when there is a mismatch between single and double quotes. Names in M‘ were generally printed with “opening” (right-facing) apostrophes; these are shown as printed.In a few highly formulaic areas—the “Meteorological Observations” and “Marriages” items, and lines such as “Continued from page 163”—missing or invisible punctuation has been silently supplied.Not Individually Noted:historically appropriate spellings such as “chearful”, “controul”, “pourtray”, “stupified”, “villany”forms like (in)conveniencies, indulgencies, precendencyinconsistent prefixes and suffixes such as-ible, -able; in-, un-; -eous, -ious; -ent (-ence, -ency), -ant (-ance, -ancy)misplaced or unexpected apostrophes such ascan’st, would’st, should’st, did’st; her’sand similarvariations such rn. and ra., clo. and cly. in the Meteorological Observationsinconsistent hyphenization of words such asstair-case and staircase, blindfold and blind-foldVariable Spellings:ærial for aerial (and a few other æ for ae usages)affect for effect (the verb)alledge for allegebatchelor for bachelorgroupe for groupinsiduous for insidiousmale-contentmurmerought for aught (“anything”)pallet for palettepenegyricplaced for placidspight for spiteterrestial for terrestrial (especially in later issues)thermometor for thermometerThe plural form “criterions” is used consistentlyThe spelling “desart” is sometimes used geographically;as a verb, or as a form of “deserve”, it is always spelled with “e”Names:Alchibiades/AlcibiadesLovsinski/Lovzinski (form with -s- occurs in two issues)Ottoman/OthmanPharoah (only in the Music articles)Usages:“may be defined...” is consistently used without “...as”“flew” is often used for “fled”
TheNew-York Weekly Magazine or Miscellaneous Repositorywas published for slightly more than two years, from summer 1795 through summer 1797. The two complete years were also published as bound volumes; this e-text is Volume II, nos. 53-104. Volume III, renamedSentimental & Literary Magazine, only lasted through no. 112.
There are no illustrations and no advertising. Each page was in two columns. The arrangement of each issue was:
Front Page, in slightly larger type:masthead spanning the top of the pagedidactic or philosophical essaysInside pages:prose essays (philosophical or educational)fiction, ranging from from a single column to serialized novelsPage 7, second column (variable):MarriagesMeteorological Observations, including monthly summaryshort poemBack Page, in slightly smaller type:poetryprinter/publisher information spanning the bottom of the page
Front Page, in slightly larger type:masthead spanning the top of the pagedidactic or philosophical essays
Inside pages:prose essays (philosophical or educational)fiction, ranging from from a single column to serialized novels
Page 7, second column (variable):MarriagesMeteorological Observations, including monthly summaryshort poem
Back Page, in slightly smaller type:poetryprinter/publisher information spanning the bottom of the page
thumbnail of page 1
Because of the condition of the original, common mechanical errors such as n/u or f/ſ (f/long s) are noted only in exceptional cases.
Quotation marks inThe Victim of Magical Delusionare shown as printed except when there is a mismatch between single and double quotes. Names in M‘ were generally printed with “opening” (right-facing) apostrophes; these are shown as printed.
In a few highly formulaic areas—the “Meteorological Observations” and “Marriages” items, and lines such as “Continued from page 163”—missing or invisible punctuation has been silently supplied.
historically appropriate spellings such as “chearful”, “controul”, “pourtray”, “stupified”, “villany”forms like (in)conveniencies, indulgencies, precendencyinconsistent prefixes and suffixes such as-ible, -able; in-, un-; -eous, -ious; -ent (-ence, -ency), -ant (-ance, -ancy)misplaced or unexpected apostrophes such ascan’st, would’st, should’st, did’st; her’sand similarvariations such rn. and ra., clo. and cly. in the Meteorological Observationsinconsistent hyphenization of words such asstair-case and staircase, blindfold and blind-foldVariable Spellings:ærial for aerial (and a few other æ for ae usages)affect for effect (the verb)alledge for allegebatchelor for bachelorgroupe for groupinsiduous for insidiousmale-contentmurmerought for aught (“anything”)pallet for palettepenegyricplaced for placidspight for spiteterrestial for terrestrial (especially in later issues)thermometor for thermometerThe plural form “criterions” is used consistentlyThe spelling “desart” is sometimes used geographically;as a verb, or as a form of “deserve”, it is always spelled with “e”Names:Alchibiades/AlcibiadesLovsinski/Lovzinski (form with -s- occurs in two issues)Ottoman/OthmanPharoah (only in the Music articles)Usages:“may be defined...” is consistently used without “...as”“flew” is often used for “fled”
historically appropriate spellings such as “chearful”, “controul”, “pourtray”, “stupified”, “villany”
forms like (in)conveniencies, indulgencies, precendency
inconsistent prefixes and suffixes such as-ible, -able; in-, un-; -eous, -ious; -ent (-ence, -ency), -ant (-ance, -ancy)
misplaced or unexpected apostrophes such ascan’st, would’st, should’st, did’st; her’sand similar
variations such rn. and ra., clo. and cly. in the Meteorological Observations
inconsistent hyphenization of words such asstair-case and staircase, blindfold and blind-fold
Variable Spellings:ærial for aerial (and a few other æ for ae usages)affect for effect (the verb)alledge for allegebatchelor for bachelorgroupe for groupinsiduous for insidiousmale-contentmurmerought for aught (“anything”)pallet for palettepenegyricplaced for placidspight for spiteterrestial for terrestrial (especially in later issues)thermometor for thermometer
The plural form “criterions” is used consistently
The spelling “desart” is sometimes used geographically;as a verb, or as a form of “deserve”, it is always spelled with “e”
Names:Alchibiades/AlcibiadesLovsinski/Lovzinski (form with -s- occurs in two issues)Ottoman/OthmanPharoah (only in the Music articles)
Usages:“may be defined...” is consistently used without “...as”“flew” is often used for “fled”