ABSTRACT
Roman letter has long been held in the highest estimation; and is the national character not only of this country, but also of England, France, Spain, Portugal and Italy. In Germany, and the kingdoms and states which surround the Baltic, letters are used which owe their foundation to the Gothic character; but even in those nations, works are printed in their own language with Roman letters. The general sorts of irregular-bodied letters are, Paragon Columbian, Small Pica, Bourgeois, Minion, and Diamond. Among the irregular-bodied sorts of letter none has taken so great a run as Small Pica; and very considerable works have been done in that character, &c. It is a letter, indeed, which has become the favorite character to do voluminous works in; partly, because it is a round and legible letter, and partly because it takes in considerably more matter than Pica.
