Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1848-11-29
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LITTELL'S LIVING AGE.

THIS work is conducted in the spirit of Littelrs
Museum of Foreign Literature, (Which was favora
bly, received by the public for twenty years,) but as
it is twice as large, and apears Often not on
lily give spirit and freshness to it by many things
which were excluded by months delay, but, while
thus extending our scope and gathering greater and
more attractive variety, able to increase the
solid and substantial part of literary, historical
and political harvest fully to satisfy the wants OF
the American reader.
The elaborate and stately Essays ofthe Edinburgh
Quarterly, and other Reviews: and BlackwOod's
noble criticism ON poetry, his political Commenta-
ries, highly wrought tales, and vivid descriptions
of rural and mountain scenery and the contributions
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thunder of The Times. We shall increase our variety
by importations from the continent of Europe, and
from the new growth of the British colonies.
The steamship has brought Europe, Asia, and AZ
RIGA, into our neighborhood and will greatly multi
ply our connections. merchants, travellers, and
politicians, with all parts of the world that much
more than II becomes every intelligent Ameri-
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cess of change, to some state of things, which
the merely political prophet cannot compute or fore
see.
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iZaton, (Which is extending over the whole world !
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our selections; and in general. shall systemati-
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great department of Foreign affairs without entirely
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taste.
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WASHINGTON. December, 81, 1915.
or all the periodical journals devoted to literature
and science which abound in Europe and in this
country, this has appeared to to be the most use
full. 1t contains indeed the exposition only of the
current literature Of the English languages but this
by It's immense extent and comprehension, includes
a portraiture of the human mind in the utmost ex-
pansion Of the present age.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS
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r. LETTELL x CO.; Boston.