Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1848-08-09
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LITTELLsS LIVING AGE.

THIS work is conducted in the spirit Of Lttell's
Museum of Foreign Literature, (Which was favora-
bly, received by the public for twenty years but as
it is twice large, and apears often, we not on
~ give spirit and freshness to it by many things
which were excluded by months delay, but, while
thus extending scope and gathering greater and
attractive variety, able to increase the
solid and substantial part of our 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 Backwood's
noble criticism on poetry, his political Commena-
ries, highly wrought tales, and vivid descriptions
rural and mountain scenery; and the contributions
to Literature History and common, Life, by the
gaciouS Spectator, the sparkling EJdIninc the JUDI
ciouS Aiaen9um, busy and industrious Literary Ga
-efte, sensible and comprehensive Britannia, the
Der respectable Christian Observer these intermiX
ed with the Military and Naval "reminiscences OF the
United Service and with the best articles of the
Dublin University Nep Monthly FfdSe'S, Tdifs, aims
,yorfs HOODS, Sporting Magazines, Of Chamber,
admirable Journal. We do not consider it beneath
our dignity to borrow wit ana wisdom from Punch
and " hen We think iFgood enough, make of the
thunder OF The Times. We shall increase variety
by importltons from the continent of Europe, and
| from the growth Of the British colonies.
The steamship has brought Europe, Asia, and AZ
RIGA, into neishborhood, and will greatly multi
ply our connections, merchants, travellers, and
politicians, with all parts of the world; that mucl
more than ever it becomes every intelligent Amcri
can to be informed of the condition and changes OF
foreign countries. And this not only because of there
nearer connection with ourselves. but because the
nations seem to be fastening, through rapid pro.
cess of change. to some new state of things. which
the merely political prophet cannot compute or fore
see.
Geographical Discoveries. the progress OF Colon.
izaton, (Which is extending the whole world.
and voyages and Travels. viii be favorite matter for
our selections: and in general, shall systcmati-
cally and very fully acquaiut readers with the
great department Of Foreign affairs, without entirely
neglecting own.
While aspire to make the LiriRg Ace desirable
to all who wish to keep themselves informed OF the
rapid progress of the m0rcmeRt-to Statesmen. Di.
vines, Lawyers. and PLY scians-to men of business
and men of eGSure--t is stiil stronger object 10
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children. We believe that thus do some good
in our day and generation; and hope to make the
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We say Indispensable, because in this day of chear
literature il is not possible to guard against the in
tlux of what is bad in taste and vicious in morals in
any other way than by furnishing sufficient supply
of healthy character. The mental and moral appc-
tite must be gratifed.
We hope that, ny G.bg ,rnaOing the ,rheat from the
chG0' by providing abundantly for the Imagination
and by large collection of Biography Voyages and
Travels, History, and more solid matter, we MAY
produce work which shall he popular, lille at the
same time II viii aspire to raise the standard ofpubc
taste.
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| WASHINGTON, December, Of. 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 us
full. 1t contains indeed the exposition only of the
current literature of the English language; but this
by It's immense extent and comprehensio includes
a portraiturc OF the human mind in the utmost ex.
pansion Of the present age.
! JOHN QUINCY ADAMS
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