Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1848-04-05
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L1TTELISS LIVING AGE.
PALMER & PAUL.
Iowa City, March,

| THIS work is conducted in the spirit Of Lttelrs
Museum of Foreign Literature, (Which was fayora-
bly, received by the public pr.tweny years., but
it is twice large, and apears often not Oh
ly 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 our literary, HISTORICAL
and political harvest, fully to satisfy the wants
the American reader.
The elaborate and stately Essays ofthc Edinburgh
Quarterly, and other Reviews; and BaCkwood's
| noble criticism on poetry, his political Commcnta-
res, highly wrought tales, and vivid descriptions
ofrural and mountain scenery; and the contributions
to Literature, History and common, Life, by the
gacious Spectator, the sparkling Eramin, the judi
cious Athenaun, busy and Industrious Literary Ga
zetfc sensible and comprehensive Britannia, the
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 Nev Monthly Frdscrs, 7aifs, Aims
'corf's, Hood's Sporting Magazines. & Of Chambers
| admirable Journal. We do not consider il beneath
our dignity to borrow wit and wisdom from Punch;
and when we think it good enough, make Of the
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 neigborhood, and will greatly multi
ply our connections, as merchants, travellers, and
politicians, with all parts of the world that much
more than ever 1t becomes every intelligent Ameri-
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 4 rapid pro-
cess OF change, to some new state of things, which
the merely calprophet cannot compute or fore
see.
Geographical Discoveries, the progress of Colon
izatIon, (Which is extending the whole worldly
ana voyages and Travels, will be favoTie matter for
our selections; and in general, shall systcmati-
cMly and very fully acQuaint our readers with the
great department of Foreign affairs without entirely
nesleCting our own.
While we aspire to make the Liring Ace desirable
to all who wish to keep themselves Informed of the
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and men of leisure--it is still stronger object to
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and by large collection of Biography. Voyages and
Travels, History, and more solid matter, we may
produce work which shall be popular, while at the
same time will aspire to standard ofpublic
taste.
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