Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1848-10-25
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OF
LITTELI1S LIVING AGE.

THIS work is conducted in the spirit Of Littelr.
Museum of Foreign Literature, (Which was favora
bly, received by the public for twenty years,) but
it is twice as large, and apears often, not on
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 ant
more attractive variety, able so to increase the
solid and substantial part of literary. historical
and political harvest fully to satisfy the wants
the American reader.
The elaborate and stately ESSAYS Ofthe Edinburgh
Quarterly, and other Reviews; and Backwood's
noble criticism on poetry, his political Commenta
ries, highly wrought tales, and vivid descriptions
of rural and mountain scenery; and the contributions
to Literature, History and common, Life, by the
gacious Spectator the sparkling Examiner, the judi
ciouS AtaeRGun, busy and industrious Literary Ga
sete, sensible and comprehensive Britannia, the so,
Der respectable Christian Observer these intermx
ed with the Military and Naval "reminiscences of the
United Service, and with the best articles of the
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admirable Journal. We do not consider it beneath
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and when we think itRgood enough, make of the
thunder of The Times. We shall increase variety
by im2ortations from the continent Of Europe, ant
from the new growth of the British colonies.
The steamship has brought Europe, Asia, and Ar
RIGA, into our neghborhoOd, and will greatly multi
ply our connections, as merchants, travellers, ant
politicians, with all parts of the world; that mucf
more than ever it becomes every intelligent Ameri
can to be informed of the condition and changes O.
foreign countries. And this not only because of there
nearer connection with ourselves, but because thu
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
sec.
Geographical Discoveries, the progress of Colon
ization, (Which is extending the whole world,
and voyages and Travels, will be favorite matter fo
our selections; and in general we shall systemat
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great department Of Foreign affairs, without enirel,
negiecting our own.
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