Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1848-05-31
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I.ITTELL,S LIVING AGE.

THIS work is conducted in the spirit Of Littelfs
Museum Of Foreign Literature, (Which was iavora,
bly, received by the public for twenty years) but az
it is twice large, and apears SO often, we not on
" give spirit and freshness TO it by many things
which were excluded by months delay, but, wh,lo
thus extending scope and gathering greater apd
more attractive variety, are able so to increase the
solid and substantial part of our herary 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 Biackwood's
noble criticism poetry, his political Commenta-
ries, highly wrought tales; and vivid descriptions
rural and mountain scenery and the contributions
to Literature, History and common, Llfe by the sa-
gacious Spectator, the sparkling Erdmincr the judi
Cious Akheneum; busy and industrious Literary &C.
reie, sensible and comprehensive BriffTnid the So
Der espeCtable Christian Observer these are ntermN
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United Service, and with the best articles Of tho
Dublin Unitersity, Nep Monthly Frase''s Idifs, Ains-
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admirable Journal. We do not consider It beneath
our dignity to borrow wit and wisdom from Punch;
and when we think it good enough, make use 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 Al
RIGA, into neighborhood, and will greatly multi
ply connections, as merchants, travellers, anu
politicians with parts of the worlds that mut
more than ever it becomes every intelligent Amerl-
can TO be informed OF the cONultOn u
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, winch
the merely political prophet cannot compute or lore
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izatiOn, (Which is extending over the whole worldly
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selections and in general, We shall systematic
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