Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1848-12-13
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LITTELL,S LIVING AGE,

Museum of Foreign Literature, (which was fayora.
bly, received by the public for twenty years., but
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 and
more attractive variety, able to increase the
solid and substantial part Of literary, historical
and political harvest as fully satisfy the wants OF
the American reader.
| The elaborate and stately Essays ofthe Edinburgh
Quarterly, and other Reviews; and Blackwood's
y ohlc 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 sa-
gacous Spectator, the sparkling Examiner the judi
cious AhenGum busy and Industrious Literary Ga
-ete, sensible and comprehensive Brtonnia the so:
berrespectabe Christian Observer these intermix-
ed with the Military and Naval "reminiscences of the
United Service, and with the best articles of the
Dublin University, Ner Monthly, Fraser's Tars, Aims
worfhs, HOODS, Sporting Magazines, x of Chambers
admirable Journal. We do not consider il beneath
our dignity to borrow wit and wisdom from Punch;
and when we think iYgood 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 AZ
rlca, into our neighborhood, and will greatly multi
ply our connections, merchants, travellers, and
politicians, with all parts of the world that much
more than ever it becomes every intelligent Ameri-
can to be informed of the condition and changes of
ana THIS not only because there
nearer connection with selves, but because the
nations seem to be fastening, through a rapid pro-
cess of change, to some state of things, which
the merely political prophet cannot compute or fore
see.
Geographical Discoveries, the progress of Colon
ization, (Which is extending the whole world,)
and voyages and Travels, will be favorite matter for
our selections; and in general, shall systemat-
caly and very fully acquaint our readers with the
great department of Foreign affairs without entirely
negleCting our own.
While aspire to make the Lrinq Aqe desirable
to all who wish to keep themselves informed of the
rapid progress Of the mopemcnt-to Statesmen, D-
vines, Lawyers, and Physicians-to men of business
and men of leisure-it is still stronger object to
to make IT attractive and useful to their wives and
children. We believe that we thus do some good
IN our day and generations; and hope to make the
work indispensable in every well-informed FIRMLY.
We say Indispensable, because in this day of CHEAP
literature it is not possible to guard against the in
iux 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 appe-
tite must be gratitied.
We hope that, by ssby ,cinno,rng the rheat from the
chGf" by providing abundantly for the imagination
and by large collection of Biography, Voyages and
Travels, History. and more solid matter, we NAV
produce work which shall be popular W lille at the
same time it will aspire to raise the standard public
taste.
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Complete sets, in fifteen volumes, to the end of
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cents and it may be worth while for subscribers or
purchasers to complete any broken volume they
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ly part1s about fourteen cents. The r0iumcs are
published quarterly, each volume containing as
much matter as Quarterly Review gives in eight
teen months. ..5t I
WASHINGTON, December, 81, lsl5.
OF all the periodical journals devoted to literature
and science which abound in Europe and in this
country, this has appeared to to he the most USE
full. 1t contains indeed the exposition only of the
current literature of the English language; but this
by Its immense extent and comprehension, in cudes
a portraiturc of the human mind in the utmost ex-
pansion of the present age. .'- '
sst JOHN QUINCY ADAMS
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