The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1850-07-09
LITTELL'S LIVING AGE.

THIS WoRK is conducted in the spirit Of Lit
tells Museum Of Foreign Literature, (which
was favorably received by the public for twen-
ly years. but as ii is twice as large, and ap-
pears SO often, we not only give spirit and fresh
ness to il by many things which were excluded
by months delay, bui while thus extending
our scope and gathering giealel and more at
lraclve variety, are able so TO increase the SOL
id and substantial part of our literary, histori-
cal and political harvest, as fully to satisfy the
wants OF the American reader.
The elaborate and stately Essays Of the Edir-
JUygh Quarterly and Other Reviews; and Back.
coods noble criticisms on Poetry, his keen po-
etcal commentaries, highly wrought Tales,
and vivid descriptions of rural and mountain
scenery; and the contributions TO Literature.
History and common life, by the Sagacious
Spectator, the sparkling Examiner. the iudicious
AHondum, the busy and industrious LHcyary
Gazette, the sensible and comprehensive Brif-
GnRia the sober and respectable Christian o.
server; these are inlermixed with the Military
and Naval "Reminiscences of the Initial So
rice, and with The best articles of the Dublin
University, Nel0 Monthly Ffasers, Iafs. Inns.
corih'S, Hoofs and Sporting Maga,iaes, and of
ChambeY's admirable Journal, We do not con
slider it beneath our dignity 10 borrow wit and
wisdom from Punch and, when we think IL
good enough, make use Of the thunder of Tile
4 tHtto' W oH1li lutItdoc our variety by I'M
poTtalions from the continent of Europe and
from the new growth Of the British colonies.
The steamship has brought Europe. Asia and
Africa into our neighborhood; and will greatly
multiply our connections, as Merchants. Tray
oilers and Politicians Njl1 ~ parts of the
world, so that much more than ever il now be-
comes every intelligent American TO be inlorm-
ed of the condition and changes of foreipn
countries. And this not only because of their
nearer connection with ourselves, but because
the nations seem 10 be fastening through ran
id process Of change, TO some new state of
thugs which the merely political prophet can
not compute or foresee
Geographical discoveries, the progress of
Colonization, (Which is extending over the
whole worldi) and Voyages and Travels, will
be iavorile matter for our selections; and in
general, we shall Systematically and very fully
acquaiut our readers with the great department
o! Foreign affairs, without entirely neglecting
our own.
While we aspire TO make the Liriag Aqe de-
Sirabie 10 all who wish to keep themselves in
formed Of the rapid progress Of The increment, 10
Statesmen, Divines, Lawyers and Physicians
10 men oil business and men of leisure-it is
still stronger object 30 make il attractive and
useful TO their wives and children. We believe
that we can thus do some good in our day and
generations and hope TO make The work indis-
pensable, in every well informed family. We
say indispensable, because in this day Of cheap
literature il is impossible to guard against The
influx of what is bad in taste and yicions in
morals in any other way than by furnishing a