The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-11-27
LITTELL'S LIVING AGE.
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INHlS work is conducted in the spirit Of Lit
Il tells Museum of Foreign Literature, (Which
was favorably received by the public for twenty
years,) but as it is twice as large and appears SO
often, we not only give spirit and freshness to il
bymany things which were excluded by month 5
delay, but while thus extending our scope, and
gathering greater and more attractive variety,
are able so to increase the solid and substantial
part Of our literary, historical, and political har
vest as fully to satisfy the wants Of the American
reader.
Ihe elaborate and stately Essays of the Edin.
ourgh, Quarterly, and other Reviews; and Black
WOOD = notable criticisms on Poetry, his keen
Polucai Commentaries, highly wrought Tales,
ana viva descriptions Of rural and mountain
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the sparkling Examiner, the judicious Atheneum,
the pnlsy and Industrious Literary Gazette, the
sensible and comprehensive Britannia, the sober
ana respectable Christian Observer; these are inter-
mixed with the Military and Naval "reminiscences
OF the United Service, and with the best articles OF
me Dublin University, New Monthly, Fraser's.
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LINES. we shall increase our variety by impor-
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he" SioWtH Vi the BRUSH colonies,
The steamship has brought Europe, Asia. and
Africa INTO our neighborhood, and will greatly
muitipiy our connexions merchants travellers
ana politicians, with all parts of the world; so that
noch more than ever, 1t now becomes every intel
lgent American to be informed Of the conditions
ana changes OF foreign countries. And this not
on'y because oil their nearer connexion with our
sei'es, out because the nations seem to be hasten
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new state OF things, which the merely political
prophet cannot compute or foresee.
Biographical Discoveries, the progress of Colo
nization, (Which is extending over the whole
world and Voyages and Travels, will be favorte
aot our selectons and in general, we shall
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with the great department OF foreign affairs, with
out entirely neglecting our own
while we aspire to make the Living fire desira-
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