The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-11-30
LITTELL'S LIVING AGE.
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BY L. LITTELL CO., BOSTON
YENHIS work is conducted in the spirit Of Lit
4 tells Museum of Foreign Literature (which
was favorably received by the public for TWENTY
years,) but as 1t is twice large, and appears so
often, we not only give spirit and freshness to it
6ymany things which were excluded by month :
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.
The elaborate and stately ESSAYS of the Edin-
nurgh, Quarterly, and other Reviews; and Black
WOOD s notable criticisms on Poetry his keen
political Commentaries, highly wrought Tales
ana VIVA descriptions of rural and mountain
scenery; and the contributions to Literature, His
tory' and common life, by the sagacous Spectator,
the sparkling Examiner, the judcious theneum,
the busy and industrious Literary Gazette the
sensible and comprehensive Britannia the sober
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or the United Service, and with the best articles of
NE me Dublin University, New Monthly, Fraser's,
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IT good enough, make use of the thunder of The
INES. we shall increase variety by impor-
tatons from the continent Of Europe and from the
new growth of the British colonies.
The steamship has brought Europe. Asio. and
Africa into our neighborhood, and will greatly
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and politicians, with all parts of the world so that
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ana changes of foreign countries And this not
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selves, but because the nations seem to be hasten
ing through rapid process of change to some
new state OF things, which the merely political
prophet cannot compute or foresee
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iHa',oh' NWhich Is extending over the whole
world, and Voyages and Travels will be fayorite
matter Tor our selections; and, in general we shall
systematically and very fully acquuint our readers
with the great department OF foreign affairs. with
out entirely neglecting our own
"hile we aspire to make the Lining fire desra
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voyages and Travels, History, and more solid
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popular while at the same time it will aspire to
raise The standard ofpublic taste.
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