The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-07-15

LITTELL'S LIVING AGE.
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INEIS work is conducted in the spirit of LittclPs
i Museum of Foreign Literature, (Which
avorably received by the public for twenty years,)
but il is twice as large, and appears often, we
not only give spirit and freshness to it by many
things which were excluded by months delay
but while thus extending scope and gathering z
greater and more attractive variety, able so
increase the solid and substantial part of lit
erary, historical, and political harvest, fully to
satisfy the wants of the American reader.
The elaborate and stately Essays OF the Edin-
burgh, Quarterly and other Reviews; and Black
woods noble criticisms Poetry his keen political
Commentaries, highly wrought Tales, and vivid
descriptions Of rural and mountain scenery; and
the contributions to Literature, History, and com
mon life, by the sagacious Spectator, the sparkling
Examiner, the judicious Athengum, the busy and
industrious Literary Gazette the sensible and COM
prehensve Britannia, the sober and respectable
Christian Observer; these intern!iNed with the
Military and Naval "reminiscences ul the United
Service, and with the best articles u the Dublin
University, New Monthly, Fraser's, Init's, Aims
worth's, Hoods and Sporting Mag ines, and of
Chambers's admirable Journal. " do not con
slider il beneath our dignity TO borrow wit and Wis
dom from Punch; and, when we think II good
enough, make use of the thunder oi The Times
We shall increase variety by inportations 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 connexions as merchants, travellers,
and politicians, with all parts of the world; that,
much more than ever, ii now becomes every intel
ligent American to be informed of the conditions
and changes of foreign countries. And this not
only because of their nearer connexion with our
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 ioresec.
Geographical Discoveries, the progress OF Colonl-
cation, (Which Is extending over the whole world)
and Voyages and Travels, will be iavoritc matter
for selections; and III general, shall system
atcally and very fully acquaint our readers with
the great department OF foreign affairs, without en-
tirely neglecting our own
While we aspire tomake the Lining Age desirable
TO all who wish to Keep themselves informed oi the
rapid progress of the movement-to statesmen, d.
/ vines lawyers, and physicians-to men OF business
and of leisure,it is still stronger object TO
make il attractive 10 their wives and children. We
believe that thus do some good IN our day
and generation, and hope to make the work indis-
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it is possible to guard against the influx OF what
! is bad in and vicious in morals, in any other
way than by furnishing sufficient supply of a
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must be gratihed
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the chaff by roviding abundanty for the ilnagl-
nation, and by a large collection OF Biography,
Voyages and Travels, history, and more solid mat
ter we ma produce a work which shall be popular,
while ut the time il viii aspire to raise the
! standard of public taste.
(S5-Lctter. in commentator of the plan and cx-
ecution of the work from Judge Story, Chancellor
Kent, DR.. Bcthune, and Messrs. Jared Sparks,
ii. Prescott, George Bancroft, and George
Ticknor, have been published i'll former advertise
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