Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1850-09-25
LITTELL,S LIVING AGE.

rryJS work conducted in the spirit OF ells Museum OF
Foreign Literature (Which was iavoraD received by the
~ for twenty wears but twice as large aud appears
20 n we NOT only give shirt freshness by many things
which were excluded by months delay put while thus ex-
tending scope aud gathering @ va
rety able the soma anu substantial part oil our
literary historical political harvest as fully to satisfy the
Of the American reader. r,.,
IN aud other Reviews and Blackuoods noble criticisms Po
etry, his keen political nsny wrought aes
onrbuons IN literature History and Common Life by the
sogacious SpectGor the sparkling Examiner the udcous As
neum the busy industrious Literary Gazette the sensible
d Britannia the sober and respectable Chris
ton Oserer these ntermxed with the Military and Ma
val "reminiscences Of the Un,lea srp'ee ag WIN The best a
Aiu,,pots Hoods and Sporting NGgdz'nts and OF Clam
ber admirable Josrd we do no. consider II beneath our
think il coed enough make OF the thunder OF The Times
We shall increase variety by mpoaons from the continent
f Enrone and from the growth Of the British colonies.
Thc Steamship has brought Europe, Asia and Africa
will greatly multiply our connections Mer
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SO that much than now becomes every intelligent
American 10 informed of the condition and changes OF for
cgn And this not only because OF their nearer con
;on NH ourselves because the nations be has
trnnr through rapid progress OF change TO state OF
things which merely political prophet cannot compute
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providing abundany for the imagination, and by large eoeG-
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id matter may produce work which shall DC popHlA
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September 4, 1850.