The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-03-18
LTTTELL's LIVING AGE.
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Il Museum of Foreign Literature, (Which was
favoraby received by the public for twenty years)
but II is twice large, and appears often, We
not only give spirit and freshness 10 il by many
things which were excluded by months delay,
but while thus extending our scope, and gathering
greater and more attractive variety, are able 50
10 increase the solid and substantial part of our lit
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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 sagacous Spectator, the sparkling
Examiner the judicious Atheneum, the busy and
industrious Literary Gazette, the sensible and COM
prehensiye Britannia, the sober and respectable
Christian Observer; these are intermixed with the
Military and Naval "reminiscences OF the United
Service, and with the best articles Of the Dublin
University New Monthly, Fraser's, Taits, Aims
worth's, Hoods, and Sporting Magazines, and OF
Chambers admirable Journal. We do not con-
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dom from Punch; and, when we think il good
enough, make use Of the thunder Of The Times.
We shall increase our variety by importations 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 come xiOns a. merchants, travellers,
much more than ever, il now becomes every intel
lgent American To be informed Of the conditions
and changes Of foreign countries And this not
only because Of their connexiOn with
selves, but because the nations seem To be hasten
ing through a rapid process Of change, 10 some new
state Of things, which the merely political prophet
cannot compute or Dresee.
Geographical Discoveries, the progress Of Colon-
zation, (Which Is extending the whole world
and Voyages and Travels, will be favoritc matter
for our selections; and in general, we shall system
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the great department Of foreign affairs, without
uroly negecting our own.
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TO all who wish 10 keep themselves informed Of tho
rapid progress Of the movcment-to statesmen, di-
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