The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-11-26
LITTELL's LIVING AGE.
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THIS work is conducted in the spirit OF Lttelfs
l. Museum of Foreign Literature, (Which was
ayorably received by the public Tor twenty years,l
but as il twice large, and appears so oiten wo
not only give spirit and freshness TO II by many
things which were excluded by months delay,
but while thus extending our scope, and gathetlhs
q greater and more attractive variety, are apie 80
70 inc the solid and substantial part oi our mt
erary historical and political harvest, as fully TO
satisfy the wants Of the American reader.
The elaborate and stately Essays Of the EdiI'
burgh, q Quarterly, and other Reviews; and Black
wood noble criticisms Poetry, his keen political
Commentaries, highly wrought Tales, and vivid
descriptions of rural and mountain scenery; ana
the contributions To Literature, History apd COM
mon lfc by the sagacious Spectator the sparkling
Examiner, the judicioos Athensum, the busy ana
Industrious Literary Gazette, the sensible ana com
prchcnsive BRITANNIA, the sober and respectable
Christian Observer; these are interrnxed with the
Military and Naval "reminiscences OF the United
Service, and with the best articles OF the Duohn
University, New Monthly, Frasers, Iaits, Ans
worth's, Hoods, and Sporting Magazine ana on
Chambcrs's admirable Journal we do not cor
slider IL beneath dignity 70 borrow wat ana wis
dom from Punch and, when We thlnk " gOo'
enough, make use Of the thunder 0i Inc ilihes.
We shall increase our variety by importctsns from
the continent of Europe, and from the new grown
OF the British colonies
The steamship has brought Europe, Asia, and
Africa into our neighborhOod, and Will grealy
multiply our connexions merchants, travellers,
and politicians with all parts of the word 90 tlat'
much more than ever, II now becomes every intel
hgcnt American to be informed OF the conditlons
and changes Of foreign countries And thls not
/ only because Of their nearer connesi0n with our
selves, but because the atoms seem to be hasten
ing through rapid pr -ess Of change, 70 some new
state of things, which the merely pOhu0a pfophe'
cannot compute or oresee
Geographical Discoveries, the progress ofC9loni-
cation, (Which Il extending over the Whole worid,)
and Voyages and Travels, will be iayorite matter
| ftro nd IA
atically and very fully aCquaint our readers Win
he great department OF foreign affairs, without en-
tirely neglectng our own
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nation, and by large eolleouon ol grapny'
Voyages and Travels, uistory and more solid mat
/ ter wo-may produce work which shall be popular,
while at the same time il viii aspire 10 raise tho
standard ofpublic taste
ec ution of the work from Judge Story, Chancellor
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Ticknor, have been published In former advertise
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