The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-03-23
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LITTELL's LIVING AGE.
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THIS work il conducted in the spirit of LttePs
Il Museum Of Foreign Literature, (Which was
favoraby received by the public for twenty years)
but as y Is twice az large and appears % often, we
not only give spirit and freshness 20 il by many
things which were excluded by months delay
but while thus extending our scope, and gathering
a greater and more attractive variety, able 90
10 increase the solid and substantial part of our lit
erary, historical, and political harvest as 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 70 Literature History, and com
mon life, by the sagacious Spectator, the sparkling
Examiner, the judicious AtbenHum, 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, Frascr's, Tait's, Aims
worths, Hood's, and Sporting Magazines, and Of
Chambers admirable Journal. We do not con-
sider u beneath our dignity TO borrow wit and wis
dom from Punch; and, when We think it good
enough, make use Of the thunder Of The Times.
We shall increase 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 neighborbood, and will greatly
multiply our connexions merchants, travellers,
ana pOllnclans Win all parts OF the world; that,
much more than ever, IL now becomes every intel
hgent American 10 be informed Of the conditions
and changes Of foreign countries. And this not
only because Of their nearer conneIion with our
selves, but because the nations seem TO be hasten
ing through rapid process Of change, TO some new
state VI things, which the merely political prophet
cannot compute or Oresee.
Geographical Discoveries, the progress Of Coloni-
ration, (Which II extending over the whole world, }
and Voyages aud Travels, will be favoritc matter
for our selections; and in general we shall system
stcally and very fully acquant our readers with
the great department Of foreign affairs, without
urely neglecung our own.
While we aspire tonake the Living Age desirable
70 al who wish 70 keep themselves informed Of the
rapid progress n the nOvement-to statesmen, d.
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Il - not possible ~ guard Zainst the influx Of what
~ tad IA taste and vicious IN morals, ia any other
way than ~ furnishing a sufficient supply 81 a
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must BE gratihed.
We hope, that BY "WinnowinR the wheat from
the chsf.' BY rOyiding sbundantly for the ina pi-
nation, and y a large collection Of Biography,
voyages and Travels, history, and more sOid mat
ter, we may produce work Whch shall be popula r,
while at the same time il viii aspire 10 raise the
standard Of public taste.
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ocution Of the work from Judge Story. Chancellor
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w. n. Prescott, George Bancroft and George
1icknor, have been published in former advertise.
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