The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1850-07-16
LITTELL'S LIVING AGE.
PROSPECTES.

4 TINS WoEK is conducted in the spirit of Lit
ztcll's Museum of Foreign Literature, (which
2was favoraby received by the public for twen-
sly wears, } but as it is twice as large, and ap-
epears so often, we not only give spirit and fresh
ane,s to ii by many things which vert excluded
3by a months delay, bu; while thus extending
four scope and gathering n greater and more at
ractive variety, are able 50 to increase the sol
hid and substantial part Of our literary, hisori-
Neal and political harvest, as fully to satisfy The
awantS OF the American reader.
4 The elaborate and stately Essays of the Edip-
35urqh Qiarterly and other Reviews; and Bldck
l,cooFs noble criticisms on Poetry, his keen po-
Aetical commentaries, highly wrought Tales
Hand vivid deScriL tuns of rural and mountain
i3sccnery; and the contributions to Literature
isIIistorv and common life, by the sagacious
sSpccia'or, the sparkling ErdmiHcr the judicious
a fihcnaum the busy and industrious LitTd'J
a Gazette, the sensible and comprehensive Brit
21naia, the sober and respectable Christian d.
hse,1er: these are inermixed with the Military
aand Naval "reminiscences of The United Sei-
B rice. and with The best articles Of the Dublin
81 Ljiyersiig, Nc,c Monthly, Fra.er's, IaifS. Ains-
srorfh's, HooTs and Sporting Nagosines, and Of
n ChdmJ.,'S admirable Journal, we do not con.
sisiderit beneath our dignity 10 borrow wit and
awisdom from Punch and, when we think il
Mood enough, make use Of the thunder of 1Ht
Il Wines We shall increase our variety by i'm
IdpoItalons nom the continent of Europe, anC
E3rom the new growth of the British colonies.
81 The steamship has brought Europe, Asia anc
aAfrica into our neighborhUod; and will greatly
Amuliiply our connections, as Merchants, TIav
kelerS ard Politicians. with all parts of the
lworld, 50 thai much more than ever it now be
sicomes every intelligent American to he inform
he'd of the condition and changes of foreign
Hcountres. And this not only because of theii
lnearcr connection with ourselves, but because
lsthc nations seem TO be Fastening through rap
Eli process of change, TO some new state OIL
"a hines which the merely Political prophet can.
Euot compute or iorescc.
n Geographical d icovcricS, the progress Of
HCoonizalion, (Which is extending over the
awhole world and Voyages and Travels, vii
HE favolie matter for our selections; and il
Hgeneral. we shall Systematically and very fully
Hacuuaint our readers with the great department
Il )! Foreign affairs, without cnliTcy Eesleclins
Hour own.
q While we asrire to make the LiriHg Aqe dc
S>ifable 10 al who wish to keep themselves in
HORNED OF the rapid progress OF he increment, Il
aSlalesmen, Divincs, Lawyers and Physicians
RIO men of business and men o. leisure-it i.
H,lll stronger object 20 make it attractive anC
ausclu to their wives and children. We believ,
81 hat VIC can thus do some good ia our day anC
dgcneraiion; and hope to make the work indis
Hpensahlc, in every we'll informed family. w,
Hslv Indispensable, because in this day OF cheal
Hliteraiure il is impossible to guard against tht
Hnnux of what is bad in taste and vicious il
Hnoras, in any other way than by furnishing
Insufficient supply of a healthy character. TIL,
Amental and moral appetite must be grdfif,d.
81 We hope that, 10y ,c;nnormg NE uhcdf from
Hihe cho6," by providing abundanly for the i'm
Haginaiion, and by large collection Of Biogra
Hphy, Voyages and Travels, History, and NOR
H>olid matter, we may produce work whicl
IA shall be popular, while at the same lime il vii
Haspirc to raise the standard Of IuIl lie TASTE.
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