Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1850-12-04
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work is conducted in the spirit of Littcls Museum Of
Foreign Literature (Which was iavoraby received BY the
nnIc for twenty years. large, aud appears
So often we only spirit and freshness 10 by many things
which were excluded by months delay but while thus ex
TENDING our scope and gathering greater and more attractive
are able increase the solid and substantial part oil our
erarv historical, and political harvest fully 10 satisfy the
wants of the American reader.
h elaborate aud stately Essays Of the Edinburgh, Quarter
In and other Reviews and Black,coods noble criticisms on Po-
clry his political Commentaries highly wrought Tales
and vivid descriptions of rural and mountain Scenery and the
coptrbr Literature, History and Common Lie, by the
sogacious Spectator the sparkling Examiner The udcous Ae'
ng,O The busy and industrious Literary Gazette the sensible
and Britannia the sober and respectable Chris
ticn Observer these ntcrxcd with the Military and Ma
vol of the United Service with The best art
er of the Dublin University, Ne,c Monthly, Frases 1ates,
1ins,co Hoods, and Sporting Magazines and OF Cham
admirable Journal we do not consider beneath our
DIGNITY 10 and wisdom from Punch and, when
think good enough make Of the thunder of The Times
We shall variety by poraons from the continent
of Europe and from the grow OF the British colonies
The steamship has brought uroc, ASIA aud Africa into our
neshborhood and will greatly multiply connections as Mcr
chants Travellers and Politicians with all parts of the world
that much more than ever now becomes every intelligent
American be informed of and changes oil for
eon countries And this only because OF their
necton with ourselves but because the nations TO be has
tenng through rapid progress change state OF
things which the merely political prophet cannot compute
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biographical Discoveries progress Colonization (Which
is extending the whole word and Voyages and Travels
will be- favoritc tor selections aud, general
shall systematically and very fully acquan readers with
the great department Of Foreign affairs without entirely neglect
Will we aspire 10 make the Luing Agcdcsirabe all who
wish TO keep themselves informed o The rapid progress oil the
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