Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1850-03-14
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This work is conducted in the spirit of Liell,s Mus
of Foreign Literature, (Which tavorabr received b,
the public for twenty years. hut is twice AZ nrgp and
appears 50 uten we NJ only give spirit and freshness Ia
1t by many things which excluded by MONTH de
lay, bat while thus extending scope and gathering
greater and more attractive variety are able 50 To increase
the solid aud substantial part Of literary, hist riral
and political harvest fully to satisfy tho wants Of the
American reader.
Tho elaborate and stately Essays Of the Eprxnracu,
QUARtERLr, and other Reviews aud BLAcxwoupis po
criticisms Poetry, has keen political Commentaries
highly wrought Tales, and vivid descriptions of rural and
mountain Scenery and the contributions to Lterntnre
History, and Common Life, by he sagaciuus SPECTATOR
the sparkling ENAMiSIR the judicous AIHEn1uM, the
bn and industrious LITERARY GAZETTE the sensible and
comprehensive BRITANNIA the sober aud respected CHEts
rIAr OBSERVER: these hlgrmixcd with the Military
and Naval "Reminiscences Of the USIrED SERvlCE and with
the best articles Of the DUBLIN UNIVERSITY NEW MoNrty
FRAsEss, TAITs ANswoRrH's, HOOPS, and SroRri :,
MACHINES, and Of CHANBEN'5 admirable Jor.,u W.
do not consider beneath our dgnity 10 borrow wit and
wisdom from PuNcH oE1 when we think it good enouyh
make use of the thunder of THE TINrs We shall in
our Variety by impOrtaons from the nneni If
Europe nnd from the new growth Of the British colonies
The steamship has brought Europe Asia and Africa in
to our neghb1rh0od and will greatly muply our con
ncctons as Merchants Travellers, and Politicians with
all parts of the world 50 that much than ever ii
NOW becomes every intelligent American to be, infprn ed
If the condition and changes II foreign countries And
this not only because Of their nearer connection with op
selves, but becaSe the nations to b. fastening
through rapid process Of change some new state ~
things which the merely political prophet cannot compute
Geographical Discoveries, the progress tf Colonization
(Which is extending over the whole world) and Voyages
and Travels viii be favortc matter for our reflections
and in general shall shall SYSTEMATICALLY and very FIJI
u acquaint readers with the great department of For
Cign affairs, without enirly neglecrng our own.
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