The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-08-17
LIrrELL's LIVING AGE.
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| l. Museum Of Foreign Literature, (Which was
Etyorably received by the public for twenty years,)
but as il il twice as large, and appears 20 often, ~o
not only give spirit and freshness to it by many
lngs which were excluded by months delay,
bat while thus extending our scoPc, and gaiherlng
greater and more attractive variety are aoie 80
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/ satisfy tllr wants OF the American reader.
The elaborate and stately Essays of the Edin'
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We snail increase our variety by importationsfrom
the continent Of Europe, and from The new growth
I Of the British colonies.
/ The steamship has brought Europe, Asia, and
/ Africa into our ncighborhOod, aud Will greatly
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and politicians, with all parts Of the world ~ that,
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and changes uf foreign countries. And this not
| only because Of their nearer C0nncxion with our
/ selves, but bccausc The nations seem 60 De hasten
ng through rapid process oi change, 20 some new
state oi thIngs, which the merely political prophet
7 cannot compute 90 f0rcacr.
Geographical Discoveries The pr0grcss of Coloni-
zstion, (Which is extending over the whole wOrld,)
/ and Voyage and Iraycis, Will be hvOritc matter
or our selections; and iu general, We shall system
a am tfr fla
the great department Of foreign aiiirs, without en-
I urcly ncglcctng Our own.
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nation, and by large collesuon oi Biography,
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