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F'HIS work IS conducted in the spirit of LittelI's
Il Museum Of Foreign Literature (Which was
avora6ly received by the public for twenty years)
but as II is twice as large, and appears often VIC
not only give spirit and freshness TO il by many
things which were excluded by "a months delay,
but while thus extending our scope, and gathering
n greater and more attractive variety, arc able so
10 increase the solid and substantial part of our lit
crary, historical, and political harvest, fully to
satisfy the wants of the American reader.
The elaborate and stately Essays of the Edn-
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woods noble CRITICISMS Poetry his keen political
Commentaries, highly wrought Tales and vivid
descriptions OF rural and mountain scenery; and
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Christian Observer; these are intermixcd with the
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Service, and with the best articles of the Dublin
University, New Monthly, Frascr's, Tait's, Aims
worth's, HOod's, and Sporting Magazines and Of
Chambcrs's admirable Journal. We do not con-
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dom from Punch; and, when think It good
enough, make use of the thunder Of The Times
We shall increase our variety by imporations from
tle continent Of Europe, and from the new growth
of the British colonies.
The steamship has brought Europe Asia and
Africa into our neghborhOod. and will greatly
multiply our connexions merchants, travellers,
and politicians, with all parts of the world so that,
much more than ever, IL now becomes every intel
liycnt American To be informed of the conditions
| aud changes of foreign countries And this not
only because of their nearer conncxion with our
selves, but because the nations seem 10 be hasten
ing through rapid process Of change, 20 some
state ol things, which the merely political prophet
cannot compute or fOrcscc.
Geographical Discoveries, the progress Of Coloni-
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and Voyages and Travels, will be favOritc matter
for our selections; and in general, shall system
stically and very fully acquaiut our readers with
he great department OF foreign Affairs, without
| tirely nogloctipg our
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