The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-07-02
A4Ig11LL'S LIVING AGE.
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L Museum of Foreign Literature, (Which
favorably received by the public for twenty years)
not only give spirit and freshness to it by many
things which were excluded by u months delay,
but while thus extending scope, and gathering
greater and more attractive variety, able 80
to increase the solid and substantial part of lit
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satisfy the wants of the American reader.
The elaborate and stately Essays of the Edin-
burgh, Quarterly, and other Reviews; and Black
woods noble criticisms Poetry his keen political
Commentaries. highly wrought Tales, and vivid
descriptions of rural and mountain scenery; and
the contributions to Literature, History, and COM
mon life, by the sagacious Spectator, the sparkling
Examiner, the ludicious Athencuni, the busy and
industrious Literary Gazette the sensible and com
prehenslsc Britali,.a, .ae sober and respectable
Christian Observer; these are in.eTmiXcd with the
Military aid Naval "reminiscences of the United
Service, and With the best articles Of the Dublin
University, New Monthly, Fraser's, Tait's, Aims
worth's flood and Sporting Magazines, and Of
Chambers's s'mirlhic Journal We do not
slider ii beneath our unity to borrow wit and wis
dom from Porch; end when VIC thru; j. good
enough, make use VI the thunder of The Times.
We shall increase our variety by importaoi.s from
the continent of Europe ana from the growth
of the British colonies
The steamship has brought Europc, Asia, and
Africa into ncighborhood, and Will greatly
multiply our connexions merchants, travellers.
and politicians, with all parts .! .l.c world; that,
much more than ever, II now becomes every intel
ligent American to be informed Of the conditions
and changes of foreign countries. And this not
only because OF their nearer connexion with our
selves, but because the nations TO be hasten
ing through rapid process OF change, to some new
state of things, which the merely political prophet
cannot compute or foresec.
Geographical Discoveries, the progress of Coloni-
cation, (Which is extending over the whole world
and Voyages and Travels, will be favorite matter
for selections; and in general, shall system
atcally and very fully acquaint our readers with
the great department of foreign affairs, without
tlrely neglecting our own.
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to all who wish to keep themselves informed of the
rapid progress of the movement-to statesmen, di-
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and men of leisure,-t Is still stronger object to
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Is bad in taste and vicious in morals, in any other
way than by furnishing a sufficient supply of
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We hope, that by ''winnowing the wheat from
the chaf," by roviding abundantly for the imagi-
nation, and by large collection Of Biography,
Voyages and Travels, history, and more solid mat
ter, we may produce work which shall be popular,
while at the same time il VIII aspire TO raise the
standard Of public taste.
0It-Lctters in commendaton of the plan and ex-
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Kent, DIR. Bcthunc, and Mcssrs. Jared Sparks,
W. III. Prescott George Bancroft and George
ricknor, have been published in former advertise
mcnts.
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