The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-09-20
LTTTELL's LIVING AGE.
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BYE LIrTELL AND CO., BOSTON.
TyyHIS work is conducted in the spirit OF LittellS
IL Museum of Foreign Literature, (Which was
favorably received by the public for twenty years)
but it is twice as large, and appears so oen VIC
not only give spirit and freshness to II py many
things which were excluded py nohih p ue.aS,
n greater and more attractive variety are able so
to increase the solid and substantial part OF our it-
satisfy the wants OF the American reader.
The elaborate and stately Essays OF the EdiIs
burgh, Quarterly, and other Reviews; and BACK
woods noble crticismson Poetry ms keen ponticai
Commentaries, highly wrought Tales ana VlVlG
descriptions of rural and mountain scenery; ana
the contributions to Literature, History, and COM
mon life, by the sagacious Spectator, the sparKhn
Examiner, the iudicious Atheneum, the pu5y ana
ndust rious Literary Gazette the sensible and COM
prehcnsive Britannia the sober and respectable
Christian Observer; these are intermlxea WIZ tne
Military and Naval "reminiscences OF the onitea
Service and with the best articles OF the Duphn
| Univerrity, New Monthly, Frasers, Iaits, Alns-
! worth's Hoods and Sporting Magazines, ana Oh
| Chambers's admirable Journal. we do not cor
slider il beneath our dignity to borrow WIT and WIS.
dom from Punch; and, when we think u COCO
enough make use of the thunder Oh Inc ilLness
we shall increase our variety by inPortatlonstroI
| the continent of Europe, and from the new growth
| of the British colonies.
| The steamship has brought Europe, Asia, and
Africa into our neighhcrhooo, anu WIZ gSnsS
multiply our connexions as merchants travellers
ind politicians, with all parts cf the wofid; so tna,
much more than ever, ii now becomes every issei-
American
and changes of foreign countries And TINS not
only because of their nearer connexlon VIVA our
selves but because the atoms seem 70 Dc haAtsI
ing through rapid pr ~css oil change, 70 SOME now
atatc of things, which the merely poiucai pfopho'
cannot compute or foresee. so.,.
Geographical Discoveries, the progress OF Coonl-
zation (Which is extending over the whole worla,l
and VOYAGES and Travels, Will be favorite matter
for our tions; and in general we shall system
aticalIy and very fully acquaint our readers WIN
he great department OF foreign affairs, WITHOUT en-
| trey neglecting our own l,
TO all who wish to keep themselves informed oi the
rapid progress of the inovement-to states,i}cn dl-
vines, lawyers, and physiclaiS.o men % 80
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believe that we can thus DO some good In our Gay
and generation, and hope to make ln1 wo' W.
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il is not possible to guard against the OIL what
is bad in taste and vicious III morals IN any osHeI
/ u,av than by furnishing a sufficient supply OF
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must be gratihed.
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the chaff by roviding abundanty Tor the lmagi-
| nation. and by q large collection OF Biography,
Voyages and Travels, history, and more soiid hiaa
ter we NAV produce work which shall be popular,
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( standard Of public taste
ors-Ietters in commendation of the plan and ex-
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Kent, Dr. Bethuns aud nrn,t MesS,S 'arnS ana sorgs
w. H. fTCsCott, 49, a. ..
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