The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-11-17
LrrrELL,s LIVING AGE.
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rENfIFS work il conducted IN the spirit OF tteiis
Il Museum of Foreign Literature, (Which was
favorably received by the public ier twenty years.
but as it is twice large, and appears go oiten, we
not only give spirit and freshness TO II py many
things which we're excluded by months delay,
but while thus extending our scope, ana ga'neeIlhS
q greater and more attractive yarlety are aDle SO
to increase the solid and substantial part OF our Int
erary, historical and political harvest as fully TO
satisfy the wants of the American reader. i.il.
The elaborate and stately Essays of the Edlns
burr5. Quarterly. and other Reviews; and Back-
wood noble criticismson Poetry his Keen poiitica
Commentaries, highly wrought Isies, ano vivla
descriptions of rural and mountain sceneIy' ano
the contributions to Literature, history ano COM
mon life by the sagacous Spectator, the spufEhpg
Examiner the judicious AthenwuIn' the ousy ano
industrious Literary Gazette, the sehsioic an Vo,nz
prehcnsive Britannia, the sober ana respcctanie
Christian Observer; these arc intermxed with the
Military and Naval "reminiscences OF tue Uhiteo
Service, and with the best articles Oh tne Duohh
University New Monthly, FrasersJ lalts, AIMS
worth e Hoods, and Sporting magazines, ahe o'
Chambcrs's admirable Journal. we 90 not cor :.
slider il beneath our dignity to borrow wit ana wiz.
dom from Punch; and when we tnlnk 10 9pod
onouoh make use of the thunder oil Ihe lIness
we shall increase variety by ylinPortatlons1rom
the continent of Europe, andtrom the new GROWTH
OF the British colonies.
Africa into our nei ghborhood, and VIII greatly
multiply our connexions as merGhantes ,fdVeiers
and politicians, with all parts oIthe Worlsss 20 tnatS
,nncb more than ever il now becomes every intel
lrent American to be informed oil tne oohuitfons
and changes of foreign countries Ana ths nos
only because of their nearer conhexloh Win our.
selves but because the 1tions seem To be hasten.
ing through rapid pr cess OF chanSS " sviHe
state of things which the merely Poiitcai ProPhef
cannot compute or forcsec. rr,,:.
zatiof, (Which is extending over the whole wvrld,D
and Voyaacs and Travels, VIII be iaVorite Ha''es
for our selections; and in general VIC
atcally and very fully acqualpl our rcauers wi''
he rrco of foreign affairs, without en-
tirely neglecting our own. ,,,.
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To ali who wish to keep themselves informed oil ths
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is bad in taste and Vicious in morals, IN any otncr
way than by furnishing sufficient supply OF
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ter we NAV produce a work which shall be popular,
while at the same time it vail aspire TO raise the
standard fpublic taste
ecxt;on Of the work from Judge Story, Chancellor
Kent Dr. Bethune, and Messrs. jared SPARKS
w IL Prescott George Bancroft, and george
Ticknor, have been published IN former aaYer'ise
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