The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-11-12
LTTTELL'S LIVING AGE.
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TENHIS work is conducted In the spirit OF Litteils
Il Museum of Foreign Literature, (Which was
avorably received by the public Tor twenty ycars)
but as il is twice large, and appears often, wo
not only give spirit and freshness to II by many
things which were excluded by months delays
but while thus extending our scope, and gathering
greater and more attractive variety, are able SO
to increase the solid and substantial part OF our lit
erary historical and political harvest, as fully to
satisfy the wants of the American reader.
The elaborate and stately Essays OF the EdiE-
burgh Quarterly and other Reviews; and Black
wood 3 noble crticsmson Poetry, his keen political
Commentaries, highly wrought Tales, and vivid
descriptions of rural and mountain scenery; ana
the contributions to Literature, History, and com-
mon life by the sagaciou5 Spectator, the sparkling
Examiner, the judicious Athen@um, the busy and
industrious Literary Gazette, the sensible and coma
prehcnsiye Britannia, the sober and respectable
Christian Observer; these are intermlxed with the
Military and Naval "reminiscences OF the United
Service, and with the best articles OF the Dublin
University New Monthly, Fraser's, Tait's, Aims
worth'e Hoods, and Sporting Magazines, and OF
| Chamberss admirable Journal we do not cor .
slider it beneath our dignity to borrow wit and wis.
dom from Punch; and, when we tmnk ~ good
enough, make use of the thunder of The Timess
| We shall increase variety by importatons from
the continent of Europe, and from the new growth
of the British colonies.
The steamship has brought Europe, Asia, and
Africa into our neighborhood, and will greatly
multiply our connexions as merchants, travellers
and politicians, with all parts OF the world; 80 that,
-
ligent American to be informed OF the conditions
and changes of foreign countries. And TINS not
only because of their nearer connexion with our.
selves, but because the atoms seem To De hasten
ing through rapid pr cess OF change, to some new
state ofthings, which the merely political prophet
cannot compute or foresee
Geographical Discoveries, the progress OF fColonis
cation, (Which is extending over the whole worldly
and Voyages and Travels, will be favorite matter
for selections; and in general we shall system
atically and very fully acquaint our readers with
he great department offoreign ahalrs, without en-
tirely negecting our own.
While we aspire tomake the Lining Agedesirable
to all who wish to keep themselves informed OF tho
rapid progress of the movement-to statesmen, dl!
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and of leisure,-it is still stronger OBJECT to
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the chaff" by rroviding abundanty 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,
standard of public taste
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Kent, Dr. Bethune, and Messrs. Jared Sparks
w. Ii. Prescott, George Bancroft, and George
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