The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-02-08
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IINHlS work s conducted in'the spirit Of LittclPs
Il Museum OF Foreign Literature, (Which was
iayorably received by the public for twenty ycars,)
Dut as II Is twice as large and appears often, VIC
not only give spirit and freshness to II by many
things which were excluded by months delay,
but while thus extending our scope, and gathering
greater and more attractive variety, are able 80
TO increase the solid and substantial part of lit
erary, historical and political harvest as fully to
satisfy the wants of the American reader.
The elaborate and stately Essays Of the EdiL
burgh, Quarterly. and other Rcvicws and Black
woods noble critcismson 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 ife by the sagacious Spectator, the sparkling
Examiner, the judicous AthenHum, the busy and
industrious Literary Gazette, the sensible and
prehensive Britannia, the sober and respectable
chrissian Observer; these arc intcrmixcd with the
| Military and Naval "reminiscences of the United
Service, and with the best articles of the Dublin
University, New Monthly, Frascr's, Tait's, Aims
Chambers's admirable Journal. We do not
slider il beneath dignity to borrow wit and wis.,
dom from Punch; and, when think it good
enough, make of the thunder of The Times.
We shall increase variety by importations from
the continent Of Europe. and from the new growth
of the British colonies.
The steamship has brought Europe. Asia and
| Africa into neighborhood, and will greatly
| multiply our connexions as merchants, travellers,
and politicians, with all parts of the world; that,
much more than ever, it 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 rations seem to be hasten
state Of things, which the merely political prophet
cannot compute or foresee
Geographical Discoveries, the progress of Coloni-
zaton, (Which is extending over the whole world,
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 OF foreign affairs without en-
tircly neglecting our own.
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