The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1851-10-29
LlTTELL'S LIVING AGE,



CAsBRIpot, Apri 81, 1874
have read the prospectus with great pleasure end
entirely approve the plan. II it only obtain III,
public patronage long enough, aud large enough ani
securely enough, 10 attain lis true ends IL will contrib
ute In an eminent degree To give n healthy tone mi
only TO oui literature, but 10 public opinion II will
enable us 10 possess, in moderate compass, srl.c
library OF the best pUduc tions Of the ngc VIII dc
more II will redeem our periodical e-a from III,
rerronch Of eing devoted 10 light aud superficial read
ing TO tansitory spcualon-, 1" sckly and eplemcra
senncnnltes, and false aud cAfnv arant sketches
life aud character JOSEPH STORY
NEw YoRK, III May, ga.
approve very much Of the pan of the - Iiyin.
Age aud II il he conducted with The Intelligence
,pl aud taste that the prospectus indicates (of which
nave no reason To doubt,) II will be nf tile mos
Instructive and popular periodicals of the day.
JAMES KENT.
or all the Periodical Journals devoted to IirraIIr
ana science which abound IN Europe and in this conn
try this lns appeaied TO me the most useful. II con
tans indeed The exposition only Of the current ern
ufe OF the English language but This, by lis
The human mind Ia he utmost expansion Of the pres
cut age. J a. ADAMS,
PROSPECTUS.
ms WORK is conducted in the spirit Of Lit
tells Museum Of Foreign Literature, lwhicl
was favorably received ty the public for TWEEN
~ vears,) but as ii is twice as large, and ap
pears SO often, we not only give split an,
freshness 10 itby many things which were ex
Guided ty months delay, but while thus ex
tending our scope and gathering greater an,
more attractive variety, are able so 10 in
crease the solid and substantial part of GU
literary, historical, and political harveSts, a
fully to satisfy the wants of the American
reader.
The elaborate and stately Essays of tn,
Edinburgh, Quarterly, and nther Reviews
and Blackwoods noble criticisms on Poetry
his keen political Commentaries, highly
wrought Tales. and vivid descriptions OF ru
raj 4 T. -
lions to Literature, History, and Common
Life, by the sagacious Spectator the spark
ling Examiner, the judicious Athengum, III,
busy and industrious Literary Gazette, tn,
sensible and comprehensive Britannia, the so
Der and respectable Christian Observer; thes,
arc intcrmixed with the Military and Nava
"reminiscences of the United Service, and will
the best articles OF the Dublin University
New Monthly, Frasers, Taits, Ainsworlh's
Hoods, and sporting Magazines, and OF Cham
bers admiral Journal. We do not consider il
beneath our dignity to borrow wit and wisdom
from Punch; and when we think it good e.
nough, make use oflhe thunder OF The Times
We shall increase our variety by importation
from the continent Of Europe, and from tn
new growth of the British colonies.
The steamship has brought Europe, Asia
and Africa, into our neighborhood and vii
greatly multiply our connections, as Merch
ants Travellers, and Politicians, with all par,
of the world so that much more than ever i
now becomes every intelligent American to b.
informed of the condition and changes OF Cor
eign countries. And this not only because o
their nearer connection with ourselves, but be
cause The nations seem TO be fastening
through a iapid process Of change, to some new
state of things, which the merely polilica
prophet cannot compute or ioresee.
al al fbo
Colonization, (whichsis extending over III,
whole woTld,) and voyages and Travels, viii
be favoriie matter for our selections; and, il
general, we shall Systematically and very iul
y acquainl our readers with The great depart
menl of Foreign affairs, without entirely neg
Letting our own.
While we aspire 10 make the Living Age de
sifable to all who wish 10 keep themselves in
formed of the rapid progress of the moyemcn
10 Statesmen, Divines, Lawyers, and Phy.
sicians-to men OF business and men of lesur,
1T lis still a stronger object to make il attrac
live aid useful to Iheir Wives and Children
We believe that VIC can thus do some good il
our day and generation and hope 10 make
the work indispensable in every well informed
family. We say indispensable, because il
this day OF cheap literature il is not possible
10 guard against the influx Of what is bad in
taste and vicious in morals, in any other way
than by furnishing a sufficient supply OF i
healthy character. The mental and moral ap
petite must be graiihed.
We hope that. by winnowng the wheat
from the chah,' by providing abundanIly fol
the Imagination, and by a large collection oil
Biography, Voyages, Travels, History, and
more solid matter, we may produce a work
which shall he popular, white at the same
lime it will aspire 10 raise theslandard Of pub
he TASTE,
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