The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-09-30
LTTTELL'S LIVING AGE.
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TUyHIS work ia conducted in the spirit OF Litteiis
| IL Museum of Foreign Literature, twhich s wns
favoraby received by the public for twenty years.
rbut as it is twice as large and appears so ol'en,
! not only give spirit and freshness TO IL Dy many
| things which were excluded by months delays
but while thus extending our scope 'and gatheflhg
greater and more attractive variety, are api1 81
to increase the solid and substantial part Oh our M
erary historical and political harvest, as tuly 10
satisfy the wants fthe American reader.
The elaborate and stately Essays oil tne Epii.
burph, Quarterly and other Reviews; and Black-
wood q noble criticismson Poetry hls Keen Poucna
| Commentaries, highly wrought Tales ana Vlvid
descriptions of rural and mountain scenery ahN
the contributions to Literature, History, ana coH-
mon life bv the sa gacious Spectator, the sparkling
Examiner, the judicious AthenTum, the busy ana
industrious Literary Gazette, the sensibie ana COM
prehcnsvo Britannia, the sober and respeo,apto
Christian Observer; these intermixed with mo
| Military and Naval "reminiscences OF the Sntno t1s
Service and with the best articles oil the Duorn
| Univergity New Monthly, Fraser's, Inits, ANS
worth,a Hoods, and Sporting Magazines, and OF
| Chambers's admirable Journal. we do not coz
slider it beneath our dignity to borrow wit and WIS,
dom from Punch ana when insr We of ,' The Times.
We shall increase our variety by importaiionstfont
the continent of Europe, and from the new grown
oft British colonies.
Africa into our neghborhood, and VIII greatly
| multiply our connexions as ncrchahts, ,fa'eiieis'
and politicians, with all parts OF the world so tnat'
much more than ever, il now becomes every intel-
| igcnt American TO be informed OF the conaitions
| and changes Of foreign countries. ana TINS not
| only because of their nearer connexlon with our
solyas mt becsuse the y atoms seem to be hasten
ing through rapid pr .ess OF cnange,. .o new
state ofthings, which the merely poiltlcal prophes
| cannot compute or foresee' fco,;
zation (Which is extending over the whole worid,)
and Voyages and Travels, will be iavorite mater
for our selections; and in general, we shali
| atcally and very fully acquaint our readers WIN
he great department OF foreign affairs, wltnout en-
| tirely neglecting our own. .,o.;..h,,
| While 70 aspire tomake the iiotng As eoesiraple l
to ali who wish to keep themselves informed OF tne
| ranid propress of the movement-to statesmen, d.
vines lawyers, and physicians-to men Oh poslieas
and men of leisure is still stronger opJect 70
NAL o IL attractive to their wives and chlldren we
believe that we can thus do some good IN our cay
md generation, and hope to make the WORK ~ 1nols
! ncns8bIe in every wcll-informed family we say
udspensabIe because in this day oi cnea
II is not possible to guard against the influx OF what
Is bad in taste and vicious in morals, IN any otner
way than by furnishing suihcient supply oi Oh
healthy character Inc ineh'alaiu iiioi 81
We hone. that by swinnowing the wheat from
the chafY, by rroviding abundantly for the lmagl-
nation, and by large coueoaon Oh o.oSfdap3, iaat
Voyag and Travels, History and more sohd matt
| ter we may produce work which shall De popuiar, /,
while at the same time it Will aspire to raise the
standard of public taste r.d.
ecution of the work from Judge Story, ChanceLor
Kent DR.. Bethune, and Alcssrs- Jared 5parks plu.
w H. Prescott George Bancroft, anu Ueoi 80
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