The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-03-04
LIrTELL's LIVES AGE
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VNHIS works. conducted In the spirit OF LlttoR
Il Museum of Foreign Literature, (whlch was
favorably received by the public for twenty years.
but as it twice as large, and appears 80 Often VIC
not ONLY dive spirit and freshness to II by many
things which were excluded by a months delay,
but while thus extending our scope, and gathering
n greater and more attractive variety arc able &c
oincreasc the soiid and substantial part of our lit
crary, historical, and political harvest IA fully te
satisfy the wants ofths American reader.
The elaborate and stately Essays OF the EdIL
burgh, Quarterly, and other Reviews; ana biack
wood snobc critcismson Poetry, his keen poi'tica
Commentaries highly wrought Tales, and 'i'id
desc riptions of rural and mountain scenery; ano
the contributions Literature, History and com
mon lie, ~ 'he sagacious Spectator tne sparkhhe
Examiner. the itidicicvs Athcneum, the busy and
ipdustrious Literary Gazette. the sensible and com
prehensive Britannia, the sobst and respectable
Christian Observer; thoso are lnterihissa WIN th'
Military and Naval "reminiscences ol tho nhteo
Service and with the best articles o, the Dunnr
University, New Monthly, Fraser's, Taits, AIMS
worth'r, Hoods, rnd Sporting Magazines, and o
Chambers's admirable y,nrnal. We do not cor
slider il beneath dignity 70 borrow W.T. ana WIS
dom from Punch; and, when We W,TI ~ 1900 sooe
enough. make use of the thunder Of Tbs TiInss
We shall increase variety by importatlonsiIVf,
the continent Of Europe, andirom the new grown
oftbe British colonies.
s'he steamship hes brought Europe, Asia, and
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multiply our connexions as merchants, travellers,
and politicians, with all parts of the worii 30 that
much more than ever, 1t now becomes every lhtt'
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 nations seem To be hasten
ing through rapid process OF change, to some new
state ofthings, which the merely Pohticslprophct
cannot compute or forcscc.
Geographical Discoveries, the progress oiColoni-
cation, (Which is extending over the whole world }
and Voyages and Travels, will be fayoritc matter
for our sclcctons; and in general we system.
atically and very fully acquaint our readers with
he great department offoreign affairs, without
tirely ncglectng our own.
While we aspire to makct he Lining dg cdesirablo
to all who wish keep themselves informed OF tho
rapid progress of the movement-to statesmen, di
vines, lawyers and ply ysicians--to men of busnc %
and men Of cisurc,-it is still stronger object 10
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is bad in taste and vicious In morals in any other
way than by furnishing a sufficient supply Of n
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must be gratifcd.
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the chaff," by roviding abundantly for the imagi
nation, and by large collection Of Biography
yoya ges and Travels, History, and more solid mat
ter VIC may produce a work which shall be popular
while at the same time IL will aspire to raise he
standard of public taste
lIt-Letters in commcndation Of the pla n md eI
ccuton of the work from Judge Story, Chance loY
Kent, DR.. Bcthunc, and Mcssrs Jared Sparks
w. II. Prescott, George Bancroft, and Gcorr,
Ticknor, have been published in former advertise.
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