The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1852-02-18
LlTTELL'S LIVING AGE.

TINS WORK is conducted in the spirit Of Lit
tells Museum Of Foreign Literature, (whicl
was favorably received hy The public for iwcni,
ycars,) but MS it is twice rs large, and appears
SO often, we not only give spirit and freshness
TO it bv many thinga which were excluded hy n
months delay but while thus extending ouI
scope and gathering great and more attrac.
tive variety are able so to increase the soil and
substantile part Of our literary, historical, and
political harvest, as fully to satisfy the wants o
the American reader.
The elaborate and stately Essays Of the Ed
inbrgh Quarterly, and other Reviews and
Biackuoods noble criticism on Poetry his keen
political Commentaries highly wrought Tales
and vivid descriptions of rural ard mountain
Scenery and the contributions to Literature
History, ana Common Life, by the sagncious
Spectator the sparkling Examiner the iudicous
1fkenGuin, The busy and industrious LdtruIy
Gdsstte the sensible and comprehensive Bt't"n
MIA, the sober and respectable Christian OJSer-
psr these are in,ermixcd with The Military and
Naval "reminiscences OF the Lhifed Serrice, and
with the best articles of the Dublin Urirnshg.
Neu Monthly, Fiaser's, Taits, Ainsuonh's Hood's
and Sporting Magazines and of Chambers ad>
mlrable Journal We do not consider it be.
meath our dignity to borrow wit and wisdom
from Puach; and when we think II good enough,
make rs of the thunder of The Times. We
shall increase our 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 our neighboIhood; and will greatly
multiply oui connections as Merchants, Tray
ellers and Politicians, with all parts Of the
world SO that much more than ever it now be-
comes every intelligent American to be informed
of the condition and changes OF foreign coun-
tries. And this not only because OF their nearer
connection with ourselves, hut because the ma
fions seem TO be fastening through rapid
process of change, to some new state of things,
which the merely political prophet cannot
compute or forcsee.
Geographical Discoveries, the progress OF
Colonization, (which is extending over the
whole woild,) and Voyages and Travels, will
be fnvoite matter for our selections and, in
general, we shall Systematically and very fully
ncquaint our readers with the great department
OF Foreign Affnirs, without entirely neglectng
our own.
While VIC aspire TO make the Living Age
desirable to all who wish 10 keep themselves
informed Of the rapid progress of the move
ment-to Statesmen, Divines, Lawyers, and
Physicians-to men Of business and men of
leisure--it is still a stronger object TO make it
attractive and usefulio thcii wives and child
rem. We believe that we can thus do some
good in our day and generation and hope TO
make the work indispensable in every we'll in.
formed family. we say indtSpendMe, because
in lhis day of cheap literature it is not poss-
ible to guard against the influx of what is
bad in taste and vicious in morals, in any
other way thanby furnishing sufficient supply
OF a healthy character. The mental and moral
appetite must be graiihcd.
We hope that, by "winno,ring The uhtdi from
the cha6," by providing abundantly for the
imagination, and by large collection Of Bio
graphy, Voyages, Travels, History, and more
solid matter, we may produce work which
shall be popular, while nt the same time il will
aspire 10 raise the standard of public taste
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placing our distant subscribers on the same
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whole country our neighhorhood.
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tance.
LITTELL 6 CO, BosTox.