The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1852-01-21
LlTTELL'S LIVING AGE.

THis WORK is conducted in the spirit of Lit
tells Museum Of Foreign Literature, (which
was favorably received by the public for twenty
years,) but as it is twice as large, and appears
so often, we mol only give spirit and freshness
to il by many thingr which were excluded by
months delay, but while thus extending our
scope and gathering great and more attrac
tive variety are able so to increase the soil and
substantiIc part Of our literary, historical and
political harvest, as fully to satisfy the wants of
The American reader,
The elaborate and stately ESSAYS Of the Ed,
inLurgh, Quarterly, and other Reviews; and
Bldcklcoods 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 sagacious
Spectator, the sparkling Examiner the judicious
AHenGmm, the busy and industrious Liierury
GuSate, the sensible and comprehensive B'ifon
MIA, the sober and respectable Christian Obser.
rer these are intermixcd with the Military and
Naval "reminiscences OF the United lSerrice, and
with the best articles of the Dublin UqiterSity
Neu Monthly Frdser's, Tdd's, Ainsworth's. Hoods
and Sporting Mdgosines and OF ChdmJers' adj
mirabc Journal We do not consider it he.
meath our dignity 10 borrow wit and wisdom
from Punch; and when we think il good enough,
make us Of the thunder Of Tie Times. We
shall increase our variety by importaiions from
the continent of Europe, and from the new
growth of the Britisl, colcl les.
The steamship has hrough; Europe, Asia and
Africa, into our ncighboih hood; and will greatly
multiply Ou connections, as Merchants, Tray
elers and Politicians, with oil 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. A nd this not only because Of their nearer
connection with ourselves, hut because tie ma
tions seem to be Fastening, through a rapid
process of change to some new state Of things
which the merely political prophet cannot
compute or forcsce.
Geographical Discoveries. the progress Of
Colonization, (which is extending over the
whole WORLDLY and Voyages and Travels, will
be favoiite matter for our selections and. in
general, we shall Systematically and very fully
acquaint our readers with the great department
OF Foreign A fairs, without cnlircl, neglecting
our own
While We aspire 10 make The Living Aet
desirable to all who wish to keep themselves
informed Of the rapid progress of he move.
ment-to Statesmen, Divincs, LAWYERS, and
Physicians-to men of business md men Of
eisure-it is still stronger obcct to make it
attractive and useful 10 lheii 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 indispn'oLt because
in this day of cheap literature it is not poss-
ble to guard against the influx of what is
bad in taste and vicious in morals, in ary
other way thanby furnishing sufficient snppl,
OF healthy character. The mental and moral
appetite mus be gratiiicd.
We hope tn; I. by ",rinHo,riHq tie trh.ni from
he cheB,' by proviln- n5undantly for the
Imagination. and hy 4 large collection e Bio
graphy, Voyages, Travels, History, aud more
solid matter, we may produrc q work which
shall lie popular, while nt the ,gmo time il will
aspire to raise the standard Of public t ste
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