The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-01-30
LITTELL'S LIVING AGE.
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Il Museum of Foreign Literature, (Which wns
avorably received by the public for twenty years)
but as IT Is twice as large, and appears often,
not only give spirit and freshness TO il by many
things which were excluded by months delay
but while thus extending our scope, and gathering
greater and more attractive variety, able 80
to increase the solid and substantial part Of our lit
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satisfy the wants ofthe American reader.
The elaborate and stately Essays Of the Edin-
burgh, Quarterly, and other Reviews; and Black
wood snoble crticismson Poetry his keen political
Commentaries, highly wrought Tales and vivid
descriptions of rural and mountain scenery; and
the contributions to Literature, History, and com.
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Examiner, the ludicious Athen9um, the busy and
industrious Literary Gazette the sensible and conn.,
prehcnsive Britannia, the sober and respectable
Christian Observer; these are intermixed with the
Military and Naval "reminiscences Of the United
Service, and with the best articles of the Dublin
University, New Monthly, Fraser's, Tait's, Aims
worth >, Hoods, and Sporting Magazines, and OF
Chambers admirable Journal. We do not cor
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dom from Punch; and, when think il good
enough, make use Of the thunder Of The Times
We shall increase our variety by mportationsfrom
the continent of Europe, and from the new growth
ofthe British colonies.
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Africa into our neighborhood, and will greatly
multiply our connexions az merchants, travellers,
and politicians with all parts Of the world that
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and changes Of foreign countries. And this not
only because Of their nearer connexion with
selves, but because the nations seem 10 be hasten
ing through rapid process of change, to some new
state ofthings, which the merely politica prophet
cannot compute or foresce.
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he great department of foreign affairs withouten-
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