The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1852-02-11
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tells Museum Of Foreign Literature, (which
was favurahy received v the pubic for twcn',
ycars.) but as it is vice as large, and aprenrs
SO often, We hoi only give spiiii and FRESHNESS
10 il hv many tlihg ga hich were excluded iy II
months delay. hut while thus eSchdiig g our
scope and gathering great and more attrac
t,yo vtrir,y,arr able 50 10 increase tie Sc ana
suhstan,ie part Of our literary, historical. and
political harvest, as fully IL S"'t'y Inc wa h's
the American rtaDtr.
Th,. -l bor.te and stately ESSAYS Of the Ed
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BL1ekroofs noble criticism on Poetry hi Keen
political Commentaries, highly wrought Tales
and vivid descriptions If rural ard mounnn
Scenery and the contributions 10 Literature.
History. ana Common Life, by the sarncinns
.Spcctaior, the sparkling Erom ner. the jndicious
Aihenaum The busy and industrious Ldtrmy
Gasifs, the sensible and comprehensive B,'f"n
mia, tho sober and respectable h, si'an OJser.
rsT these are in,ermixcd With he Military and
Naval "reminiscences OF the United Strrice, and
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N,u Monthly, F,ose,s, TdH's Ainsro'ths. HoaN's
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m,rabc .Jou' nal We do not rOhsiocr it lie
meath our dignity to borrow wit and wisdom
from Punch; AMI when VIC think II good enough
make rs Of the thunder Of The Times. We
the continent Of Europe, and from the new
growth of the British colonies.
The steamship has brought Europe, Asia and
Africa into our neighboihood aid will greatly
multiply uui connexions, as Merchants, Trav.
ellers, and Politicians, with oil parts Of the
world 40 that much more than ever II now be-
comes every intelligent American TO be Informed
of the condition nnd changes ot foreign COM
tries A nd this not only because OF their nearer
connection with ourselves hut because tie m
tisns seem to he fastening, through rapid
process OF change to some new state Of things,
which the merely political prophet cannot
compute or foresce.
Geographical Discoveries, the progress Of
Colonization. (which is extending over the
whole worldly and Voyages and Travels, will
be favoiitc matter for our selections and, in
general, we shall Systematically and very fully
acquaint our readers with the great department
OF Foreign Affairs, without entirely neglecting
our own.
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the chaf," hy providing ahundantly for the
imagination, and hy large collection If Bio
Eraphy, Voyages, Travels. History, and NOR,
solid matter, we may pnoduce a work which
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