The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-02-18
LIrTELL'S LIVING AGE.
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i Museum of Foreign Literature, (Which wac
favoraby received by the public for twenty years,)
but as ii is twice as large, and appears so ofen VIC
not only give spirit and freshness to il by many
things which we're excluded by months delay,
but while thus extending our scope, and gathering
greater and more attractive variety, are able so
to increase the solid and substantial part of lit
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satisfy the wants of the American reader.
The elaborate and stately Essays OF the EdiE-
burgh, Quarterly, and other Reviews; aud Black
wood noble criticismson Poetry his keen political
Commentaries, highly wrought Tales, and vivid
descriptions of rural and mountain scenery; and
the contributions to Literature, History, and
mon life, by the sagacious Spectator the sparkling
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industrious Literary Gazette the sensibleand com
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Christian Observer; these are interniyed with the
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Service, and with the best articles of the Dublin
University, New Monthly, Fraser's, Tait's, Aims
worth's, Hoods, and Sporting Magazines, and OF
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alder il beneath dignity to borrow wit and wis
dom from Punch and, when We think it good
enough, make of the thunder of The Times
We shall increase our variety by importationsfrom
the continent of Europe, ndfrom the new growth
ofthe British colonies.
The steamship has brought Europe Asia and
Africa. into our neighborhood, and will greatly
multiply our connexions as merchants, travellers,
much more than ever, it now becomes every intel
ligent American to be informed of the conditions
and changes of foreign countries. And thi, no,
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 politica prophet
cannot compute or foresee.
Geographical Discoveries, the progress o fColoni.
zation, (Which is extending over the whole world
and Voyages and Travels, will be favorite matter
for sclections; and in general, shall SYSTEM
atioaly and very fully acquaint our readers with
be great department oiforeign affairs, without en-
tircly neglecting our own
While we aspire TO nal ct he Liring Age desirable
to all who wish to keep themselves informed Of the
rapid progress Of the movemcnt-to statesmen, di
vines, lawyers, and physicians-to men of business
and men OF lcisure,-t is still stronger object to
make il attractive to their wives and children We
believe that we can thus do some good in our day
and generation, and hope to make the work ndis-
pensabe in every wcll-informcd family. We say
because in this day of
is not possible TO guard against theinux Of what
is bad in taste and vicious in morals, in any other
way than by furnishing a sufficient supply of
healthy character. The mentaland moralappctite
must be gratifed.
We hope, that by "'winnowing the wheatfrom
the chaf,' by Trovidinp abundantly for tho irnagi
nation, and by large collection of Biography
Voyages and Travels, History, and more solid INIT
ter, we may produce work which shall be popular
while at the same time il Will aspire to raise the
sta ndard of public taste
0s-Iettcrs in commendation of the plan and er-
ccution of tho work from Judge Story, Chancellor
Kent, DR.. Bethune, and Mcssrs. Jared Sparkle,
w. H. Prescott, George Bancroft, and George
Ticknor, have been published in formeradvcrtisc-
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