St. Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1845-1863, 1853-01-27
LITFELL'S LIVING AGE.
PROsPECTu

MS work 10 conducted in the spiri. of
Litrell's Museum Of Foreign Lit.rature.
(which was favorably received bv The
public for twenty years. bu, as il /.
twice ss large, and appears so often, we
not only give spirit and freshness to /, bv
many things which were excluded hv
. months delay, but while thus extending
our scope and gathering greater and
more aHTsctiss variety, are able SO to
increase the solid and substantial par, Of
our literary, historical, and poli,iesl
harvest, as fully 10 satisfy The wants Of
the American reader.
The elaborate and stately Essays Of
The Edinburgh. Quarterly, and other
Reviews; and Rack woods noble sri,i.
Oisns On Poetry. his keen political Com.
msn's ries, highly wrouSh, Tales, and
vivid descri P'ions or rural and mountain
Scenery f; and the contributions 10 Litera.
turs, History, and Common Life, ky the
sagacious Spectator. the sparkling Exami-
nsr, the i,rdiciess Aihen3um, the husy
and industrious Literary Gazette. the
sensible and comprehensivs Britannia,
the sober and respectable Christian oh.
essrrer these are in,ermixed wi,h the
Military and Naval "reminiscences Of the
United Service. and nth the bes. a r. .icles
Of the dublin University, New monthly,
Fraser's Tah's. Ainsworh's, Hoods, and
Sporting Magazines, and Of Chambers
admirable Journal. We do net consider
it beneath orr dignity 10 borrow Wit and
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of The Ti'Hes. We shall increase our
variety by impor.a,ions fiom The eon,inen,
Of Europe, aud frS,h the nee growth Of
The British colonies.
The steamship has broush, Europe,
Asia. and Africa, into our neig ghborhood !;
aud will greatly multiply our connections,
IA Merchants. Travellers. and Politicians,
with ell parts OF the world 50 tina, much
more thsn ever il now becomes everv
Intelligent American to bs informed or
the condition and changes Of foreign
countries. And this not only because er
their nearer connection with ourselves,
adnaaa.s sEations seem 70 he has
sls.s 1. eszE,a"es,
sizfv . r~snfngs, which the
ii. f..::-ronacal rrorhs. eanno. compute
or forsee.
! Geographical Discoveries, the progress
Of Colonization, (Which is extending over
n" whole world } and Voyages and
Travels, will be farorite matter kr our
selections; ana, in general, we shall
systematically and very fully acauain,
our readers With tie great apartment Of
Foreign affairs. ~iIhou. ss,irsly ssgleo-
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wheat from the chaiK." by providing
ahundsntly for the Imagination, and by .
large collection OF Biography Voyages,
Travels. History. and more solid matter,
We may produce q work which shall be
popular, while at The same time j, will
aspire 10 raise the standard ofpublie ,as.e.
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