St. Mary's beacon., 1853-04-21
LTTTELI'S LIVING AGE.
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THis work il conducted in the spirit o
Liuell's Museum of Foreign Liieratsse
(which was favoraaly received bv m,
public for twenty years, but as ii is
twice ss large, and appears so often, W,
MOI only give spirit and freshness 10 II b,
many things which were excluded bt
q months delay, but while thus extending
our scope and gathering . greater an,
more attractive variety, are able so I,
increase the solid and substantial nari 2
our literary. hisiorics$oNnEL u
harvest, a may TO 5 ''"'''
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ner, the iadicious Aihen11,. CAv;.
and industrious Literary GazNNAa
sensible and comprehensive Frif& n
the sober and respectable Christian II
server these are inierrnixed with ilSs
Military and Naval "reminiscences OF The
United Service, and with the best IT, icle.
z, the Dublin University. New monthly
Fraser's TaiI's. Ainswortl' ., Hood q, . nc
Sporting Magazines, and Of Chamber.
admirable Journal. We do not cons.deI
II beneath our digni'y 10 borrow viii and
Wl,aionp from Punch !; and, when we think
{ II good enough, make use Of the thunder
nj he srisnes- q -shnli .;AsrS~so-vts,
variety By inporiaii0Is from the continent
Of Europe, and from the new growth o.
the British colonies. r.l : =
The steamship has brought Enppe,
Asia. and Africa, into our neighborbSod
and will greatly multiply our connfsiions,
as Merchants, Travellers. and Politicians,
with all parts Of the world: so fiai much
more than ever ]: now becones every
ss.selligeut American % he yhforIned of
the condition and change Of f0teign
cnuniries. And this mt oily because Of
their nearer connection, ~iii ourselves,
bot because The naiinnsseer to De mas
tening. through rspj'process OF change,
20 some new state Il things, which the,
merely political PVphes CsnnO. comPu'ey
OF forsee. fao m \
While We aSrfe TO make the Living
Age desirahle,lo all who wish TO keep
themselves is,ormed oflhe rapid progress
of the movenenr--to s. atesmen, Divines,
Lawyers, and Physicians--io men Of
business and men Of leisure--it ID still a
stronge object 10 make il attractive and
usefvito their Wives aud Chiljren, We
believe that we can thus do some good In
Oh day and generation; and hope TO
rake ihs work indispensable in every
wep.infofmed family. We say indispen.
sole. because in this day of cheap late ra.
ore Il 10 not possible 10 guard agains, the
nfiux OF what IL bad in taste ami vicio,,e
n morals in any other way than by fur.
nishihg sufficient supply Of q healthy
The mental and moral anne.
lie must be graii6ed.
We hope that. by winnowirr the |
wheat from the chafE." by providing |
for the imagination, and by = |
aelion of Biography voyares,
aapd more solid matter.
York which shall be
Wp5he same time IL will /
49, raise the standard Of public taste. I
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{ Tremonf and ,Bremfield sts Boston
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eriod will DO thankfully received and