Nebraska advertiser., 1856-08-30
TTTTFIISs LIVING AGE.
Es,,rue.. of Letters from Judge Sorry GaseszOr
Kent, and President Adaus.

Extracts Of Letters from Jaogs etgEy, O@aSes~oF
kent. and President Adans.
CAMBRIDGE, Aprz q, 1874.
have read the prospectus WITH the gEeateStPieas-
80 ent;relv approve the plan. II it can only
obtsin the public patronage long enough and iArgc
enough. and securely enough, TO attan ls Eue enas'
a viii contribute In an eminent degree 70 give .
b.s,tbv tone. not only 20 our I~iterature bat 70 public
oninion. Il will enable us to possess, ~ 2 moesrase
cdmnass. a select library Of the best productions Of
the ere. 1t will do more it willredeem our period
ical literature from the reproacn OF being detoeeo 70
IiOht and superficial reading, to transit0y sPeouia-
lions. to sickly and epbeneral sentimentalt1es, ana
false and extraVagant sketches Of lite nnd character.
JOSEPH STORY.
NEW YoRK, 7h, 1874.
I apurOye very much Of the plan Of the Giving
Age I" and if it be conducted with the intelligence,
spirit and taste, that the prospectus indicates, lOf
which / have no reason to doubt it viii be one Of
the most instructive and popular periodicals Of the
dav. JAMES KENT.
WASHINGTON, 27h Dee, 1874.
OF all the Periodical Journals devoted to itera-
ture and science which abound in Europe, ard IN this
eountrv. this appeared to me the most useful. IteOn-
tains indeed the exposition only Of the eurrent liter
ature Of the English language; this, by its immense
extent and comprehension, includes a portrsture of
the human mind in the utmost expansion Of the pres
emit age. % " ADAMc.
This work is made up Of the elaborate and stately
ESSAYS Of the Tdinburg,' Quarterly and other Re-
IEWA. HWA , Al9A - 49,
his keen political Commentaries, highly wrought
Tales, and vivid descriptions Of rural and mountain
Scenery; and the contributions to Literature, Histo-
nv, and common Life, by the ~sagaeiOus Spectator
the sparkling Examiner the judiciOus Athen@um,
the busy and Industrious Literary Gazette the sem
sibIe and comprehensive BRITANNIA the sober and
respectable christian Observer; these are intermix-
ed with the Military and Naval "reminiscences Of the
United Service and with the best articles Of the
dublin University New Monthly FraseTs, 'Taits,
Ainsvorth's,S Hoods and Sporting Magazines, and
of chambers admirable Journal We do not con-
slider It beneath our dignity to borrow wit and wis
dom from Punch; and when Wethinkit good enough,
make use Of the thunder Of The Times. We shall
increase our variety by impOrtations from the Cont
nent of Europe, and from the new growth Of The
British Colonies.
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The SECOND SERIES began viii April, 1853.
Il makes four large volumes q year.
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