LITT ELI/S LIVING AGE. 



N 1889 THE LIVING AGE enters upon its forty-sixth year. Ap. 

 proved in the outset by Judge Story, Chancellor Kent, President 

 Adams, historians Sparks, Prescott, Ticknor, Bancroft, and many others, 

 it has met with constant commendation and success. 



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