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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<script src="http://code.jquery.com/jquery-latest.js"></script>
<style type="text/css">
#test div {
display: none;
}
</style>
<script type="text/javascript">
$(document).ready(function (){
$('#test > div').each(function(i,el){
$(el).delay((i+1)*2000).show('fast')
});
});
</script>
</head>
<body>
<div id='test'>
<div>текст-1</div>
<div>текст-2</div>
<div>текст-3</div>
<div>текст-4</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>