"The Vision of Mirza" and "Westminster Abbey," first printed in "The Spectator," are examples of Addison's wondrous gift of expression. He leads us to higher realms. (Volume 27, Harvard Classics)
Last issue of "The Spectator" published Dec. 6, 1712.
Introductory Note: Robert Burns
Poems (To a Mouse and Tam O’Shanter), by Robert Burns
Introductory Note: Homer
The Odyssey (Book XII), by Homer
Introductory Note: Blaise Pascal
The Art of Persuasion, by Blaise Pascal
Introductory Note: Pierre Corneille
Polyeucte (ACT I), by Pierre Corneille
Introductory Note: Hans Christian Andersen
The Nightingale, by Hans Christian Andersen
Introductory Note: John Keats
The Eve of St. Agnes, by John Keats
Introductory Note: Edgar Allan Poe
The Poetic Principle, by Edgar Allan Poe
Introductory Note: Aristophanes
The Frogs, by Aristophanes
Introductory Note: Benjamin Franklin
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin (Ch. 1), by Benjamin Franklin
Introductory Note: Æsop’s Fables
Æsop’s Fables, by Æsop
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