"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: Edmund Burke (#3)
A Philosophical Inquiry (Part I), by Edmund Burke
Introductory Note: Homer
The Odyssey (Book XI), by Homer
Introductory Note: Andrew Marvell
Poems, by Andrew Marvell
Introductory Note: Sir Francis Drake
Sir Francis Drake‘s Famous Voyage around the World, by Francis Pretty
Introductory Note: Robert Browning
Poems, by Robert Browning
Introductory Note: Plutarch
Parallel Lives of Famous Greeks and Romans (Alcibiades), by Plutarch
Introductory Note: Benvenuto Cellini
Autobiography, by Benvenuto Cellini
Introductory Note: American Historical Documents
Fugitive Slave Act (1850)
Introductory Note: Thomas De Quincey
Levana and Our Ladies of Sorrow, by Thomas De Quincey
Introductory Note: Plutarch
Parallel Lives of Famous Greeks and Romans (Cicero), by Plutarch
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