Mazzini labored for the freedom of Italy, but was exiled. Byron and Goethe also battled for liberty. Mazzini wrote an essay in which he compared Byron to a soaring eagle and Goethe to a contented stork. (Volume 32, Harvard Classics)
Byron arrived in Greece to fight for Greek freedom, Jan. 5, 1824.
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The Tragedy of King Lear, by William Shakespeare
Introductory Note: The Gospel According to Luke
The Gospel According to Luke (Ch. II)
Introductory Note: William Harrison
Holinshed’s Chronicles (Of the Ancient and Present Estate of the Church of England), by William Harrison
Introductory Note: Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve
What Is a Classic? by Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve
Introductory Note: Charles Darwin (#2)
The Voyage of the Beagle (Ch. XVIII), by Charles Darwin
Introductory Note: John Bunyan
The Pilgrim’s Progress (Part II, Ch. 9-10), by John Bunyan
Introductory Note: Herodotus
An Account of Egypt, by Herodotus
Introductory Note: Samson Agonistes by John Milton
Samson Agonistes, by John Milton
Introductory Note: John Locke
Some Thoughts Concerning Education (§162-168), by John Locke
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The Confessions of St. Augustine (Book IX), Saint Augustine
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