"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: John Milton
Poems (L’Allegro and Il Penseroso), by John Milton
Introductory Note: Robert Louis Stevenson
Samuel Pepys, by Robert Louis Stevenson
Introductory Note: Robert Burns
Ode for General Washington’s Birthday, by Robert Burns
Introductory Note: John Henry Newman
The Idea of a University (Ch.1 What Is a University?), by John Henry Newman
Introductory Note: Voltaire
Letters on the English (On the Quakers), by Voltaire
Introductory Note: Buddha
Buddhist Writings
Introductory Note: American Historical Documents
Treaty with Great Britain (1814)
Introductory Note: Molière
Tartuffe (Act I), by Molière
Introductory Note: Charles Darwin
The Origin of Species (Ch. VIII, Instinct), by Charles Darwin
Introductory Note: John Dryden
All for Love (Act III), by John Dryden
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