Rousseau taught that men were not created free and equal. To substantiate his daring beliefs he traced man's history back to his primitive beginnings. For his teachings, Rousseau was forced to seek refuge in England. (Volume 34, Harvard Classics)
Jean Jacques Rousseau arrived in England, Jan. 13, 1766.
Introductory Note: Alessandro Manzoni
I Promessi Sposi (The Betrothed, Ch. I), by Alessandro Manzoni
Introductory Note: Alexander Pope
An Essay on Man (Epistle IV), by Alexander Pope
Introductory Note: Shakespeare’s Sonnets
Sonnets, by William Shakespeare
Introductory Note: Epictetus
The Golden Sayings of Epictetus, by Epictetus
Introductory Note: Hans Christian Andersen
Little Ida’s Flowers, by Hans Christian Andersen
Introductory Note: Socrates and Plato
The Apology of Socrates, by Plato
Introductory Note: Ernest Renan
The Poetry of the Celtic Races (Ch. II), by Ernest Renan
Introductory Note: Dante Alighieri
The Divine Comedy (Inferno XXV-XXVII), by Dante Alighieri
Introductory Note: Edward Jenner
An Inquiry Into the Causes and Effects of the Variolæ Vaccinæ, Or Cow-Pox, by Edward Jenner
Introductory Note: Robert Burns
The Two Dogs, by Robert Burns
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