1. Joseph Addison
Soliloquy: On Immortality

From “Cato,” Act V. Sc. 1.
SCENE.—CATO, sitting in a thoughtful posture, with Plato’s book on the Immortality of the Soul in his hand, and a drawn sword on the table by him.

  IT must be so—Plato, thou reasonest well!—
Else whence this pleasing hope, this fond desire,...

Poet: Joseph Addison
Sempronius’ Speech for War

From “Cato,” Act II. Sc. 1.
  MY voice is still for war.
Gods! can a Roman senate long debate
Which of the two to choose, slavery or death?
No; let us rise at once, gird on our swords,
And at the head of our remaining troops
Attack the foe, break...

Poet: Joseph Addison
Ode: “The spacious firmament on high”

From “The Spectator”
THE SPACIOUS firmament on high,
With all the blue ethereal sky,
And spangled heavens, a shining frame,
Their great Original proclaim;
The unwearied sun, from day to day,
Does his Creator’s power display,
And publishes to...

Poet: Joseph Addison