THE

SPECTATOR

WITH INTRODUCTION AND NOTES BY

GEORGE A. AITKEN

AUTHOR OF " THE LIFE OF RICHARD STEELE,” ETC.

WITH EIGHT ORIGINAL PORTRAITS

AND EIGHT VIGNETTES

IN EIGHT VOLUMES

VOLUME THE FIRST

LONDON
JOHN C. NIMMO
NEW YORK: LONGMANS, GREEN, & CO.

MDCCCXCVIII

Printed by Ballantyne, HANSON & Co. At the Ballantyne Press