1Silence Dogood, No. 1, 2 April 1722 (Franklin Papers)
Franklin’s essays are indebted generally to The Spectator, one of his models for English style;
2Silence Dogood, No. 12, 10 September 1722 (Franklin Papers)
The Spectator, No. 247.
3Silence Dogood, No. 14, 8 October 1722 (Franklin Papers)
The Spectator, No. 185.
4The Busy-Body, No. 5, 4 March 1729 (Franklin Papers)
Compare The Spectator, No. 579.
5Printer’s Errors, 13 March 1730 (Franklin Papers)
...them which is now held by the King’s Printer. The Spectator’s Remark upon this Story is, that...
6A Witch Trial at Mount Holly, 22 October 1730 (Franklin Papers)
...let go; but to the great Surprize of the Spectators, Flesh and Bones came down plump, and...
7From a Reader to the Printer, 11 April 1734 (Franklin Papers)
The enclosure was The Spectator, No. 451, on defamation in newspapers and pamphlets.
8Extracts from the Gazette, 1735 (Franklin Papers)
...the Sentence was accordingly executed, to the great Diversion of the Spectators.
9Notes on the Association, 1748 (Franklin Papers)
...throughout the whole, gave great Satisfaction to the Spectators, who were very numerous, and...
10Idea of the English School, [7 January 1751] (Franklin Papers)
...Locke, Addison, Pope, Swift, the higher Papers in the Spectator and