December

Dec. 1. Th.Medite. Dyson dines.

2. F.J Hollis calls, talk of Moses. Otton calls, d^o. Read Pucelle: Bossuet: P. Pindar's Remonstrce: Rhubarb^e.

3. Sa.Call on W. Webb, n a h. The Widow. A Day in Turkey, sit with Stone^e.

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Dec. 4. Su.Widow. Dine at Holcrofts. Call at Fenwick's, nah. You lie entre C. & D^e .

5. M.Medite. Montesquieu: Hume: Pucelle: Dict. Phil.

6. Tu.Write 1 1/2 pages. Revise the Widow. Sup at Holcrofts. Montesquieu: Johnson's Origin of Evil.

7. W.Write 2 pages: correct. Origin of Evil. Write twice to Holcroft on the Widow. Pucelle.

8. Th.Write 1 page: correct. Holcroft calls with a scene. Montesquieu: Pucelle. D. writes to C .

9. F.Write 1 page: correct. Holcroft calls with a scene: iterim. Montesquieu: Pucelle. Snow

10. Sa.Correct. Holcroft calls & reads. Montesquieu: School for Scandal: M^rs Jordan in Roxol^ae.

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Dec. 11. Su. Montesquieu. Dine at Holcroft's. Sup with him at Fenwick's. Metromanie, Act. 1{.} extreme cold.

12. M. Metromanie. Dyson après diner. D^o & Holcroft at tea.

13. Tu.Livy, speeches of Junius & Torquatus: Lodgings^e. Speeches, Soho school. Speech of Marius in Sallust.

14. W.Write 6 pages on rights of man, &c. Metromanie.

15. Th.Holcroft calls. Metromanie: Courses de Tempé: Analyse de la Rep. de Platon: Pucelle. Indisposed^e.

16. F.Write 5 pages

17. Sa.Call on Robinson: on Webb, talk of truth, oaths, monasteries & property: & on Lister, nah. M^rs Cooper dines: Holcroft at tea. Read Anna, 5.

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Dec. 18. Su. Anna, Vol. 5. Call on M^rs Jones and M^rs Shield. Dine at Holcroft's: adv Dyson & Pinard, talk of self love.

19. M.Giddiness^eDyson calls. Holcroft calls, talk of Anna. Read Law on Perfection.

20. Tu. Hume's Orig. Contract. Write 1 1/2 pages. Dine at Jacob's. Holcroft sups, talk of Plato. Cymon.

21. W.Write 6 pages. Read Cymon.

22. Th.Write 5 1/2 pages. Dyson dines. Holcroft calls au matin & at tea.

23. F.Pucelle. Write 9 pages. Holcroft at tea

24. Sa.Write 6 pages: aground in init. Pt III. Read Tucker, & Locke.

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Dec. 25. Su. Write 3 1/2 pages. Dine at M^rs Webb, with W., M^r& M^rs N Webb , M^r & M^rs Jones & D^r Sutton. talk literature & politics.

26. M.Transcribe. Consult Price on Liberty. Notes. Indigestion^e.

27. Tu.Holcroft at tea. Condorcet on Deceit. Indigestion^e.

28. W.Call on Robinson, fr. Remove^e.

29. Th. Write 3 1/2 pages: transcribe 1 1/2 with corrections.

30. F.Write 1 page: transcribe& correct 3 . Condorcet on Deceit.

31. Sa.Write 1 page: transcribe 1. Sup at miss Godwin's, talk of selfishness & justice.