February

Feb. 1. F.Walk ad Dom. Com.^eHume on Morals, 24 pages: Virgil, vs 192:finish Dehors Trompeurs: Embarras du Choix, actes 1 & 2. Dyson. War decreed^e

2. Sa.Call on Robinson. Tea Jardine's, w. Fenwick: Fenwick sups. Embarras du Choix, actes 3 & 4.

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Feb. 3. Su. Dine at Holcroft's: adv. Jardine, Fenwick & Mercier. Virgil, 152, end of B. IV.

4. M. Call on Robinson, Nicholson & Holcroft. Jardine, Fenwick, Symonds & Pearson at tea: Fenwick sups.

5. Tu.Call on Robinson. See the Mourning Bride^e: sup at Holcroft's. Finish Embarras du Choix.

6. W.Call on Nicholson, with Holcroft; talk of disparaging my book. Amorous Baronet. N. promises to write to R.

7. Th.Call on Robinson (sign agreement & accounts), //Holcroft & mrs Inchbald. Sup at miss Godwin's.

8. F.Accounts & papers. Ecole des Maris, act 1.

9. Sa.Holcroft's review of D. Stewart. Jardine calls: Holcroft at tea. Sallust, 5 pages: Thucydides, 6 pages: Ecole des Maris, act 2/2.

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Feb. 10. Su. Dine at Burney's, w. Jardine & Charles. Call at Wedgwood's, w. Jardine, see //John. Soir, Paradise's, Jardine, Planta, Lord Sandys, Adriani. Finish Ecole des Maris. Sallust, 2 pages}

11. M. Sallust, 2 pages. Call on Barry; he had sought me to enquire after my book.

12. Tu.Sallust, 4 pages: Ecole des Femmes, acts 1, 2, 3. Jardine calls. Indisposed^e.

13. W.Sallust, 2 pages: Hume 15 pages.

14. Th.Sallust, 3 pages: Hume 17 pages: Ecole des Femmes, act 4. Jardine calls. Holcroft at tea: go w. him to Jardine, meet Restiff. Dyson calls, nah. Publication.

15. F.Ecole des Femmes, act 5. Dine at Wedgwood's, with Jardine, Allen & Tom, talk of Burke, Fox, revolutions, property & the foundation of morals.

16. Sa.Write on the Present War, 2 pages. Sallust, 1 page: Les Facheux .

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Feb. 17. Su.Sallust 4 pages: Etourdi, acts 1 & 2. Dine at Holcroft’s, adv. Belmano & Dyson. Paradise’s, Hawke, Ingenhousz, Planta, Gillies, Dornford: abused by madame^e. Call on M^rs Barlow}

18. M. Sallust, 3 pages. Dyson at tea: Barry's Lecture ^e: sup at Holcroft's. Etourdi, act 3.

19. Tu.Sallust, 3 pages. Call on Inchbald. Etourdi, act 4.

20. W.Call on Robinson, Holcroft & Barry. Review Every one has his Fault for the Eu. Jardine & Symonds at tea.

21. Th.Read the Amorous Cynic. Wedgwood's Concert^e : sup at Holcroft's.

22. F. Amorous Cynic: Holcroft at tea, sup at Holcroft's.

23. Sa.Sallust, 4 1/2 pages: Horace, Odes 1 & 2: Etourdi, act 5. Call on Davis.

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Feb. 24. Su.Write 1 page. Sallust, 2 pages. Horace, Ode 3. Dine at Holcroft's, talk of N's// attack on moral character, & of juvenile coercion: adv. Murray Stephen.

25. M.Finish Sallust's Catiline, 2 pages: Cicero in Catilinam, Orat. I, §. 1 & 2. Tea at Marshal's, with Holcroft & Cooper. Go to the Comedy of Anna, with Inchbald^e. Cooper for Portsmouth^e.

26. Tu.Catilinaria I, §. 3, 4, 5, 6: Voltaire's Life of Molière. Call on Nicholson, discuss moral character. Dine at B Hollis's, with Holcroft, Heywood, Dyer & Disney. talk of Louis & gratitude.

27. W.Catilinaria I, §. 7: Middleton, 76 pages: Lettres Chinoises, Volt., 30 pages: Vie de Moliére, Anon., 80 pages. Call on Inchbald, talk of Sheridan & reading. Fawcet calls, nah tumour ^e

28. Th.Finish Cat. I: Middleton, page 118: Vie de Mol., page 180.