William Godwin's Diary

Diary entry for October 1795

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October

Oct. 1. Th.Revise; Finish. Dyson at tea.

2. F. Revise C W. Call on miss Mansel: tea Montagu's, w. Cooke & Martineau.

3. Sa.Revise. Tribune, ça & la.

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Oct. 4. Su.Revise. Burke, p. 78. Smith breakfasts: dine at Hts, w. Tuthil; adv. Pinard & C.

5. M. Revise. Love's Labour Lost. Fenwick calls.

6. Tu.Call on Robinson (propose Pol Commentary)e, Lawrence & Ht: Fawcet dines; adv. C: Philomaths, Church & State.

7. W. Revise. Hamlet, act 1, 2, 3. Call on Ritson, Davis & Inchbald ; adv. C Moore.

8. Th.Revise. C dines: Play, w. Thelwal; Road to Ruine; see Batty, Luttrel & Hubbard: sup at Thelwal's; adv. Jones T Ckd. Kippis dies

9. F.Revise. Hamlet, acts 4 & 5: Cymbeline, act 1. Tea miss Mansel's, w. Ht; adv. Luttrel: Montagu calls. Write to mrs Radcliffe.

10. Sa.Revise. Gregory's Imp History, p. 162. Play, First Love & the Village Lawyere.

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Oct. 11. Su.Sit to Lawrence; adv. Ht: walk w. Ht & Perry; adv. Sheridan & Richardson: dine at Ht's, w. Shields, miss Mansel, Major, Leftley & Tuthil; adv. Bishop, & Jay.

12. M. Gregory, p. 228. Call on mrs Shield na, & miss Hayes: dine at Robinson's, w. Ht, Shield, Heath & Chalmers; see dr Moore.

13. Tu.Sieyes, pp. 62: Garat, p. 72: Gregory, p. 306. Philomaths, uni. suffrage.

14. W.Call on Wedgwood, dr Moore nah, Heath w. Ht, Knight nah, Inchbald & Mansel: see Banks vdm; dine at Montagu's; adv. Galway.

15. Th.P. J., p. 189. Call on M R: tea Thelwal's; adv. Capel & Wilson.

16. F.P. J., p. 342: Garat, p. 92. Dine at Tuthil's, w. Ht: meet King: call on Batty nah: sup at Nicholson's. Wedgwood calls.

17. Sa.Call on Robinson na, Taylor & Ritson: Johnson & Knight call: Dyson at tea, adv. Fenwick. P. J., p. 367.

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Oct. 18. Su.P. J., p. 464. Wedgwood calls: call on Knight, adv. Brown: dine at Hts, w. Porson, Tuthil & E Mansel; adv. Ritson, H Richter, Sharp, C & Jones.

19. M. P. J., Vol. II, p. 120. Fawcet dines: Play, Hamlet & Ghost;eadv. dr Moore, & Batty & Housselaer: sup at Cooper's, w. Wilcocke's, &c.

20. Tu.Sit // to Lawrence, talk of Cassius: call on Inchbald & Cooper: Fenwick & E Cooper dine: Play, Dependent, w. Inchbald & Marlow; adv. Ht, & Taylor, & Kinge.

21. W. P. J., p. 160. Otton & Fenwick call: dine at King's, w. Gadagne's, H Moore, Merry & Macdonald; adv. Butler & dog.

22. Th. P. J., p. 314. Dyson calls: sup at miss G's.

23. F.P. J., p. 461. Call on Robinson, Lister nah; Taylor, Hayes, & Porson nah.

24. Sa.Sit to Lawrence, talk of Shakespear & equality: dine at Ht's, w. Tuthil, adv. C: sup at Foulkes's, w. Sammes.

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Oct. 25. Su.Smith & Younger breakfast: M calls: sit to Lawrence, adv. Ht & Wedgwood: dine at Ht's, w. Merry, Mansel & Tuthil; adv. Dyson & Ritson.

26. M.P. J., p. 528. C calls: sit to Kearsley: Play, Hamlet & Shipwreck, w. Dyson; adv. Perry & Boadene; see Romney: sup at C's.

27. Tu. Revise. Garat, p. 124. Kearsley & Davidson call: call on mrs Jo G: Philomaths, free will.

28. W.Revise. Sit to Kearsley, adv. Ht: dine at Montagu's, w. Luttrel.

29. Th.Revise. Garat, p. 174. Fenwick calls: tea Barbauld's w. Belsham, Carr, Shiel, Notcut & Aikin jr; talk of self-delusion & gen principles: call on Ritson. Parliament meetse.

30. F.Revise. Garat, p. 196. M breakfasts: dine at King's, w. A B.

31. Sa. Garat, p. 224, fin. Dyson at tea.

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