William Godwin's Diary

Diary entry for December 1797

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December

Dec. 1. F.Peregrine, p. 207: Mrs Cotton & M dine; adv. M Jones.

2. Sa.Posthums. Peregrine, p. 382, fin: Rasselas, p. 88.

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Dec. 3. Su.Life, 1 page. Rasselas, p. 158: Johnson's Beauties, p. 44. R Fell calls: dine at Hts, w. Schumaker, Gillies's, Plumptres, S W Brown, & M R; adv. Parrys, De Camp & Mansel.

4. M.Rasselas, p. 304, fin. Paine to Erskine.

5. Tu.Wt on the Fr. Revolution, p. 82: Johnson, p. 64. M R calls: call on Heath: dine at Johnson's, w. Fuseli, Wells, J J, Dr Milne & an Amern.

6. W. Burke's Letter to the Sheriffs of B, p. 38. Call on Carlisle, Lawrence n, Ht, Heath, Fuseli, Opie, & Fordyce n.

7. Th.Burke, p. 79, fin. Bentham's Law of Escheat, pp. 158. Call on Davison.

8. F. Write on the War, p. 1, 2/2. Regicide Peace, p. 38: Vie de Pascal, p. 28. Dine at Reveley's.

9. Sa.Vie de Pascal, p. 48, fin. Fawcet, Tobin, & Fordyce n, call: theatre, Who's the Dupe; adv. C Mooree.

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Dec. 10. Su.Britannicus, act 1: Lyttleton's Letters, çl. Call on Nicholson, & Mackintosh n: miss G & M J dine; adv. M R: meet Banks sc.

11. M. Call on Heath & Johnson: M Jones at tea; adv. M.

12. Tu. Macaulay, p. 234: Connoisseur, p. 43. Call on Heath: tea C Smith's.

13. W.Macaulay, p. 258. Tobin & Wordsworth call: dine at Aldis's, w. Chandler, Coxes, Hall, Gear & King: call on Davison n.

14. Th. Macaulay, p. 284. T Wedgwood calls; talk of distance, sensation & ideas: call on Heath: theatre, Castle-Spectre; Parry, Mansel & mrs Ce: sup at Ht's, w. M R.

15. F.Alonzo, p. 25/2. Purley, p. 302.

16. Sa.Purley, p. 406: Wt's Fr. Revolution, p. 108: Cleomenes, acts 1 & 2: T W & M R call: call on Heath: theatre, Round Tower; Northcote & Opiee.

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Dec. 17. Su.Alonzo, p. 25/2. Cleomenes, fin. T W & Tobin call: M R dines: adv. Northcote & Opie.

18. M.King Arthur: Fairy Queen, Canto I. Needham calls: dine at Chandler's, w. Northcote, Philips & Gregson: call on Batty.

19. Tu. Love Triumphant, acts 1, 2, 3. Call on Opie; adv. Wolcot: Aldis & Harris call: sup at Batty's.

20. W.Smith's Moral Sentiments, p. 52. Fenwick calls: dine at Reveley's, w. Underwood; adv. Baker & Hammond: call on Heath: Mary ille.

21. Th.Love Triumphant, fin. Fenwicks dine; adv. E Braddock.

22. F. Alonzo, p. 26, 27/2: Life, p. 27/2. Tea Char. Smith's.

23. Sa.Fawcet calls: call on M Hays.

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Dec. 24. Su.Purley, p. 493. Leslie & Carlisle call: dine at H Tooke's, w. Warner, P C, Frend, & Malkin & Dyson: Dyson sleeps.

25. M.Purley, p. 519, fin. Dibbin, Jno G & Tobin call: dine at Ht's, w. Cole & M R.

26. Tu.Dangers of Indecision: Theodosius. M calls: miss G at tea: sleeps. Wilkes dies

27. W.Ht, Fenwicks & M R call: M dines: theatre, 1/2 Jane Shore; adv. Matthewse.

28. Th. Dangers of Indecision: Lee's Brutus, act 1. Call on Johnson: theatre, Harlequin & Quixotee: call at Ht's; adv. S Cole.

29. F.Fawcets dine; adv. Fenwick: sup at miss G's, w. Jones's, Dyson, Dibbin & M.

30. Sa.Lee's Brutus, fin. Carlisle calls: call on Chandler: Fenwicks & M dine.

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Dec. 31. Su.Opus Magnum, p. 1. Carlisle, Dr Combe, Ht, Dyson, Fenwicks & M R call: M J dines: Wet-nurse.

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