William Godwin's Diary

Diary entry for February 1800

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February

Feb. 1. Sa.Gibbon, p. 243. Tobin calls: Ja Wt dines: theatre, 3/10 Castle Spectre, & Of Age Tomorrow (adv. Riddel)e: M sups.

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Feb. 2. Su.Antonio, prose, 1/2 page. Gibbon, p. 264; Vol. III, p. 30. Meet Perry & G Richter. J J G at tea: sup at mrs Robinson's, w. Crespigny.

3. M.Antonio, prose, 1/2 page. Gibbon, p. 113. Call on M Robinson, adv. Crespigny; & S Elwes, adv. mrs Holc: (meet Stephens:) theatre, 1/6 Mysteries of the Castlee: M sups: Fell calls n. St Leon, 2nd Edition

4. Tu.Theodore: Gibbon, p. 142. Meet Sturt & Hoare: sup at S Elwes's. Write to Wedgwood.

5. W.Polyeucte, acts 1, 2/2: Gibbon, Vol. II, p. 315. Coleridge calls, talk of tragedy: M dines, talk of Camelford: sup at Reynolds's, w. C Moore.

6. Th.Read Antonio, acts 1 & 2. Gibbon, p. 420. Otton calls: call on S Elwesn: sup at Fell's. Deliquiume.

7. F.Invent . Ventidius: Duke & No Duke: Gibbon, p. 434. Tea Coleridge's, w. Lamb, Tobin, Montagu & Pinney. Call on Jo G: Chapter C. Tartuffe, act 3.

8. Sa.Gibbon, p. 470. Call on S Elwes: dine at Lamb's, w. Coleridges.

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Feb. 9. Su.Rosamund Gray, pp. 136: Warton on Pope, p. 56. Fenwick, Fell, S Cuxson & H G call: dine at King's, w. Danvers; adv. Gardners, Tyson, Penny, cn Gardner, Pilkingtons, Derville, Boisgelin, Davis's, Abbot, Dogherty, Consit & Philips.

10. M.Gibbon, p. 496: Warton, p. 120. Call on Foulkes: M dines: theatre, w. S Elwes, Plough & Raymond & Agnes; adv. Willis's, Walker & Me: sup. Write to T Wedgwood.

11. Tu.Antonio, p. 2. Gibbon, Vol. III, p. 181: Warton, p. 225. Call on S Elwes, evg: Tobin calls n.

12. W.Gibbon, p. 208: Warton, p. 254. Call on Tobin Leslie ; adv. Leslie: tea C Smith's, w. Coleridge & miss Barker: Fenwick calls.

13. Th.Gibbon, p. 226: Warton, p. 335. Theatre, Plow, acts 2 & 3e: Call on Coleridgen: sup at Nicholson's.

14. F.Gibbon, p. 338. Call on Coleridge & Fell n: sup at Cuxson's.

15. Sa.Gibbon, p. 412. Richard & Ra Fell call: S Cuxson calls: Opera, w. Fell, Semiramide, & Hylas & Temize (adv. Rogers, Consit, Siddons, Arabin jr & Davis jr.)e

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Feb. 16. Su.Gibbon, Vol. IV, p. 42. Call on Coleridge; adv. Lamb: dine at H Tooke's, w. Burdet, Gawlers, Sharpe, Clifford, Morgan, Malkin, Boddington, Wardle & Coleridge.

17. M.Semiramide, acts 1 & 2: Gibbon, p. 70. Fell calls: call on Coleridgen: sup at M Robinson's. Write to Wedgwood.

18. Tu.Antonio, p. 4. Call on E Fenwick; adv. M Hays: meet Hoare & Reynolds: Fell at tea: sup at F's.

19. W.Antonio, p. 5. Meet Dyer, Stewart, Reynolds & R Johnson: theatre [Fell]e: sup at S Elwes's.

20. Th.Antonio, p. 6. Call on Coleridge & S Elwes: S Cuxson at tea: sup at M Robinson's.

21. F.Gibbon, p. 108. Dibbin calls: meet T Knight, Consit & Davis: call on E Reynolds: sup at Opie's, w. Northcote. Theatre, Pizarro, act 3e: Tobin calls n.

22. Sa.Gibbon, p. 168: Salzmann, p. 68: La Roche, pp. 14: Ruth. Leslie calls: sup at M Robinson's, w. Coleridge.

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Feb. 23. Su.My Own Life, p. 5 1/2. Gibbon, p. 203-263. Call on S Elwesn: H G dines.

24. M.Life, p. 8. Bonaparte, Part III, p. 52: Salzman, p. 104. Call on S Elwes: tea Coleridge's: theatre, Raymond; adv. Jas & C Mooree. Call on Foulkesn.

25. Tu.Life, p. 10. Hazlit calls: dine at Johnson's, w. Fuseli, Rose, Lindsay, Morgan br & Edgworth j: sup at S Elwes's.

26. W.Life, p. 12: Note on P J & Enq., 1 page. Call on Foulkesn. Contusione.

27. Th.Gibbon, p. 324: Salzmann, p. 206. Foulkes, calls: J Hollis calls: sup at Cuxson's.

28. F.Bonaparte, p. 182, fin: Salmann, p. 306, fin. Call on Jo G: meet S E & mrs Holcombe: call on Coleridge: sup at Reynolds's, w. C Moore.

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