William Godwin's Diary

Diary entry for July 1801

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July

July 1. W.Swift, p. 309. Northmore calls.

2. Th.Swift, p. 488, fin. A W & T C Rickman call: call at Barbauld'sn: meet Philips.

3. F. Call on Perry, Hoaren, Thomas L S, Northcote & Wolcot: sup at Lamb's, w. Christys, Henshaws, Burnet & mrs Reynolds.

4. Sa.Write to Ht. Religieuse de Nismes, pp. 79. Call on Fenwick: sup at Clairmont's.

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July 5. Su.Write to Coleridge. Water to Wandsworth: dine at Perry's, Merton, w. Bish's, & maj. Gordon & femme. Dibbin married

6. M. Herman & Dorothea. Lansdown House, mss: M dines: Astley's, w. Clts, M, L, F & M; Darby & Joan, Abercrombie, & Puss in Bootse.

7. Tu.Answer to Parr, 2 pages. Pleasures of Hope, Pt I: Fletcher of Salton, p. 108. Call on Lambn: tea Joyce's.

8. W.Pleasures of Hope, Pt II: Task, Book I/2. Tea Clairmont's.

9. Th.Task, Book I/2, II. Clairmonts at tea.

10. F.Ja Wt breakfasts: sit to Northcote; adv. mrs Richardson &c; dine, adv. Bourgeois: Northcote sups.

11. Sa.Travels in Norway, &c. S E at tea: sup at Clairmont's.

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July 12. Su.Write to Coleridge. Abbas . Wood, Northcote, Lambsn & Burnet n call: Ct sups.

13. M. Gamelyn, pp. 13. M & J Wt dine: tea Clairmont's, x.

14. Tu. Tito, p. 21: Troilus, B. I/1. Tea Clairmont's.

15. W.Tito, p. 33: Cant. Tales, H L, Vol. IV, p. 86. (Mirza, 6 lines.) Call on Thomas, L S & Lamb: dine at Johnson's, w. Fuseli, Bonnycastle, Hewlet & Lindsay.

16. Th. Tito, p 48. Call on Burnet; adv. Lamb: walk w. Lamb to Hornsey: Lamb dines; adv. Ct.

17. F.Mirza, 1 page. Lee's C T, p. 208. Write to Schuchmacher. Tea Ct's.

18. Sa. Notes of Essays. Lee's C T, p. 466. Ja Wt dines: theatre, Surrender of Calaise.

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July 19. Su.Write Tim Brown, p. 2. Task, B. III, IV: Lee's C T, p. 490, fin. J J G & Wood (talk of Home & Lumsden) call: meet H Richter jaune: call on Fk n: sup at Reynolds's; adv. Morton

20. M. Confessions de Rousseau, V. III, p. 242. Tea Clairmont's: meet Philips: Joices call n.

21. Tu.Lettre sur la Religion, pp. 32: Confessions, p. 329: Parent's Assistant, p. 88. Lambs & Dyer at tea: sup at Clts.

22. W. Confessions, p. 594: Parent's Ass., p. 133. Tea Dyer's, w. Lambs: sup at Lamb, w. Dyer & Stodart: Northcote & Hoare call n.

23. Th.Confessions, V. IV, p. 244: Parent's Ass., p. 226. Jo G calls: sup at Reynolds's. call on Fk n.

24. F.Confessions, p. 450: Castle Rackrent, pp. 214. Theatre, 1/2 Point of Honour, & Gipsey Pr.; adv. Reynolds's, (Hill) & Consite. E Hill's bill.

25. Sa. Confessions, p. 483: Corancez, pp. 104. Call on Foulkesn, M Lamb, Northcote & Lawrence: T C Rickman calls n: tea Clts, mirza.

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July 26. Su. Letters of J J R, çala. Foulkes calls: Cts & J G at tea: sup at Reynolds's.

27. M.Confessions, p. 542, fin. Call on J Robinsn: Ja Wt dines: call on Wood.

28. Tu.Rêveries, p. 52. M dines: sup at Cts. Write Creed, pp. 3.

29. W. Write Life, 2 pages. Rêveries, p. 74. Theatre, Corsair; adv. Hill & J Taylore.

30. Th.Life, 3 pages. Carlisle calls: call on T C Rickman.

31. F.Romolo, p. 9: Rousseau sur la Botanique, p. 88: Parent's Ass., Pt II, p. 54. Sup at Cts. Notes on taste.

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