William Godwin's Diary

Diary entry for August 1803

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August

Aug. 1. M.Chaucer, 1 page. Museume: Dewar calls. meet W Webb.

2. Tu.Chaucer, revise. Museume: call on Horsefall, Chapter-office, Westminster: Ms dine; adv. Hts.

3. W.Chaucer, revise. Museume: Arnot calls: tea Joyce's, w. H Tooke, Harts, miss Cline, Barbaulds, Shepherd, Shields's & M J.

4. Th.Chaucer, 4 pages. Museume: dine at Ht's, w. M J: call, w. Ht, on Merciers, Northd Court: meet Bosville.

5. F.Tower; adv. Vanderseee: Youngers call: sup, w. M J, at Fell's.

6. Sa.Chaucer, revise. Arnot & Joyces call.

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Aug. 7. Su.Chaucer, 2 pages. Smart calls: Hts, & Charlotte M dine; adv. Fells. Write to Coleridge.

8. M.Tower, w. M J & F: call at Lamb's, do: dine at H G's, do: H Rowan, Younger & Arnot call n.

9. Tu.Chaucer, revise. Museume. Write to Wood.

10. W.Chaucer, 2 pages; revise. Museume: theatre, 1/2 Amanthis, & 1/2 Red Roye.

11. Th.Chaucer, 4 pages. Arnot, mrs Carlisle & Smart call. Write to Smart.

12. F.Chaucer, 2 1/2 pages. M & M Lamb dine: Vauxhall, w. M J; adv. Battys & Dignume. Chaucer dies. Parliament proroguede.

13. Sa.Chaucer, 2 pages. Call on Davison, & Porsonn.

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Aug. 14. Su.Chaucer, 2 1/2 pages. Call on H Rowan: meet J Taylor: Hts & Ms at tea. Upshaw calls n.

15. M.Chaucer, 2 pages. Col. Tatham calls: miss Forsyth & P G at tea.

16. Tu.Chaucer, 2 1/2 pages. End of Chap. LIV.

17. W.Chaucer, 5 pages. Call on Townsend, & , w. M J, on Grace Py[n?]e: meet Hill.

18. Th.Chaucer, 3 pages. Dine at Ht's, w Ms; adv. A Nicholson.

19. F.Call on Porson & Smart: M J dines at Ht's.

20. Sa.Chaucer, 1 1/2 pages. Jo G calls.

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Aug. 21. Su.Chaucer, 4 1/2 pages. J G dines; adv. Dewar: meet J Taylor, w. M J: call on Ms, Kentish Town, w. M J; adv. G M Cooper.

22. M.Chaucer, 1 1/2 pages. Gregory Blunt, çala. Call on Porson (Records): meet col. Tatham.

23. Tu.Chaucer, 1 1/2 pages, The End; revise. Jo G at tea.

24. W.Chaucer, revise. Museum, Parl. Historye: Ms dine; adv. Nicholsons: theatre, w. M J & M A M, Maid of Bristol, & Love Laughs; adv. Fillinghme.

25. Th.Chaucer, revise. Museume: call on Joyce: Northcote sups.

26. F.Chaucer, revise. Arnot calls: Museum; adv. Dawee.

27. Sa.Froissart, çala. Carlisle at tea: sup at Lamb's, w. M J, C C, Fells & Burnet.

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Aug. 28. Su.Chaucer, revise. Chas Mercier calls.

29. M.Chaucer, Introduction, 2 1/2 pages. Museume: M dines; adv. P G.

30. Tu.Chaucer, revise. W & H Laurie at tea. Rain.

31. W.Chaucer, Introduction, 1 page; revise. Museume: call on Tobin (adv. T Wedgwood) n: theatre, w. M J, Mountaineers, & Nicodemus; adv. Fillinghame.

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