William Godwin's Diary

Diary entry for July 1804

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July

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July 1. Su.Fleetwood, p. 59/2. Coxe, Vol. II, p. 42: Clarendon, p. 640. Lamb calls: Jo & H G & Forsyth at tea.

2. M.Fleetwood, p. 61/2. Coxe, p. 106: Clarendon, p. 688. Combe at tea.

3. Tu.Fleetwood, 6 lines. Coxe, p. 166: Clarendon, p. 700: Milton, Way to Commonwealth, pp. 10. Tea Combe's, w. Nicholsons, Shaw, mr & mrs Combe, mrs Wood & M J: meet Boaden.

4. W.History of Independency, çala: Popular Tales, p. 100. Meet S Elwes.

5. Th.Fleetwood, p. 61. Write to I M Neale. Coxe, p. 244. Mrs Mellor calls (from sa fille): call on F Ht, Dulau & Carlisle, w. M J: Combe calls.

6. F.Ludlow, p. 350. Meet rev. Henley: F Ht dines; adv. Mercier.

7. Sa.Coxe, p. 332: Ludlow, p. 490: meet Joyces.

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July 8. Su.Fleetwood, p. 63. Ludlow, p. 740. G M C dines; adv. mrs Fraser & Jane Silver: call on Nicholson.

9. M.Fleetwood, p. 67. Ludlow, p. 844. Call on J G, Fenwick, & (w. M J) mrs Silver.

10. Tu.Fleetwood, p. 70. Ludlow, p. 878: Popular Tales, p. 240.

11. W.Clarendon, p. 772, fin. Theatre, Good-Natured Mane: call on Towers, Jo G, & (w. M J) L Ht: sup at Nicholson's, w. M J.

12. Th.Love Stratagems, act 1 & 2: Whitlocke, çala. Ht calls: meet Wake, Shepherd & Joyce: call on Cha. Taylor, Fillingham & J G: dine at Pearsal's: Spitalfields, silk mill.

13. F.Whitelocke, çala. Call on Philips & R Hunter: tea Joyce's, w. H Tooke, Shepherd, Belsham, miss Benjer, &Harts & M J.

14. Sa.Ludlow, p. 132. Call on mrs Silver & M A Marshaln, w. M J: meet M. Casualty au ruee.

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July 15. Su.Fairfax, B. I: Clarendon, Life, p. 62. M calls, 3 hours: G M C dines.

16. M.Fairfax, p. 38: Clarendon, p. 146. Ht calls, on Beaumont: call, w. M J, on Nicholson.

17. Tu.Fleetwood, p. 73. Fairfax, p. 48. Hts & Nicholsons dine: call on Wolcotn: Benford calls.

18. W.Fleetwood, p. 78/2. Clarendon, p. 198. Tea Ht's, w. Opies, Nicholsons & M J.

19. Th.Thiebault, Vol. I, çala: Clarendon, p. 235: Popular Tales, p. 384. Call, w. M J, on Joyce; adv. mrs T C Joyce: Fell sups: Wells's call.

20. F.Fleetwood, p. 78. Clarendon, p. 264. Call on G Robinson, Fk (£14) & Jo G: H Tooke, Wolcot, Carlisle & Northcote dine; adv. Flaxman & E Fks; invités Smirke, Harts, miss Cline & Gawler.

21. Sa.Fleetwood, p. 79/2. Clarendon, Vol. II, p. 76. Meet Rowans: dine at Wake's, w. Carles's: theatre, 1/2 Foul Deeds, & Hunter of Alps; adv. Skenee.

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July 22. Su.Fleetwood, p. 79: Fairfax, p. 146: Clarendon, p. 162: Popular Tales, Vol. II, p. 118.

23. M.Fleetwood, 5 lines. Fairfax, p. 199: Arabian Nights, p. 46. Call on Northcotena, & Ht; adv. Harwood (ivree) & M J.

24. Tu.Fleetwood, p. 81/2. Cleveland, çala. Call on Robinson; adv. Davison: meet Fell.

25. W.Fleetwood, p. 82. Fairfax, p. 224. Hazlit calls: call on Nicholsonn: dine at Ht's, w. M J. theatre, 1/2 John Bulle: meet mrs Wake, &c.

26. Th.Fleetwood, p. 86/2. Fairfax, p. 234. Call on Arnotn & Nicholson: G M C & miss Wells dine; adv. M.

27. F.Fleetwood, p. 88/2. G M C dines: call on Joyce, w. M J.

28. Sa.Fleetwood, p. 89. Hazlit calls: call on L Ht: sup at H G's, w. M J, F & C.

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July 29. Su.Fleetwood, p. 92. Fairfax, p. 248. J Napier calls: call on Arnotn. Letter from Dyson.

30. M.Fleetwood, p. 94: Call on H G ( M ): G M C dines. Write to Philips (Giant Killer ).

31. Tu.Fleetwood, p. 97. Fairfax, p. 266. Call on Johnson ( Hazlit ) & Robinsons ( Thiebault): Forsyth & P G dine. Prorogatione

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