William Godwin's Diary

Diary entry for March 1819

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March

Mar. 1. M.Ariosto, st. 65. Nash, &c. Call on Longdil, Hume & Hayward: Lubé calls. Briefs deliveredee.

2. Tu. Write to Mackintosh. Hayward calls, Speciale.

3. W. China, çala. T Ht sups.

4. Th. Call on Booth; adv. C & R Baxter: mrs Hamilton dines: Coleridge, w. do & M Je: adv. Hardwick (Lambton & Bruce); speak: S Pilcher departs, 12 weeks 2 dayse. Seneca, Epistolæ 1, 2, 3.

5. F.China, p. 3. Write to Livorno. Ariosto, st. 73. Call on Hayward.

6. Sa.China, p. 5/2. Seek Amyot: cross call, Ogilvien: Booth dines; adv. W Curran.

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Mar. 7. M Su. Introduction, 3 1/2 pp. Robertson, America, çala. John Lamb calls: call on Alsagern.

8. M. Robertson, çala. Write to Fairley. T T at tea: N G. & Du Plantis call.

9. Tu. Robertson, India, çala. Ariosto, st. 92. Theatre, 3/5 Henry IVe.

10. W.Robertson, çala. Macgowan calls: call on Perry: meet J Collier: Rodd’s; adv. Daniel.

11. Th.Malthus, revise. Write to C C. Ariosto, C. VI, st. 12: Traytor, acts 1, 2, 3. Botwright calls: Hazlit sups.

12. F.Malthus, revise. Traytor, fin: Hazlit, v. Gifford, pp. 87. Macmillan calls.

13. Sa. Malthus, revise. Ariosto, st. 25. Baron & Staveleyna call: call on Sherwood: Booth at tea: theatre, Dwarf of Naples; adv. Wallace & Surre. Write to Rosser.

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Mar. 14. Su. Malthus, 2 pp. Ariosto, st. 33: Le Comte, cala. T Ht dines. Dead right little-fingere.

15. M. Ariosto, st. 53. Ogilvie calls n: dine at Booth’s, w. Christy & miss Anderson; adv. mrs & miss Leechman & Edmeston: W Curran sups.

16. Tu. Pinkerton, çala. Write to Livorno. Staveley calls: call on P Smith: T Ht au soir: Rodd’s. Rhume, 1 weeke.

17. W.Ariosto, st. 61. Trick to Catch the Old One. Graham of Glasgow, & Staveley call.

18. Th. Ariosto, st. 81. Miss Beresford & mrs Hamilton dine: T Ht sups.

19. F. Ariosto, C. VII, st. 12: Bacon, Essays, çala: More Dissemblers. Botwright calls. Walter Miller dies .

20. Sa. Ariosto, st. 30: Seneca, apud Crevier. Booth at tea.

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Mar. 21. Su. Seneca, çala: Seneca, apud Tacitum: Tacitus, Annales, c. 8. Call on Blaetterman, w. M J: Jo. Collier calls.

22. M. Tacitus, c. 15: Seneca, De Vita Beata, c. 4. W Curran dines: Hazlit calls n: Rodd’s; adv. Daniel, Hone & J Richter: meet J Hollis, 76 years.

23. Tu. Malthus, revise. Tacitus, c. 27. Write to Livorno. Hor. Smith calls: call on Knowles: Lowndes’s. Kotzebue dies .

24. W.Malthus, revise. Tacitus, c. 35. Write to Constable: call on Knowles; adv. Wilson: P Smith calls.

25. Th. Malthus, revise. Tacitus, c. 45. Southwark Bridge, w. M J & W. Townsend, W Herald, dies

26. F.Malthus, revise. Tacitus, c. 54. Seek Ogilvie: mt Hayward: T Ht sups.

27. Sa.Malthus, revise. Write to Fairley. Tacitus, c. 63. Booth dines: call on Hayward.

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Mar. 28. Su. Malthus, Sparta, çala. Tacitus, c. 69. Meet T Hill.

29. M. Malthus, Anacharsis, çala. Tacitus, c. 75. Call on Longdil: Jo G dines; adv. Botwright: N G calls: Coleridge ; adv. H Richter & Wirgman (speak)e: Hazlit sups.

30. Tu. Tacitus, c. 81. Call on Booth; adv. John Miller: Rodd’s; adv. Daniel. meet Phillips.

31. W.Malthus, Sparta, çala. Tacitus, L. II, c. 11. Johnstone (Stanmore), Botwright & N G call.

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