William Godwin's Diary

Diary entry for August 1819

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August

Aug. 1. Su.Malthus, 4 pp (Euler & ratio). Ariosto, st. 131: Plutarch, Treatise II. Baron sups.

2. M. Malthus, 2 pp. Ariosto, st. 141. Mrs Fletcher of Edinburghna, Eastwick, Botwright & Brodie call: call on Lloydn.

3. Tu. Malthus, 2 pp. Ariosto, st. 158. Macgowan calls{:} call on mrs Fletcher. Give copy.

4. W. Malthus, revise. Ariosto, st. 192. Kensington, w. M J, mrs Hamilton & E Collins.

5. Th. Malthus, revise. Ariosto, C. XIX, st. 20: Gitanella.3 Fletchers & Owen call: Botwright at tea: call on Hayward. Mazeppa.

6. F. Malthus, revise. Ariosto, st. 40. Ogilvie, Rosser & Macgowan call: T Ht sups.

7. Sa. Malthus, revise. Ariosto, st. 46 56: Peter’s Letters, çala. Booth at tea; adv. Botwright: Macgowan calls.

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Aug. 8. Su. Malthus, 1 page; revise. Ariosto, st. 70. Dine at Knowles’s, w. 2 Freemans, Röntgen, M J & W.

9. M. Malthus, revise. Ariosto, st. 89. Call on Davison: Ogilvie calls: Rodd’s, & 55, Strand: Brodie sups. Snow calls, & C Lloyd n.

10. Tu.Ariosto, st. 108. Call on Davison, Macmillann, & Hayward: Booth calls n.

11. W. Ariosto, C. XX, st. 13. Call on Hume & Macmillan: Booth dines.

12. Th.Malthus, 1 page. Ariosto, st. 33: Grounds, p. 60. Rodd’s, & 55: Ogilvie calls, & Botwright.

13. F.Malthus, revise. Ariosto, st. 53. Macgowan, Boyle, Botwright & T Ht call: Rosser walke: Ogilvie & Brodie at tea: après Baron.

14. Sa. Malthus, revise; end of Book I. Arioto, bis.

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Aug. 15. Su.Ariosto, bis: Clarenstein, Vol. I. Call on Booth (ratios) & Phillipsn.

16. M. Malthus, revise. Ariosto, st. 73: Clarenstein, Vol. II, p. 126. Ogilvie calls. Outrage at Manchestere.

17. Tu.Malthus, revise. Ariosto, st. 93: Clarenstein, p. 342. Hazlit & Brodie call: call on Hume: mt R Taylor & Botwright: Booth au soir.

18. W. Malthus, 3 pp. Ariosto, st. 123. Hazlit calls: Brodie & Hazlit sup.

19. Th.Malthus, revise. Ariosto, st. 144: Clarenstein, Vol. III. Call on Ogilvien: Rosser & Booth call.

20. F.Malthus, 1 page; revise. Irving & Ogilvie call: Ariosto, C. XXI, st. 20. T Ht sups.

21. Sa. Ariosto, st. 33. Steamboat to Southend, w. M J, R & A Taylor, Hall Packer & Leece: call on M.

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Aug. 22. Su. Call on Snow, w. M: tea Snow’s, w. M J: call on miss Smith, w. M J: Taylors call n. Hazlit, Pol. Essays.

23. M.Steamboat to London, w. M, R & A Taylor, & Leece: Booth au soir.

24. Tu. Hazlit, çala: Write to Booth, on Euler.

25. W. Malthus, revise. Write to M J. Baxter dines: T Ht calls. Ariosto, st. 45: Peter’s Letters, p. 132.

26. Th. Malthus, revise. Ariosto, st. 60: Peter, p. 333. Call on M Burneyn: Booth dines; adv. Rosser: Brodie au soir. meet O’Brien & T Moore.

27. F.Malthus, 3 pp, Euler. Write to M W S. Ariosto, st. 72. Ogilvie, Rosser call: Rodd’s: Snow sups.

28. Sa. Malthus, 2 pp. Write to M J. Ariosto, C. XXII, st. 23. Rosser calls: theatre, Pigeons & Crowse.

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Aug. 29. Su.Malthus, Table, &c. Ariosto, st. 31: Knickerbocker, p. 140.

30. M. Malthus, revise. Ariosto, st. 50. Botwright calls. rain.

31. Tu. Invent, before rising. Peter, Vol. III. Ogilvie & Brodie sup; adv. Galt: Brodie au matin. Write to M J.

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