William Godwin's Diary

Diary entry for August 1822

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August

Aug. 1. Th.Commonwealth, çala. Pulci, st. 154. M from Murray; send Castruccio.

2. F.Commonwealth, 2 pp. Pulci, C. XI, st. 50.

3. Sa. Commonwealth, çala. Pulci, st. 94. Call on Jo G: Booth & Rosser senr call: H M sups.

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Aug. 4. Su. Commonwealth, 2 pp. Pulci, st. 133. Hd Ht calls: call on John Hunt: write to miss Kent: Willats calls.

5. M. Commonwealth, çala. Pulci, C. XII, st. 53. M & Hudson call: call on Jo G.

6. Tu.Commonwealth, 1 page. Pulci, st. 89. Write to M W S. Homersham calls: Lamb & Kenney sup. Prorogatione.

7. W. Commonwealth, revise. Pulci, C. XIII, st. 40. Pilchern, M, & Graham, Glasgow, junr, call.

8. Th. Brodie, Vol. III, p. 450 to 581. Pulci, st. 76. M from Murray, delay: Bt at tea. call on Hoggnit.

9. F. Brodie, çala. Pulci, C. XIV, st. 45. Pilcher dines: call on Peacock & Hayward. Write to M W S.

10. Sa. Iliace. Pulci, st. 92 (omit 64 to 83). Meet Kenney. King for Scotlande.

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Aug. 11. Su. Commonwealth, 1/2 page. Pulci, C. XV, st. 40. M & Hd Ht call.

12. M.Commonwealth, 2 pp. Pulci, st. 112. Call on Longdil, Jo G, Hayward & Peacock: Burnet sups. Londonderry dies .

13. Tu. Commonwealth, revise. Write to M W S. Pulci, C. XVI, st. 35. Call on Boothn.

14. W. Write to Brodie. Pulci, st. 75: Dante, C. I. M calls: call on Aldisn; adv. Powys: Bt sups.

15. Th.Pulci, st. 117. Call on Northcote: M dines: W Currann & Humen call: theatre, Hypocritee.

16. F. Commonwealth, revise. Write to Taylor, Norwich. Pulci, C. XVII, st. 55. Rosser, senr, calls. Tartuffe, acte 1 & 2.

17. Sa.Pulci, st. 108: Tartuffe, fin; George Dandin. M & W Curran call. Constip, 2 dayse.

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Aug. 18. Su. Commonwealth, revise. Pulci, st. 139: Monnoye, 3 Impostoribus, pp. 55.

19. M.Pulci, C. XVIII, st. 66: Bracebridge Hall, p. 65. Call on Cooper & Barber: M at tea; adv. Bt: meet Hill.

20. Tu.Pulci, st. 109: Bracebridge, p. 393. Hudson (on Horace Hudson) & Bt call: call on Hayward:

21. W. Pulci, st. 125: Bracebridge, Vol. II, çala. Call on Hume, Blagden, & R Taylor; adv. Philip: Bt at tea.

22. Th. Pulci, st. 142: Bracebridge, fin. Call on Sturmy, & J Taylor; adv. L Goldsmith. City Nightcape.

23. F.Commonwealth, 1/2 page; revise. Pulci, st. 165: Boccaccio, VII, 7. Call on Curtis: H M sups.

24. Sa. Commonwealth, revise. Pulci, st. 178: Boccaccio, VI, 5 to 9.

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Aug. 25. Su. Sick Head-achee. Pulci, st. 200: Boccaccio, VI, 10.

26. M. Pulci, C. XIX, st. 40: Boccaccio, VII, 1, 2. Lubéna, W Curran, Mn & Bt call: call on Jo G.

27. Tu.Pulci, st. 70: Boccaccio, VII, 3. M calls, & Booth.

28. W. Pulci, st. 100: Napoleon in Exile, p. 56. Call on Taylor (Norwich) & T Rodd. Deliquiume.

29. Th.Pulci, st. 130: Boccaccio, VII, 4: Napoleon, p. 272.

30. F. Baillie, p. 215 to 246. Pulci, st. 159. Taylor (Norwich) calls: call on Sidney Hall: Hudson sups. Napoleon, p. 336.

31. Sa.Baillie, çala. Pulci, st. 181: Napoleon, p. 456. Booth at tea. Mrs Pilcher, one weeke.

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