William Godwin's Diary

Diary entry for May 1828

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May

May 1. Th.Commonwealth, revise. Livy, c. 10. Museum; adv. Rutt (treason)e. F R calls n: meet Landseer: call on Wright, Berners Street. 62 ½ / 65

2. F.Commonwealth, revise. Livy, c. 13: Sterne, çala. Call on Kenney & Spy Cooper: meet Batty & F R. 60 / 63

3. Sa.Commonwealth, revise. Livy, c. 16: Sterne, çala. J F // Cooper & Clarke call: meet F R: theatre, Roses & Thorns, & School for Gallantry; adv. Skeffingtone60 / 62

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May 4. Su.Commonwealth, revise. Livy, c. 19: Sentimental Journey, fin. Uwins calls: W dines. 60 / 64 ½

5. M.Commonwealth, revise. Livy, c. 22: Shandy, p. 186. Peckham House, w. Uwins & M J: Exhibition; adv. Russele. Broken Shin, 3 dayse. 61 / 64

6. Tu.Commonwealth, revise. Livy, c. 25: Shandy, p. 228. Museum; Treatiese. 59 ½ / 62

7. W.Commonwealth, revise. Livy, c. 30. Museum; Treatiese. Shandy, Vol. II. 58 / 61

8. Th.Commonwealth, 1 1/2 pp; revise. Proof. Museum; Treatiese. Shandy, Vol. III, 80: O’Hara, p. 48. 59 / 62

9. F.Commonwealth, revise. Livy, c. 37. Museum; Treatiese. Shandy, p. 248: O’Hara, p. 98. Seek Coates. 58 / 62

10. Sa.Commonwealth, 2 pages. Livy, c. 42: Shandy, Vol. IV, p. 90: O Hara, p. 148. Seek Beauchamp: call on Hodgetsn. Muhlenfels elected, L Ue. 60 / 64

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May 11. Su.Commonwealth, revise. Livy, c. 45: O Hara, p. 200. W calls: dine at Bryant’s, w. Chas B. 62 / 64 ½

12. M.Commonwealth, revise. Write to M W S. Livy, c. 52: O Hara, p. 228. Seek Horner: Sotheby (Jews): Museum; Gerarde: theatre, Point of Honr, act 3e: M calls.Hodgets calls n. Catholic Emancipation, 272 to 266e. 61 / 65 ½

13. Tu.Commonwealth, revise. Livy, c. 54: O’Hara, p. 274. Museum; Gerarde: tea Wright’s, w. Thomases & Fielding. Call on Hornerna. 59 ½ / 64 ½

14. W.Commonwealth, revise. Livy, c. 61. Call on C Bryant & C Jonesn: F R calls: theatre, Shrew; adv. Skeffington, Wallace & O’Hanlone. 61 / 65 ½

15. Th.Proof. Canongate, Part II, p. 158. Call on Birkbeck & Ade: W breakfasts: Uwin sups. 61 ½ / 66

16. F.Livy, Lib XXXVIII, c. 6: Canongate, p. 336. Breakfast, Reynolds’s, w. Scott, Wordsworth, Luttrel, Burnel, Kinnaird & C Heath; invités Normanby & The. Hooke: call on Hornern: Lodge, Portraitse. 65 / 70

17. Sa.Commonwealth, revise. Livy, c. 11: Shandy, p. 224: Canongate, Vol. II, p. 78. Call on Hornern, & Taylor, P S: meet Poole. 65 ½ / 68

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May 18. Su.Commonwealth, revise, & 1 page. Livy, c. 15: Canongate, p. 212. Call on J F Cooper. 65 / 69

19. M.Commonwealth, revise. Livy, c. 19: Canongate, p. 336. L Ky & W calls: call on Muhlenfels; adv. Prati: Martin’s Ninevehe. 64 / 68

20. Tu.Commonwealth, revise. Livy, c. 24: Canongate, Vol. III, p. 56. Museum;Gerarde: tea Jacob’s; stage, H Rodd & femme. 62 ½ / 65

21. W.Commonwealth, revise. Livy, 25: Canongate, 176. Trelawney calls: call on Taylor (P S), Coates & Hodgetsn. Last page of Chapter VIII. 62 / 65

22. Th.Commonwealth, revise. Livy, c. 32. Museum; Gerarde. Canongate, p. 348. Hodgets sups. 63 / 65

23. F.Proof. Call on C Bryant: theatre, 1/3 Artaxerxes, & Somnambuliste. 62 / 64 ½

24. Sa.Vane, &c. Livy, c. 36: O’Hara, p. 367. Seek Horner. 63 / 68

May 25. Su.Commonwealth, revise. Livy, c. 38: Shandy, Vol. V, p. 105. W sups. 64 / 67

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26. M.Write to Shipbourn. Livy, c. 43: Shandy, p. 222; Vol. VI, p. 68. F R calls: sup at Reynolds’s. Huskisson resignse. 64 / 67

27. Tu.Commonwealth, revise. Livy, c. 49. Ancient Masters, w. W & Thrupp; adv. Northcote, J Taylor & Gente: call on Bain: theatre, Ups & Down.eDudley resignse.65 / 68

28. W.Commonwealth, revise. Livy, c. 54: Shandy, p. 205, fin. Vision of Josephe: call on Horner & Taylor. 64 / 67

29. Th.Commonwealth, 1 1/2 pp. Livy, c. 60. Call on C Bryant: dine at Hodgets’s, w. Errington, Bowring, 2 R Ts & wife, Hodgets senr & Booth: N G calls n. 64 / 67

30. F.Commonwealth, revise. Livy, bis. Call on Northcote: W calls. Bien, 2 dayse. 65 / 69

31. Sa.Commonwealth, revise. Livy, Lib. XXXIX, c. 4. Theatre, Carron Side; adv. Spencere. 65 ½ / 67

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