William Godwin's Diary

Diary entry for April 1793

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April

Apr. 1. M.Horace, A. P., 239: Suetonius, §. 16-55: Vertot, p. 131-148: finish Pictet, p. 102.

2. Tu.Finish A. P., vs. 476: finish Suetonius, J. C. §. 89: Crusius’s Roman Poets, ça & la.

3. W.Horace, Lib. II, Sat. II. Play, False Colourse.

4. Th.Call on Robinson, Holcroft & Barry: meet B. Hollis. Rollin’s Rom. Hist. p. 30. Shakespeare Gallerye: Play, the Armourere.

5. F.Horace, Sat. III, vs. 103: Rollin, p. 42. Call on Munnings, New Jail. Tea Nicholson’s, with Holcroft & Crawford, talk of associatns.

6. Sa.See Munnings’s creditor , fr.H Finish Sat. III, vs. 326: Rollin, p. 86: Preface to do, 60 pages.

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Apr. 7. Su.Dine at Holcrofts, altercatione.

8. M.Call on Robinson, Holcroft & Davis, respecting History. Horace, Sat. IV: Philosophie de l’Hist., p. 28: Rollin, p. 95.

9. Tu.Rivers & Henley call. Horace, Sat. V: Rollin, p. 140: Universal Hist., 30 pages.

10. W. Horace, Sat. VI: Rollin, p. 154: Hooke, p. 101: Plutarch, Life of Romulus, 39 pp.

11. Th.Call on Robinson, Johnson & Munngs, Holcroft twice, nah. Horace, Sat. VII, vs. 52: //Count Fathom, p. 186.

12. F.Finish Horace, Sat. VII: Fathom, Vol. I, p. 262, Vol. II, p. 74. Mrs Jardine calls: call on Jardine & Holcroft.

13. Sa.Horace, Sat. VIII: Fathom, p. 180. Marshal breakfasts: Jardines call.

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Apr. 14. Su.Horace, Lib. I, Sat. I: Fathom, p. 206. Dine at Holcroft’s, with Pinard, talk of reading, no impression.

15. M.J Hollis calls, talk of justice & mercy. Mort d’Adam (Klo.): Mysterious Mother. Religious Courtship, p. 170-264.

16. Tu.Mort d’Abel, Chant I & III: Dyson at tea.

17. W.Horace, Sat. II: Mort d’Abel, Chant IV: Roderic Random (Harr.), p. 118.

18. Th.Mort d’Abel, Chant V & dernier. Call on Johnson, Munnings & Lister: Play, How to Grow Riche.

19. F.1/2 Winter’s Tale; 1/2 Othello: Britannicus, 3 acts: finish Random, Vol. I: Fathom, p. 240.Rivers & Jardine call.

20. Sa.Britannicus, acts 4, 5 & 1: finish Fathom, p. 315: Religious Courtship, p. 44. Call on Saumarez: Marshal sups.

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Fawcet, Fordyce, Barry, Stuart, Priestley, Logan, Holcroft, Nicholson, Sheridan, Dyson(,} Paine, Mackintosh, Tooke, Thelwal, Gerald, Porson, Parr.

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No. VI.

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Apr. 21. Su.Britannicus, acts 2 & 3: scenes of Shylock. J Godwin calls. Dine at Holcroft’s: adv. Pinard, talk of self-love & morale.

22. M.Write 2 pages. Mirabeau, p. 286-368: Trenck the Pandour, 112 pages.

23. Tu.Write 2 pages. Mirabeau, p. 368-428, & 1-24. Play, the Fair Penitent; see Hereford, Kearsley, Dyson & Bicknele. Derelice. Write to S. Munnings.

24. W.Britannicus, acts 4 & 5: Mirabeau, p. 54: Random, p. 142. Call on Scott: dine at Holcroft’s, go with him to Nicholson. Stiff necke.

25. Th. Write 4 1/2 pages. Andromaque, acts 1 & 2. Sup at Marshal’s.

26. F. Write 1 1/2 pages. Horace, Sat. III, vs. 62: Preface to Knolles’s Turks. Jardine calls. Call on Munnings: tea & supper, J Hollis.

27. Sa.Write 5 pages. Finish Hor., Sat. III, vs. 142: Hume’s Henry 8, 2 chaps, perfuncte. Dyson at tea. Write to White.

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Apr. 28. Su.Write 1 page. Andromaque, act 3: Fatal Curiosity, act 1: Hume, Vol. IV, p. 82-98: consult Wanley on Man. Dine at Holcroft’s, w. Pinard. Presentatione

29. M. Write 4 pages. Horace, Sat. IV: Hume, p. 151: God’s Revenge, p. 24. Sup at miss Godwin’s, with miss Sparkes.

30. Tu.Write 1 page. Hume, p. 206: consult Anna St Ives.

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