William Godwin's Diary

Diary entry for June 1793

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June

June 1. Sa.Write p. 80, 81, 82. Horace, Odes 5, 6: Pro Roscio, §. 16-21: Athalie, act 1: Grandison, p. 282: Noble Peasant. Medicine, 6 dayse.

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Ma June 2. Su.Horace, Odes 7-11: Coriolanus, acts 1 & 2. Dine at Holcroft’s: call with him on Symonds, Grecian; T Kearsley.

3. M.Horace, Odes 11-15: Pro Roscio, §. 21-31: finish Coriolanus: Timon, act 1: Grandison, Vol. V, p. 142.

4. Tu. Horace, Odes 15-19: Pro Roscio, §. 31, 32: Charles 12, p. 67: Timon, act 2: Grandison, p. 223. Call on Lister, nah; & Inchbald, talk of necessity. Holcroft calls

5. W. H Horace, Odes 19-24. Write p. 82, iter., 83, 84, 85/2. Charles 12, p. 89: Grandison, p. 276. Marshal & Jardine call: sup at miss Godwin’s.

6. Th.Horace, Odes 24, 25, 26: Charles 12, p. 132: Grandison, p. 306; Vol. VI, 128. Call on Mrs Barlow. Mrs Barbauld’s Sermon.

7. F. Horace, Odes 27, 28: Charles 12, p. 192: Grandison, p. 144, Edit., 8 Vols. Jardine calls.

8. Sa. Horace, Odes 29, 30; Lib. IV, Ode 1: Charles 12, p. 292: Humphry Clinker, p. 137.

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June 9. Su.Horace, Odes 2, 3, 7: Charles 12, p. 330: Clinker, p. 176. Dyson calls, talk of insult: dine at Holcroft’s.

10. M.Write p. 85/2, 86/2. Horace, Odes 4, 5, 6: finish Charles 12, p. 408: Old Bachelor, acts 1, 2, 3: Clinker, p. 255: Pro Roscio, §. 33-37.

11. Tu. Horace, Odes 8, 9, 10: Thucydides, p. 355-422; Vol. II, p. 16: Old Bachelor, acts 4 & 5: Clinker, Vol. II, p. 72.

12. W.Write p. 86/2, 87, 88. Horace, Odes, 11, 12, 13, 15: Thucydides, p. 54: Clinker, p. 174. Dyson calls, character .

13. Th.Horace, Ode 15; Epod. 1: Thucydides, p. 74: finish Clinker, p. 236: Hugh Trevor, ms, p. 206. Call on Inchbald: sup at Holcroft’s.

14. F. Write p. 89-92/2. Horace, Epod. 2: Roubigné, p. 194. Jardine calls.

15. Sa.Gardiner. Horace, Epod. 3, 4, 6: Double Dealer, 4 acts: Vol Roubigné, Vol. II, p. 87. Consult Mahomet.

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June 16. Su.Horace, Epod. 5: Double Dealer, act 5: finish Roubigné, p. 202. Dine at Holcroft’s with Joice; meet Symonds.

17. M.Write p. 92/2-96/2. Horace, Epod. 7, 8. 9: Jonathan Wild (NM), p. 62. Lister & Otton call.

18. Tu.Write 1 page. Horace, Epod. 10, 11: Wild, p. 74: Cecilia, Vol. V, p. 218-256. Dyson at tea, talk of happiness.

19. W. Write 1/2 page. Cecilia, p. 320: Launcelot Greaves, p. 72 (NM): Sent. Journey, p. 11. Jo. Godwin sups.

20. Th.Write 12 lines. finish Greaves, p. 125: finish Wild, p. 101: Sent. Journey, p. 23: Nat. Hist. of Religion, p. 362-371. //Jardine calls: call on Nicholson, nah, B H, nit: sup at Holcrt’s

21. F. Horace, Epod. 12, 13: Hume, p. 385: Yorick, p. 38. Dine at Fawcet’s, talk of constitutions & religion.

22. Sa.Write p. 98-102. Horace, Epod. 16: Eloise, Vol. VI, Lett. 11: Hume, p. 394: Yorick, p. 54: Gulliver (NM), p. 9: Tartuffe, act 1.

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June 23. Su. Write p. 102. Horace, Epod. 14, 15: Jasper Wilson, p. 86. Dine at Holcroft’s; sup with him at Nicholson’s, talk of optimism, necessity & metaphor.

24. M.Horace, Epod. 17, 18: finish Tartuffe: Sethos, p. 45. Holcroft calls: Dyson sups, talk of sensual.

25. Tu.Write p. // 103, 104/2. Walk to Wimbledon with Dyson, talk of sense. Horace, C. S.: Nonjuror, acts 1, 2/2.

26. W.Write p. 104/2-112. Horace, Odes I, 14, II, S 1; Sat. I, 7: Misantrope, acts 1 & 2: Nonjuror, acts 2/2, 3.

27. Th. Write p. 112-116. Horace, Sat. I, 5: finish Nonjuror. Sicknesse. Stuart calls: call on Inchbald: sup at miss Godwin’s, talk of conversation.

28. F. Write p. 116, 117, 118, 119. Horace, Odes V, 7, 4; II, 7; Sat. II, 4: Double Gallant, 4 acts. Jardine calls.

29. Sa. Horace, Sat. II, 6: Mysterious Mother{:} Oedipe, 4 acts: Double Gallant, act 5: consult God’s Revenge. Jardine calls.

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June 30. Su.Horace, Odes, V, 1, 9, 16; I, 6, 37: Oedipe, act 5: Mariamne, act 1: Dine at Holcroft’s: adv. Dyson.

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