William Godwin's Diary

Diary entry for July 1793

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July

July 1. M. Write Vol. II, p. 1, 2, 3: Horace, Odes I, 12, 2; III, 6: finish Mariamne. Miss Godwin sups. at tea. Finish Yorick.

2. Tu.Horace, Odes I, 2, 31, 35; II, 6; III, 3: Misantrope, act 3: Gulliver, p. 49. Call on Lindsay , nah: Otton calls, talk of property.

3. W.Write p. 4: invent. Horace, Odes, II, 10, 16; IV, 11; Ep. I, 5: Phedre, Act 1: Rollin, Vol. VI, p. 145-207: Gen. Lee, p. 70. Dine at Holcroft’s.

4. Th.Horace, Sat. I, 2, vs, 95: Rollin, p. 384: Lee, 40 pages. Play, London Hermit, & Son in lawe.

5. F.Finish Horace, Sat. I, 2. Write p. 5-12. Rollin, p. 510. Holcroft calls, talk of Dunstan & Merry.

6. Sa.Write p. 12, 13. Horace, Sat. I, 3: finish Rollin, p. 573: Phedre, act 2: Lee, ça & la. Tems brulant, 11 jours.

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July 7. Sa. [Su.] Rewrite p. 13. Horace, Sat. I, 4: Phedre, act 3: Lee, ça & la. Dine at Pinard’s, with Holcroft &

8. M.Write p. 14-18. Horace, Sat. I, 8, 9: Gulliver, p. 63. Nat. J & J. Godwin dine.

9. Tu.Write p. 18-22. Horace, Sat. I, 10: Phedre, act 3: Roxana, p. 120.

10. W.Write p. 22-29. Horace, Sat. II, 1; Odes I, 26, 33; II, 4; III, 26: Roxana, p. 196. Sup at miss Godwin’s.

11. Th.Write p. 29-33. Horace, Odes I, 29, 24: Crisis, No. 1 & 2: Horne to Ashburton: Roxana, p. 242. Call on Inchbald; adv. Hardinge & Holcroft: sup at Holcroft’s.

12. F. Write p. 33, 34, 35: Roxana, p. 402: Freinsheim’s 2. C., ch. 1.

13. Sa.Voltaire’s Charles Edward: Countess of Nithisdale: Vertot, Book V, p. 56: Ascanius, p. 30: Horne a to Dunning, p. 20. Sup at Nicholson’s.

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July 14. Su.Horace, Odes II, 12; III, 8, 14; I, 36: Vertot, p. 96: finish Ascanius, p. 64: Horne, p. 37: Behaviour of Lovat, 28 pp. Dine at Holcroft: adv. Dyson.

15. M.Horace, Odes II, 13; III, 19, 29: finish Horne, p. 70: Journal of the Chevalier, 80 pp: Orleans, Vol. IV, p. 36 [+16, Penderel]: Crisis, No. 3, 4.

16. Tu.Horace, Ep. I, 19, 3: Hume, p. 404: Orleans, p. 44: Paysan Parvenu, p. 102. Call on Inchbald.

17. W.Horace, Ep. I, 4, 7; Odes I, 19, 30: Hume, p. 414: Paysan, p. 268: Holcroft calls: call on Barry; il est malade & attendrie.

18. Th.Horace, Odes II, 2; III, 4: finish Hume, Hist. of Rel., 425: Orleans, p. 76: finish Paysan, Vol. I, p. 336: Rom. of ye Forest, p. 147.

19. F. Horace, Ep. I, 12; Odes I, 3; II, 9: Curtius, Lib. III, §. 1, 2, 3: Rom. For., Vol. I, p. 274; II, 286. Jo. Godwin sups, talk of Paine, &c.

20. Sa.Horace, Sat. II, 5; C. S.: 2 C, § 4-11: Locke on H. U., Vol. 1, p. 67-81: Gulliver, p. 80: finish Rom. For., Vol. III, p. 346.

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July 21. Su.Horace, Odes I, 21; IV, 6; Ep. I, 13; II, 1 vs. 85: 2 C, §. 11, 12, 13: Gulliver, p. 88. Dine at Holcroft’s, talk of education. Locke, p. 90.

22. M.Horace, Ep. II, 1, vs. 193: Orleans, p. 108. Dine at Fawcet’s, talk of future state.

23. Tu.Write p. 36, 37/2. Horace, Ep. II, 1, vs. 270; Odes III, 1; IV, 2 & 10: 2 C, Lib. IV, §. 1 & 2: Orleans, p. 133: Gulliver, p. 106.

24. W.Write p. 37/2, 38, 39/2. Horace, Ep. I, 8, 9, 10; Odes IV, 4, 14, 15: Curtius, §. 3-7 : Paysan, Vol. II, p. Call on Nicholson, nah: sup at miss Godwin’s.

25. Th.Write p. 39/2-43. Horace, Ep. I, 18: Curtius, §. 7: Figaro—DeliquiumeDyson calls.

26. F.Horace, Ep. II, 2, vs. 86: Court of Augustus, p. 38. Call on Inchbald: Holcroft calls: Marshal dines : mrs Cooper sups.

27. Sa.Heir at Age, notes: Blackwel, p. 165-269. Holcroft at tea.

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July 28. Su.Finish Horace, Ep. II, 2: Blackwel, p. 296. Letter to miss Cooper. Dine at Holcroft’s.

29. M.Horace, Ep. I, 1, 2: Blackwel, p. 336: Middleton, Vol. III, p. 205.

30. Tu.Blackwel, p. 383; Vol. II, p. 87: Woolston, Disc. I & II: Middleton, p. 282.

31. W. Blackwel Horace, Ep. I, 6, 16: Philipa I, §. 1-9: Blackwel, p. 193. Holcroft & Jardine call.

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