William Godwin's Diary

Diary entry for June 1795

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June

June 1. M. Revise. Virgil, 280. Dine at King's: meet mes Wilson & Morse: call on Perry nah, & A A. meet Banks vdm.

2. Tu.Breakfasts at Lawrence's; talk of God: call w. him on Inchbald: call on Perry: dine at Reveley's; adv. Jones. Dealtry, Fenwick & Anderson call, nah.

3. W. Virgil, 365. Dine at Tooke's, w. Batty, Smirkes, A A & miss Buck: sup at Batty's.

4. Th. Write 1 page. Virgil, 566, fin: Planetes, p. 62. Tea Anderson's, w. Fenwick; talk of reason & passion. Thunder.

5. F.Virgil, Geo. I, 70: Planetes, p. 144, fin: Holy Trio. Nicholson calls, talk of the meaning of words: call on Joyce, Inchbald & Perry nah: sup at Foulkes's, w. Hovels. (adv. Gisborne )

6. Sa. Write 1 page. Sketches of Society, p. 50. Fawcet calls: call on Nicholson: dine at Lauderdale's, w. sir J Henderson & Hogg; adv. Moore; talk of P. W. & republicanism.

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June 7. Su.Smith breakfasts; adv. M Moore: dine at King's, w. Butler : sup at Hts; adv. G Richter. adv. Robertson: see C Kemble. Luxemburgh takene.

8. M. Revise. Tea Reveley's, Sigismunda.

9. Tu. Write 2 pages: revise. Sketches, p. 160, fin. Call on Perry nah; Joyce, adv. Tooke & Symonds; Foulkes, miss G & Adams, nah. Young Capet diese.

10. W.Write 1 page. Virgil, 218. Foulkes's call: call on Hts, Batty, Perry, Nicholson: dine at Lauderdale's, talk of education; adv. Moore.

11. Th.Call on Bosville, nah ; J Banks , adv. Tweddel; Smirke, Aickin, Barry & Nicholson: dine at Hts, w. Thelwals & J Richter; adv. Batty, C Buck, G & E Richter, & Turners.

12. F.Rights of Man, p. 123. Thelwal's Lecturee: sup at Thelwal's, w. Richters, Warren, Ritson{,}Walker & Mannings; adv. Wadstrom.

13. Sa.Call on Robinson, Fenwick, C Moore nah &Taylor: dine at Fawcet's.

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June 14. Su.Rights of Man, p. 170. Smith breakfasts; adv. J G: H Richter & Ritson call, talk of cause: sup at Nicholson's, talk of example.

15. M. Revise. Call on Inchbald: M. dines: tea Reveley's. Anderson calls, talk of pleasure.

16. Tu.Call on Robinson, C Moore, Lawrence, Northmore, Alderson nah , col Barry nah , Webb nah , Nicholson nah , Hts ; adv. Dyson & mrs Hazlit: dine at Foulkes's.

17. W.Call on Ritson, Dyer & Foulkes: tea Anderson's, w. Fenwick, talk of conviction.

18. Th.Dine at Parkinson's, w. Thelwal, Stevenson & Beaumont.

19. F.Write 4 pages. Condorcet, 56 pp. M dines: Dyson at tea, talk of sincerity & etymology.

20. Sa.Fawcet, Anderson (talk of money) & M call: dine at Reveley's: sup at Batty's, w. A A.

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June 21. Su. Write 1 page. Smith & Fenwick breakfast: Dyson calls: call on Mackintosh & Jennings, nah , & on mrs Jardine: dine at Hts, w. E R: tea Johnson's, w. Johnstone's: sup at F's, w. Watley j[r?].

22. M. Mandeville, p. 345, fin. Call on Reveley & Hts: Birmingham Mercury, w. Malony & Smith of Manchester: sup at Aylesbury.[Not in London]

23. Tu.Dine at Hatton, w. lord Dormer & son, Greatheed, Eyre, Wills, Howel, Mawley, Lambes, Bradley & Howes resident.[Not in London]

24. W.Ride to Warwick, w. Howes & miss Parr; see the castle & the church. Bolingbroke's Phil. Works, p. 20: Hume, V. 6, p. 480-535.[Not in London]

25. Th.Kennelworth-book-club, dine w. Parr, Greatheed, Wills, Johnson, Pye, col Staunton, & Sayer & 2: Supper, talk of learning. Bayle, art: Spinosa.[Not in London]

26. F.Watson on a Material World, p. 67: Clarendon, Vol. III, p. 44. Miss Wilson dines, Parr at Coventry.[Not in London]

27. Sa. Watson, p. 108, fin: Bol. to Windham, p. 30. Dine at Dormer's, w. Parr, Howes, Wills, Knights, Battersby's & la. Eliz.: Parry arrives, at supper, talk of uni. monarchy & republicanism. Prorogatione.[Not in London]

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June 28. Su.Berkeley on Hum. Knowledge, p. 34: Bol, p. 78: Life of Warburton, p. 70. Walk w. S P: Knight calls: Howes departs.[Not in London]

29. M. Life, p. 150, fin. Dine at Howel's, Warwick, w. Lambe, Kendal, Parr, Toms & Dwarrice.[Not in London]

30. Tu.Bol, p. 120, fin. West at tea. Letter from Robinson.

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