William Godwin's Diary

Diary entry for April 1799

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April

Apr. 1. M. Lucretius, Lib. II, 131: Sully, çala: False One, fin: Thucydide, p. 87. Call on Chandler, & W Hazlitn: Dyson calls: sup at J Hollis's.

2. Tu.Revise St Leon. Lucretius, 293: Double Marriage. W H calls: M dines: theatre, Old Clothesman & Tobacconist, w. M & Felle.

3. W. Lucretius, 425: Knight of Malta, acts 1 & 2. M & Fawcet at tea.

4. Th. Revise St Leon. Lucretius, 476. J G dines: Nicholsons call; tea Pinkerton's.

5. F.St Leon, 4 pages. Knight of Malta, fin. MtHt: mrs Tyler calls: M dines; adv. Dyson & Fell.

6. Sa.Wife for a Month: Laws of Candy. Tea C Smith's, w. Charles.

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Apr. 7. Su.St Leon, 1 page. Lucretius, 597: Johnson's Lives, 215. Dine at Nicholson's, w. Ht's. Copy sent.

8. M.Revise. Lucretius, 723. Fell calls: call on Nicholson (Townson): theatre, Birth Day; adv. Felle.

9. Tu.Virgin of the Sun: Johnson, p. 262. Write to Arnot. M dines; adv. Fawcets: call on E F; adv. E Braddock.

10. W. Write to Wedgwood. Bathos, pp. 62: Noble Kinsmen, acts 1 & 2: Johnson, p. 312. Call on M Hays.

11. Th.Revise. Lyrical Ballads, çala: Johnson, 369. Theatre, 4/5 Grecian Daughtere.

12. F. Revise. Duplicity, act 1, 2/2. Dine at Fell's: Sadler's Wells, Harlequin Hercules, w. Felle: meet Hollis.

13. Sa.Hermippus, p. 158-208: Duplicity, acts 2/2, 3, 4. Call on E Reynolds (adv. mrs Nugent) &Chandler: M dines; adv. Ja Wt & Fell: theatre, 1/2 Birth Day, & Raymond & Agnese.

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Apr. 14. Su.Dine at H Tooke's, w. Gunter Brown, Bosville, Warner, Scotts, Fergusson & Miller; adv. Burdet & H Gawler: meet miss Laney: M sups: Lucas sleeps.

15. M.Duplicity, act 5. Call on Sheridanna (adv. Canning) & B Hollis: sup at Hollis's.

16. Tu.Call on Sheridan: Hts breakfast: Orlean's Italian Pictures, w. Chandler; adv. A Opie, J Barry & C Sturte: dine at Chandler's: call on Opien. Hoarsenesse.

17. W. Noble Kinsman, acts 3 & 4: Johnson, p. 424{.} Write to R Prescot. Sup at Fell's.

18. Th.Write to Wedgwood &Fell. Noble Kinsmen, act 5: Thierry, act 1: Johnson, p. 454, Vol. II, p. 54. Call on Northcote: tea C Smith's.

19. F. Write to Arnot. Thierry, act 2: Almanzor, act 1: Johnson, p. 134. Fell calls: sup at Nicholson's. Pope Pius VI dies

20. Sa.Thierry, fin: Nice Valour, act 1: Mitford, p. 56. Call on M Reveley: sup at Fell's, w. Dyson; talk of marriage.

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Apr. 21. Su.Revise. Mitford, p. 98. Hollis calls: meet R Johnson & W W: Hts, L J & miss Laney dine; adv. Dyson, Dibbin & Knyvet's.

22. M.Mitford, p. 201: Chandler on the Inquisition, çala: Hollis, pp. 62. Call on Ritson: meet Parry & Fenwick.

23. Tu. Revise; write 1 1/2 pages. Chandler, çala: Mitford, p. 234. Fenwick calls: theatre, Castle of Montvale.

24. W.Mitford, p. 388: Sup at Fell's, talk of magnanimity. Headachee.

25. Th.Revise. Mitford, p. 476; Vol. II, p. 23. Major White calls: M dines: sup at J Hollis's.

26. F. Mitford, p. 66: Almanzor, acts 2, 3, 4. Astley's, w. Fell; American Heroine, Fille mal Gardée & Golden Dreame: L J & Hts call n: M sups. Leroux dies.

27. Sa. Almanzor, act 5; Part II. Dibbin dines: theatre, What is She; adv. S Siddons, C K (E Inchbald) & Felle. Letter from T W.

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Apr. 28. Su.1/2 Spanish Friar: Johnson, p. 340. W Hazlit calls: dine at Hts: M sups. Bonnier & Roberjot assassinated

29. M. Call on Carlisle & Chandler (adv. Cobbet): Exhibition; adv. Lawrence, Este, Perry, Bosville, A Blake (Frost, Whiteford, Thelwal) J Taylor, W Taylor, Firth, & W Hazlite: dine at G's Head, w. Suet, Sedgwick, Gattie, Chandler, Dering, &c.

30. Tu.Spanish Friar, fin: Troilus (D), acts 1 & 2. Dine at Johnson's, w. Fuseli, Bonnycastle, Lindsay, Sturch, Cartwright, Wells & Newnum; adv. R Hunter.

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