William Godwin's Diary

Diary entry for August 1799

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August

Aug. 1. Th. St Leon, p. 190. Call on C Smithnit: meet S Elwes & Egerton: H Richter sups.

2. F. St Leon, p. 192. Gibbon, Vol. IV, p. 70. S Cuxson at tea: meet S Elwes & Egerton.

3. Sa.St Leon, p. 194/2. Bethlem Gabor, çala: Gibbon, p. 117. Clementi calls.

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Aug. 4. Su.Revise. Gibbon, p. 143. J J G calls: meet Agar: H G & M dine; adv. Dyson.

5. M. St Leon, p. 196. Gibbon, p. 178. Horne Tooke, Fordyce, Pinkerton & Carlisle dine; adv. Banks: H Robinson calls n{;}invités, Este, Clementi, Northcote, Nicholson, Smirke, Batty, Hazlit, Dyson & M.call on S Elwesn.

6. Tu. St Leon, p. 198. Gibbon, Vol. II, p. 265-333. Meet Skeys: dine at Johnson's, w. Fuseli, Hunter, Holloway, & Cartwright; adv. Ant. Robinson, John Parry & R Hunter.

7. W. St Leon, p. 101. Thuanus, Lib. IX, cap. 1, 2, 3, 4. Call on Fenwicks, & S Elwesn: M dines: meet Gale Jones.

8. Th. Thuanes, Busching, Townson & Gibbon, çala. Tea S Elwes's.

9. F. St Leon, p. 103/2. Townson, çala. Tea Kirkley's, w. S Elwes, De Bel & Bruce; call on Elkins.

10. Sa. St Leon, p. 104/2. Townson, çala: Revolutions de Hongrie, p. 130. Skeys calls: M dines.

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Aug. 11. Su. St Leon, p. 106/2. Cleland, Vol. I. Call on S Lister & Ritson: meet Symonds & Jo G: sup at Nicholson's.

12. M. St Leon, p. 109. Cleland, Vol. II, p. 156. Hazlit & H Robinson call: sup at Cuxson's.

13. Tu. St Leon, p. 110. Life of Pole, p. 48: Gibbon, Vol. IV, p. 225: Cleland, p. 236, fin. Fenwick calls: M dines: Martin's Exhibition, w. Nicholsonse.

14. W. Life of Pole, p. 208: Bio. Dict., Bolingbroke, &c: Almon, Vol. I, çala.

15. Th. Life of Pole, p. 371: Pope's Letters, çala. R Jones calls: call on S Elwes n: M sups. Battle of Novie.

16. F. St Leon, p. 111. Call on Pinkertonn & Barbauldn: S Cuxson calls: meet Toke: S Elwes sups.

17. Sa. Life of Pole, p. 458: Evelina, p. 188. Call on S Elwes & Ritson: M dines.

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Aug. 18. Su. Write to M R. Life of Pole, p. 495: Evelina, p. 233; Vol. II, p. 96. Meet S Elwes.

19. M. St Leon, p. 112/2. Noble calls: sup at S Elwes's. Pope Pius VI dies .

20. Tu. St Leon, p. 113/2 & 1 1/2. Life of Pole, Vol. II, p. 54. Dibbin breakfasts: call on S Elwes n: H G & Dibbin sup.

21. W. Life of Pole, p. 128: Evelina, p. 259, fin. M dines: theatre, 1/10 Red Cross Knightse.

22. Th. St Leon, p. 115/2. Life of Pole, p. 160. Fenwick calls: call on S Elwes: sup at Cuxson's: meet Geddes.

23. F. St Leon, p. 116/2. Gibbon, Vol. I, p. 135-232: Cecilia, p. 42. S Cuxson at tea: theatre, Red Cross Knightse.

24. Sa. St Leon, p. 119. Call on Fenwicks: Consit calls: M dines: walk w. S Elwes.

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Aug. 25. Su. St Leon, p. 122/2. Cecilia, p. 120. Meet Fenwicks, Twentyman (& Hanger): H G dines: call on Noblen: Hazlit calls: M sups.

26. M.St Leon, p. 125. Cecilia, p. 226. Call on Northcote. Write to M R.

27. Tu.St Leon, p. 127. Cecilia, p. 256. Call on S Elwes & J G: M dines: sleep at Snaresbrook: meet Chalmers & Cotham.

28. W.Cecilia, p. 299; Vol. II, p. 28. Call on S Elwes: dine at Fordyce's, w. Hume & Dr Smith: L J, H G & Dibbin call n.

29. Th.St Leon, p. 29/2. Gibbon, p. 269: Cecilia, p. 86. Call on S Elwes: S Elwes & Fell n call: sup at Fell's.

30. F.St Leon, p. 30. Cecilia, p. 138. M dines; adv. Fell, H G & miss Carey. Dutch Fleet at Vleiter takene.

31. Sa. Cecilia, p. 285; Vol. III, p. 34: Life of Elwes, pp. 53. Call on Fenwicks: theatre, 2/5 Red Cross Knights, 1/2 Poor Soldiere.

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