William Godwin's Diary

Diary entry for April 1804

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April

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Apr. 1. Su.Cowley, çala. Call on mrs T Cooper; adv. capt. Upton: dine at Ht's, w. mrs T C, M & M J; adv. Cooper. Write to Sheridan.

2. M.Cowley & Hume (Cromwel), çala. Call on Northcote: Wakes call: theatre, w. M J; M & Coopers; Will for Deed, & Orsone.

3. Tu.Catullus, Peleus, vs. 250: Cowley & Marvel, çala. Meet Ht, w. M J: call on Fks, do.

4. W.Catullus, Peleus, vs. 408: Montaigne, Ess. 1, 2, 3: Cowley; Bacon & Marvel, çala. Ht calls. (story of Harwood & Tooke.e)

5. Th.Hume, Chap. 56, 57, 58: Clarissa, Vol. VII, p. 48.

6. F.Clarendon, p. 89. Fell calls: Fell at tea: G M C & mrs T Cooper sup.

7. Sa.Clarendon, p. 130: Hume, Vol. VI, p. 199-230. Theatre, Sailor's Daughter, w. Coopers, M J, L K & Me.

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Apr. 8. Su. Hume, p. 1318. ( Rousseau, 7 pp.) Mrs Rowan & mrs Beresford call: dine at Cooper's, w. Ht, Cooke, M, L K & G M C. Jo G calls n. Call on Wolcotn.

9. M.Hume, 352: Clarissa, p. 160. Call on Ht, H Rowan (adv. Plunket & miss Gunning), Waken & Northcote: Wolcot calls: meet Gawler.

10. Tu.Clarendon, p. 202: Clarissa, 294. Call on Jacob.

11. W.Catullus, Ep. 69: Cowley, çala: Clarendon, p. 244. Call on E Fenwick: dine at Johnson's, w. Fuseli, Bonnycastle, Mullet & capt. Hunter: sup at Napier's, w. M J: meet Perry. Arnot calls n.

12. Th.Clarendon, p. 288. Call on Knight, com., w. M: A Harwood dines; adv. G M C, & 2 Cs, Harwood & Ht. meet B Montagu.

13. F.Hume, p. 424: Clarissa, p. 344. S Fell calls: call on Lamb, Fell at Laver's; Tebbut, & Cooper; adv. Hill & M: meet Buchan: dine at Fk's, w. M J.

14. Sa.Clarendon, p. 310: Clarissa, p. 380. Call on Fell: dine at Harwood's, w. 3 Hts, 3 Coopers, Jones & M J: Dawe calls n. Write to T Wedgwd.

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Apr. 15. Su.Walk, w. Lamb, to Little Chelsea: coach; adv. Jennings: mrs Nicholson, &c , & J G call n: dine at H Tooke's, w. Burdet, H Gawler, Humphries & Pearsons, & Bonney.

16. M.Letter from T W. Call on R Taylor & Foulkes: Fell at tea; adv. Jo G, M, Cooper & Lamb.

17. Tu.Hydriotaphia, Chap. 1 & 2. Call on Jo G, & Wordsworth; adv. Jo G: miss Walsh dines.

18. W.Write to T W. Hydr, Chap. 3. Ht & Jo G call n: meet Reynolds & Damiani: Fell at tea: theatre, 7/10 Merry Wives; adv. J Taylore: call on Foulkes.

19. Th.Hydr, Chap. 4, 5. Fell calls: call on R Taylor, & Fell at Wild's: E Fks & E Braddock dine: theatre, 4/5 Hypocritee. Clarissa, Vol. VIII, p. 47.

20. F.Episodee. Write to H Tooke. Clarissa, p. 87. Arnot calls n: sup at Lamb's, w. Fks, E Braddock & M J. L French Lawyer, acts & 1, 2.

21. Sa.Clarendon, p. 330: Clarissa, p. 158. Dawe calls: G M C sups. C C.

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Apr. 22. Su.Fleetwood, 2 pages. Cowley, çala. J J G calls: dine at Ht's, w. Harwoods.

23. M.Fleetwood, 3/4 page. Clarendon, p. 394: Clarissa, p. 200. Mrs T Cooper sups.

24. Tu.Fleetwood, 2 pages. Clarendon, p. 408. Call on Ht.

25. W.Fleetwood, 3 pages. Clarendon, p. 474. Jo G calls.

26. Th.Fleetwood, 1 page. Clarendon, p. 480. Write to Fell.

27. F.Fleetwood, 1 1/2 pages. Letter from Philips. Martial, Ep. 13-28. E Fks dine; adv. Mrs T Cooper. Vulgar Errors, Chap. 1, 2.

28. Sa.Fleetwood, 1 page. Martial, Ep. 43: Clarendon, p. 496. M calls: call on Ht, Buchann, Carlislen & Nicholson.

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Apr. 29. Su.Fleetwood, 2 1/2 pages. Martial, Ep. 50: Vulgar Errors, Chap. 3, 4, 5. J J G calls: J G dines: call on Htn: sup at H G's, w. M J & 3 Coopers.

30. M.Martial, Ep. 65: Vulgar Errors, Chap. 6, 7, 8. Exhibition, w. M J; adv. Opie, Shee, Heath, Dawe, E Smith, Boaden, Batty, Fillingham, Kennan & Fke: Irish Giante: call on Mercier & L Ht: dine at Mrs Beresford's, w. Rowans, Snows, Truman & M J. A Opie calls n.

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