William Godwin's Diary

Diary entry for May 1805

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May

May 1. W. England, p. 29/2. Agricola, §. 9. Call on Alexander.

2. Th. England, p. 31. Agricola, §. 17. Call on Northcote.

3. F. England, p. 33. Call on Jo Gn ; adv. Lea: theatre, 1/5 First Lovee:sup at Rowan’s, w. M J. Hazlit calls.

4. Sa. Tacitus, çala. Call on Dawe: theatre, Venetian Outlaw; adv. Knight & Hille: sup at Nicholson’s, w. miss Shepherd, miss Hayward & M J; adv. Jones.

Dep. e.207, fol. 39v
[fol. 39v]

May 5. Su. Tacitus, Mably, Gibbon, çala. Jo G dines: Dawe at tea.

6. M. Whitaker, p. 212: Gibbon, Chap. XV. Call, w. M J, on Waken, & Carlisle; adv. Bloxam.

7. Tu.Gibbon, Chap. XVI, &c. Dawe sups. Lansdown dies.

8. W. Whitaker, p. 385. Theatre, Richard III; adv. Hille.

9. Th. Vertot, &c. Call on I O & Wordsworth.

10. F. England, p. 35. Meet Hollis: theatre, Zara; adv. Hoare & Battye: sup at Rowan’s, w. M J.

11. Sa. England, p. 39. Call on Plowden: meet Foulkes: Mulready calls.

Dep. e.207, fol. 40r
[fol. 40r]

May 12. Su. England, p. 42. Dine at Johnson’s, w. Edgworth, Beaufort & Malthus.

13. M.Write to J Taylor. Dawe & Hazlitn call: meet J Taylor: call on Northcote; (adv. Parker.) Annual Review, çala.

14. Tu.England, p. 44. Call on R Taylor: Owen calls: 5 Nicholsons dine; adv. Dawe.

15. W. England, p. 45. CallWrite to Southey. Call on Lamb, Jo Gn, & R Taylor; adv. Montagu: meet Turner & Tooke: sup at Lamb’s, w. Hazlit.

16. Th. England, p. 46. Call on Jo G & Hazlit: (meet Dyson): tea Wake’s, w. Turners, sir Ed. Harrington, missmrs Thynne, miss Morgan, miss Coutts & Thomson: Dawe calls n.

17. F.England, p. 48. Call on Johnson, McMillan; &, w. M J, on Lamb & Livie; adv. //Edw. Taylor: Dawe sups.

18. Sa. England, p. 51. Mulready calls: Edgworth, Rickman, Beaufort, Northcote, Hoare & H Rowan cdine.

Dep. e.207, fol. 40v
[fol. 40v]

May 19. Su. Call on J Rickman: dine at H Tookes, w. Le Maitre & P Courtney: sup at H Rowan’s, w. miss Hamilton & M J. Carlisle calls n: meet Hutchins.

20. M. England, p. 52. Call on McMillan, w. M J: sup at Lamb’s, w. Manning, Arch & M J. J J G calls.

21. Tu. England, p. 54. Hazlit & Langslow call: dine at H Rowan’s, w. Northcote, Fitzgerald & M J. meet Boaden: Dawe & Turner call n .

22. W. England, p. 58. Call on Burroughsn: Owenn & Turner call: Dawe sups.

23. Th. England, p. 62. Call on R Taylor & Wordsworth: Masters, & R & E Taylor dine; adv. Turner & Mulready.

24. F.England, p. 64. Burroughs calls: call on R Taylor, Wolcotn, &, w. M J, &c, on Keir & Joyce: meet Hill & Philips.

25. Sa. England, p. 65. Write to Turner. Call on McMillan & Carlisle: theatre, Youth, Love & Folly; adv. Condée. Union of Genoae. Paley dies.

Dep. e.207, fol. 41r
[fol. 41r]

May 26. Su. England, revise. Call on McMillan (copy), Fuselin & Dadley: Jo G & Turner call.

27. M. England, revise. Call on Batty, P Street, & Bunhil Fields: (meet Fell:) theatre, Mourning Bride (Siddons); adv. Battye: Dawe sups. Lamb calls n.

28. Tu. England, revise. Call on Nicholson (w. Ht’s will): Grattann, Dadley & Mulready call.

29. W. England, revise. Call on Jo G; adv John Sm: & on R & E Taylor: Mulready calls: Lambs sup.

30. Th. England, 2 pages. Mulready calls: Mde Prevôt at tea: sup at H Rowan’s, w. M J; adv. Barry.

31. F. England, medite. Fk calls: call on Jacob, & mrs Grattan & Northcote: meet Webb.

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