William Godwin's Diary

Diary entry for January 1807

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January

1807, Jan. 1. Th.Richard IV, 1 page. E Fks, S & A Nicholson, Mulreadys, Binham, M Dawe & G M C dine; adv. Dawe & Hazlit; invités three Taylors, Wilkie & Hayward, & G Wilcocke.

2. F.Letter from Philips. Curran & Hutchins call{:} theatre, Know your own Minde.

3. Sa.Call on Currann & Northcote; adv. Humphries: meet Bosville (& Burdet): G M C dines. meet Macarthy.

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Jan. 4. Su.Dine at King’s, w. mrs & miss Sturt, Danvers’s, Best, Plowden & Williams; adv. May & Fyfield.

5. M.Wild Irish Girl, Vol. I.

6. Tu.Wild Irish Girl, Vol. II. Call on Curran (adv. Bennet & Heywood) &, w. him, on Kemblen [Holland]: theatre, w. M J, Douglase.

7. W.Wild Irish Girl, Vol. III, p. 100. Call on Jo G: Moody & Binham call: G M C sups.

8. Th.Wild Irish Girl, fin. Call on Wolcot: Toppgs tea & supper.

9. F.Chances, acts 1, 2, 3/2. Hazlit calls.

10. Sa.Letters, Lauderdale, Philips, &c . Chances, fin. Call on Curran: dine at King’s, w. Wolcot, Sturts, Danverses, Best & Williams.

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Jan. 11. Su. Write to Lauderdale. Jo G at tea.

12. M.Nice Valour, act 1. Curran, Wolcot, Bennet & G M C dine. Call on Lamb. Curran sleeps.

13. Tu.Curran breakfasts: call on Johnson & Jo G: G M C sups. Note from Lauderdale.

14. W.Piccolomini, act 1. Call on Johnson & A C Hall: Wroughton calls n: Sarah Taylor & 3 Colnets dine: theatre, False Alarms, act 2e. Meet Este & Tuffin: Sa T sleeps.

15. Th.Call on Davisonn, M Lamb & Curran; adv. Hutchins. Write to Wroughton.

16. F.Call on Davison, M Lamb & Britton: theatre, False Alarmse. 5 Taylors invités á diner.

17. Sa.Letter to Philips. Call on Wordsworth & //Taylors; adv. Martineau: sup at Hazlit’s, w. Lambs, H Robinson, Northcote, Dyer, J Hazlit & L Martin.

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Jan. 18. Su.Piccolomini, act 2. Dine at King’s, w. 2 Sturts, Danvers’s, Wolcot, Williams & Fyfield: T T & N G call n.

19. M.Letter to L White. Binham, Free & T T at tea.

20. Tu.Write to L White & Everina (18.16.5). Call on R Taylor, North & Jo G (adv. W G): dine at Johnson’s, w. Fuseli, Bonnycastle, Durham & Knowles. meet Wroughton & Lawrence.

21. W.Write to Philips. Sup at Nicholson’s, w. Combe & M J.

22. Th.Wallestein, fin. G M C dines; adv. T T.

23. F.Call on Philips & Lamb: sup at Lamb’s, w. Clarkson, Hazlit & M J.

24. Sa.Write to Philips. T T calls. Theatre; adv. Hille.

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Jan. 25. Su.Walk to Wimbledon, 6 miles in 90 minutese: dine at H Tooke’s, w. Burdet, &Paul & P Courtenay: meet Britton & Beresfords.

26. M.

27. Tu.Jo G & son, N G, G M C & T T dine. Carthusian Friar. Symond’s Inn, w. Springsguth.

28. W.Breakfast at Lauderdale’s, w. Maitland & Stevenson: call on M Lamb, Johnson & Jo G: theatre, w. M J, F & 2 S Beresfords, Assignatne. Bligh’s Voyage, çala.

29. Th.Call on Davison, & Sloper & Allen: S Topping at tea.

30. F.Call on Johnson (adv. Macmillan), & Wroughtonn: T T sups. New Inn, act 1.

31. Sa.New Inn, act 2. Call on Philips, Wordsworth & Hazlit: Wroughtonn & Hawthornsna call: Symond’s Inn, w. Springsguth.

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