William Godwin's Diary

Diary entry for February 1809

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February

Feb. 1. W.Write to P H G. Theatre, Cato; adv. Hill, &ce.

2. Th.Mulready sups. Cato & Seneca, çala.

3. F.Sepulchres, 1 page. Accounts. Meet H Robinson.

4. Sa.Accounts. Clinker, p. 93. Meet Tuthil.

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Feb. 5. Su.Accounts. Call on Lamb: Hilton & Flather sup.

6. M.Accounts. Lamb & Mulready call: theatre, Cato; w. M J & 4e.

7. Tu.Accounts. Theatre, Gamester, & Is he a Princee.

8. W.Accounts. Write to Raine. Sup at mrs Topping’s, w. M J.

9. Th.Accounts. Dawe at tea. Theatre, Unconsious Counterfeite.

10. F.Accounts. Houghton, Jo G & J Hazlit call: dine at Johnson’s, w. Fuseli, Aikin, Bonnycastle, Cartwright & Knowles.

11. Sa.Accounts. Write to Grattan. Mulready sups. Sepulchres published .

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Feb. 12. Su.Accounts. Write to Johnson. Life of Hume, Ritchie, çala. Dibbin calls.

13. M.Call on Phillips & Johnson: British Gallery; adv. Hayward, Dawe & Christale: meet J Taylor: Raddon & N G call.

14. Tu.Call on R Taylor, H Rogers, Phillips, & (for M J) mrs Beresford. Call on Lamb: M Lamb calls.

15. W.Clinker, p. 147. Call on Phillipsn.

16. Th.Write to E Fk. Smollet, 1745, pp. 36. Meet Agar: Surr calls: theatre, Monody to Mooree.

17. F.Hebrides, Johnson, p. 150: Clinker, p. 174. R Curran & Surrn call.

18. Sa.Clinker, p. 198, fin. Call on Ralph: Phillips & Surr call.

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Feb. 19. Su.Literary History, notes. Jo G calls: sup at Phillips’s, w. Surrs; adv. Carr.

20. M.Lit. History, notes. Call on Cobb: N G calls.

21. Tu.Lit. History, notes. Sup at Lamb’s, w. M J.

22. W.Lit. History, arrange. M Lamb & M call.

23. Th.Read Godwin’s England, p. 34. Lamb calls: theatre, w. M J; Circassian Bridee.

24. F.England, p. 65. Call on W Miller & Grattann: meet Morris & Perry: White calls: Fairly & G M C at tea. Drury Lane Theatre burnede.

25. Sa.L History, 1/2 page. Dine at S Beresford’s, w. M J, Macarthy, Johnsons, mrs Atkins & miss H Woodcock.

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Feb. 26. Su.L History, p. 2/2. Chaucer, çala. Drury Lane, w. M J.

27. M.Write to Booth & P H G. Fairly calls: exhition, Ten Cæsarse.

28. Tu.Call on Goodbehere, Pearsal & R Taylor: M dines: theatre, Henry 8e. Seabrook calls n.

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