William Godwin's Diary

Diary entry for March 1811

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March

Mar. 1. F.Write to Hoare. M J from Lathye: call on Davisonn.

2. Sa.Write to J Taylor, Fairly & P H G. Montagu, Aldis, & messenger from Burnet call: call on R Taylor.

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Mar. 3. Su.Polyolbion, B. I. Dine at Hume’s, w. Hazlit, Kemp, & mrs Hutchinson; adv. Colliers & mrs Thomson: sup at mrs Topping’s, w. Weele & Cary & miss Ford: card E Inchbald’s. Write to Norwh. meet Lamb, w. C C.

4. M.Write to Patrickson. Wyman, Nichols & C Boinville call: dine at Aldis’s, w. Woodham, Platt & Hinckley & M J.

5. Tu.Write to Wordsworth. Smith & mrs Wyman call: call on Hume & Knowles: mrs Topping dines: T T calls: Mulready sups. Battle of Barrosa. Massena retreats from Santareme.

6. W.Letter from J Taylor, Norwich. Polyolbion, B. II. Nichols calls: call on Jacksonn: Jo & N G ausoir.

7. Th.Polybion, B. III. Miles calls: T T sups.

8. F.Write to W G. Daniel, çala. Call on Hume, S Hayes, Bagster & Jackson: M Lamb calls.

9. Sa.Write to Fairly. Call on Fraser, & Lambn: mt miss Fenwick & M Burney: theatre, Ourselvese: N G calls: H Robinson sups.

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Mar. 10. Su.Polyolbion, B. IV. Call (at Morgan’s, Hammersmith) on Coleridge; adv. Lamb: meet A Robinson & M Burney: Walsh, L Eastwick & M Hopwood dine; adv. W H: Hazlit sups.

11. M.Write to Berry. Polyolbion, B. V. Wilson of York, & Girle call: theatre, Henry Ve. B M calls.

12. Tu.Write to Meyler & Robbins. H Boinville & T T call: Lefanus at tea: S Taylor calls na.

13. W.Lefanu, çala. Aldis calls: call on Bloomfieldn: 3 Taylors sup: N G calls.

14. Th.Write to A Lefanu. Tea Newton’s, w. miss Newton & Setons: call on J Taylorn. Grattan calls. Duke of Grafton dies .

15. F.Bloomfield calls: call on Bagster: Aldis’s & 4 Hume dine; invités Curry & J Taylor.

16. Sa.Dryden, çala. M J for Kensingtone.

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Mar. 17. Su.Almanzor, acts 1, 2, 3. Call on Lamb & Pratt: T Tn &W G call.

18. M.Almanzor, acts 4 & 5. Tickens, Wolsey & Fk call: call on Miles, > Wilkien, T Tn, Hopwood & Stothard: H Robinson sups. meet Hollis.

19. Tu.Call on Miles, Stothard & Hopwood: T T calls: dine at Hume’s, w. M J: meet Gawler.

20. W.Almanzor, Part II, acts 1, 2, 3. Meet miss Raine: N G au soir.

21. Th.Write to Withers. Call on Miles, & Place, & Knowlesn & Hoaren: meet Gawler: Grattan, Coleridge, 2 Newtons & H Boinville dine; adv. Hume; invités A Robinson & Knowles.

22. F.Write to A Robinson. T T at tea; adv. M Jones. Mutiny Act passed, with a clause giving a discretionary power to courts martiale.

23. Sa.Dictionary, çala. R & S Taylor call: call on Jo Gn: Northcote, Hazlit, Hopwood & miss Fk sup.

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Mar. 24. Su.Almanzor, acts 4, 5: Rehearsal, acts 1, 2, 3. Call on Pratt & Hopwood.

25. M.Dictionary, çala. Tyrannic Love, acts 1 & 2. Call on Smirke: N G calls: meet Hume.

26. Tu.Write to C Mountcashel. Battle of Books, pp. 50. Branston calls n, & Phipps: meet Knowles. D. of Gloucester Chancellor of Uni. of Ce

27. W.Write to Coleridge, Maximin, acts 3 & 4. Call on H White, Clennel engraver, & Brookes.

28. Th.Maximin, act 5. Call on Knowles: T & H Stone, Walsh, O Fenwick, C Hume, A Boinville & 2 Hopwoods dine; invités A Newton & J Johnson: Hopwood sups.

29. F.Rehearsal, act 4, 5: Mar-all, acts 1 & 2. Hollis & Swartwout call: call on Lamb. Write to Walter Miller.

30. Sa.Dictionary, çala. Montagu & Ping call.

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Mar. 31. Su.Dictionary, çala. Meet Carlisle & Tuthill: dine at Hume’s, w. Listons, Lamb, Dawes, Faithful, mrs Thomson, Sophia Smith & C C.

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