William Godwin's Diary

Diary entry for January 1812

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January

Jan. 1, 1812. W. Write to C C & West. Call on Hume: Burr calls.

2. Th. Call on Lambertn, Jervis, Lewisn, Curtisn, Lambn & Hume: Newton calls: Lecture, w. F, M & J; adv. O’Brien, &c. meet Hazlite. Homme de Qualité, p. 88.

3. F. Call on Curtis & Denley: seek Wilkins: sup at Lamb’s.

4. Sa. Write to Patrickson & Faulder. Homme de Qualité, p. 112. Tate, Fk & Rodd call.

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Jan. 5. Su. Antony, acts 1 & 2: Homme de Qualité, p. 130. Dine at Liston’s, w. 4 Humes, miss Tyrer & M J.

6. M. Write to Shelly. Antony, acts 3 & 4. H Boinville calls: H & P Hopwood at tea; adv. Hopwood . write to Tuthill. Homme de Qualité, p. 160.

7. Tu. Antony, fin. Rousseau calls: call on Poole & Dr Wilkins: Lambs sup. Parliament meetse.

8. W. Case, 4 pp. Jonathan Scott, p. 21. H Boinville dines.

9. Th. Case, 4 pp. Lecture, w. F,M, J & W; adv. O’Brien, A Taylor, Poole, &ce: Poole sups; adv. Burr.

10. F. Browne, Quincunx, c. 1, 2, 3. Call on Harris. Deep fog.

11. Sa. St Francis, p. 42: Camden, Remains, çala. Lambert & Burr call.

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Jan. 12. Su. Letter to L White, 3 pp. Orchestrae: St Francis, p. 88.

13. M.Toralva, p. 2/2. Write to Shelley. Pilcher & son arrive: Burr at tea: Lecture, w.H H, F, M, J & W; adv. Poole, O’Brien, &ce: H Robinson sups.

14. T. Toralva, p. 1, 2. Warbeck, act 1. Pilcher dines.

15. W. Toralva, p. 4. Warbeck, acts 2, 3, 4.

16. Th. Legend, p. 5. Palaye, p. 30. Lecture, w. H H, F, M & J; adv. O’Brien, Stoddart, Girle, Wilson, Curtis, &c.e

17. F. Legend, p. 7. Warbeck, act 5: ’Tis Pity, act 1. Rousseau, R Taylor & Newton call: Pilcher dines.

18. Sa. Write to Russel. ’Tis Pity, fin.

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Jan. 19. Su. Letter to L White, p. 4, 5. Broken Heart, acts 1, 2. E F & W G call: Burr dines: Poole sups. P P, the Bombay, ca. Montg. Hamilton.

20. M. Legend, p. 9. Write to Shelley & Curran. A Curran calls: Lecture, w. H H, F, M & J; adv. O’Brien, (Moira, Byron, Rogers) Waller &ce.T T calls.

21. Tu. Legend, p. 11. Call on Jo G; adv. N & W.

22. W.Write to L White. Orinda to Poliarchus, pp. 226. Burr calls: mrs Collier’s ball.

23. Th. Measures of Friendship, p. 65. Call on Jas White: Burr calls.

24. F. Legend, p. 12. Call on Hume, & (w. M J) on Burr. meet Jervis: H Robinson at tea. T T marriede.

25. Sa.Legend, p. 13. Write to Meyler & Baker. Broken Heart, act 4. Fks call: call on Waldron.

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Jan. 26. Su.Broken Heart, act 5. Dine at Collier’s, w. Coleridge, Rough, Hamond, Toller, Goodwin, Wright, H Robinson, miss Gilbert & Alvado. Herbert of Cherbury, p. 82.

27. M. Lover’s Melancholy, acts 1, 2, 3. Lecture, w. M J, H H, F, M & J; adv. Hamond, Buchan, O’Brien (Heber, D’Israeli), M Burney, Girle, Walter, &c.e

28. Tu. Notes for Legend. Lover’s Melancholy, fin. Call on Pocock, &, w. M J, on Burr. Write to Patrickson.

29. W.Love’s Sacrifice. Burr & Hamond call. Write to Miller, A S.

30. Th. Legend, p. 13. Witch of Edmonton, acts 1 & 2: Cherbury, p. 102. Call on Macmillan, J Taylor, Hume & Roughn: T Tcalls: H R sups.

31. F. Witch of Edmonton, fin. Write to Hill. Call on Place & Hume: theatre, Virgin of the Sun, w. M J, Poole, mrs Dickons & miss Briggse.

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