William Godwin's Diary

Diary entry for December 1814

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December

Dec. 1. Th.Warner, c. 67, 69, 71. C Mercier & Jas White call: tea Kenney’s: write to B Montagu, on Walthausen, & to Bindley. Hume calls, & W Wilson: call on Huggins, Xt’s Hospital.

2. F.F from B Montagu: C C from Lambert. Call on Longdill: L K & C Mercier call.

3. Sa.B Montagu & Margarot call.

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Dec. 4. Su.Write to Botwright & B Montagu. Call on Hayward. talk, w. C C, of V H, &c.

5. M. Botwright calls.

6. Tu.Call on Hill: C C from Stevens. Nash, çala.

7. W.Call on Murrayna & Hayward: C C from Stevens, Hume & Lambert.

8. Th. B Museum, Gabr. Harveye. C C from Lambert. & Martelli. Dyer calls.

9. F. B Museum, doe. Call on Hayward.

10. Sa. Write to Disney. Harrington, Ariosto, st. 31: Ritson, Bibl., çala. Botwright & Dyer call: C C from Bloxam.

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Dec. 11. Su.Bacon, Apophthegms. Sup at Aldis’s, w. M J & Woodifield. Disclosuree.

12. M. Call on W Vaughan, S West, Murray & Poole.

13. Tu. Harrington, C. I. Hayward calls: L Knapp at tea: H Robinson sups.

14. W. Harrington, C. II. Call on mrs Cl Smith & Northcote: dine at Poole’s, w. Kenney: theatre; adv. Reyndse. Walsh & Nisbet, sale.

15. Th.Knight of Malta, acts 1 & 2. B Museum, G Harvey & Spensere: sup at S E’s, w. M J.

16. F.Knight of Malta, fin. Hume calls.

17. Sa. Harrington, C. III. Call on Murrayn: C C from Silver: theatre, King & Dukee.

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Dec. 18. Su. Harrington, C. IV, V, VI: Daniel, Cleopatra, act 1. Call on Northcote.

19. M. Harrington, C. VII, VIII. Museum, G Harveye. Call on Murray.

20. Tu. Harrington, C. IX. Museum, G Harveye. Call on Devonshire.

21. W.Harrington, C. X. R Taylor calls: call on Poole.

22. Th. Harrington, C. XI, XII: Montaigne, p. 247 to 304.

23. F. Write to Murray. Harrington, C. XIII. St Brides; adv. Blacket: call on Lambn: Say calls, ppc na.

24. Sa.Write to Miller, Perth. Lamb calls: C C from Cooper & Williams: Say calls na. Peace with Americae.

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Dec. 25. Su.Harrington, C. XIV: L Brooke to a Lady, pp. 38.

26. M. Harrington, C. XV: Languet, p. 95. M calls.

27. Tu. Harrington, C. XVI: Spenser, Letters. Clerk from Ralph Price calls.

28. W.Spenser, Latinè. Theatre, Venice Preserved; w. M J, F & W.e

29. Th.Write to Murray. Robert Cary, p. 52.

30. F. Philipses, revise. Harrington, C. XVII. Aldis calls.

31. Sa.Cary, p. 160. Merry (to distrain) & Chamberle call: call on C Mackintosh, Lambn & H Robinsonn. C C from Smirke.

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