William Godwin's Diary

Diary entry for December 1819

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December

Dec. 1. W. Malthus, revise. Ariosto, st. 102. Meet T T: M calls, & Fairleyn.

2. Th. Malthus, revise. Ariosto, C. XLII, st. 25. Sup at Snow’s, w. M J & W.

3. F. Malthus, revise. Ariosto, st. 50. Bolmann calls: call on Tottie: Mulready dines; adv. Springsguth.

4. Sa. Malthus, revise. Seek Botwright: call on Lamb; adv. mrs Morgan: Botwright & R Taylor call: Fairley & Booth: meet Mulready: seek H Robinson.

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Dec. 5. Su. Malthus, revise. Ariosto, st. 66. Call on Peacockn & Aldis.

6. M. Malthus, revise. Ariosto, st. 104. R Baxter calls: seek Maclead: Fairley dines. Torpor of Left hande.

7. Tu.Call on Rennie & Peacock: Fairley at tea: Rodd’s; adv. Hone.

8. W.Malthus, revise. Ariosto, C. XLIII, st. 20. Call on T T, w. M J; adv. M Lamb: theatre, 3/10 Macbeth; adv. Wakee{:}Booth calls n.

9. Th.Malthus, revise. Ariosto, st. 35. M calls: T Rodd. Give copy.

10. F.Malthus, revise. Ariosto, st. 61. Eastwick, Aldis, R Taylor & N G calls: meet H Robinson: T Ht sups.

11. Sa.Malthus, revise. Ariosto, st. 90. Lloyd, Baxter & Fairley call: Booth at tea.

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Dec. 12. Su. Malthus, revise. Ariosto, st. 110. Dine at Aldis’s, w. mrs Farren; adv. Hazlit.

13. M. Malthus, revise, & p. Ariosto, st. 122. A Taylor & 3 Turnersn call: Mulready dines: theatre, Comedy of Errorse.

14. Tu. Malthus, revise. Ariosto, st. 144. Macgowan calls: call on Hayward: theatre, Mary Stuarte.

15. W. Malthus, revise. Ariosto, st. 170. Macgowan & Botwright call: sup at Lloyd’s, w. Bancart.

16. Th. Malthus, revise. Ariosto, st. 199. Seek Curtis: call on Macgowan: Owen & Botwrightn call. Red hot pipee.

17. F. Malthus, revise. Write, express, to Curtis, Camberwel. Ariosto, C. XLIV, st. 29.

18. Sa.Malthus, revise. Ariosto, st. 60. Seek Maclead: Botwright calls.

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Dec. 19. Su.Malthus, revise. Ariosto, st. 84. Isabel, by C Lloyd, fin.

20. M. Ariosto, st. 104: Levite d’Ephraim, & Reine Fantasque. Bt & M call: call on Macgowan: Booth & Lubé at tea.

21. Tu.Head-achee. Rousseau, Confessions, Tom. IV, fin. Booth dines: call, w. him, on Macgowann: au soir, Macgowan & McDermot, to Boothe.

22. W.Rousseau, çala. T T & Watts call: call on Brown, Linnean, w. T T: Booth at tea.

23. Th.Malthus, 9 lines. Ariosto, C. XLV, st. 30. Vestry; adv. Waithman & sir R Phillips: call on Nairman (sir J Banks); adv. Brown & Johnson: T Rodd’s: Keir sups.

24. F. Malthus, revise. Swedish Transactions, S J Bs. Hazlit, Lecture, w. Bt & W; adv. Hazlit, mrs J Ht, & Talfourde: sup at Botwright’s, w. W. Lloyd calls n.

25. Sa.Malthus, revise. Hd & Hy Ht dine; adv. Arroway: dine at Hume’s, w. Listons, T T, mrs Boinville, Caunter, Bunnet, M J & W. Hy Ht sleeps, 4 nights.

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Su. J Dec. 26. Malthus, revise. Ariosto, st. 46. Call on Booth: C Baxter & Hd Ht dine.

27. M. Malthus. Ariosto, st. 62. Sir J B’s; adv. Lee & Brown: Mulready calls: T Ht dines.

Recal copy.

28. Tu.Malthus, revise. Ariosto, st. 77: Travels to the Missouri, p. 30. Sir J B’s; Nairman.

29. W. Malthus, revise. Ariosto, st. 100. Sir J B’s; Nairman.

30. Th.Malthus, revise. Ariosto, st. 117.

31. F. Malthus, 2 pp. Ariosto, C. XLVI, st. 25: Watson, Apology for the Bible, fin. Scalde. E Hamond dies .

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