William Godwin's Diary

Diary entry for March 1820

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March

Mar. 1. W.Write to Hume & Kenney. Tasso, st. 97: Bowing, pp. 84. Booth & mrs Hamilton dine; adv. P Taylor.

2. Th.Malthus, 1 1/2 pp. Tasso, st. 122. P Taylor calls: theatre, Hebrewe.

3. F.Malthus, 1/2 page. Tasso, C. VIII, st. 30. Call on Hume: Botwright & T Ht call: Mulready sups. Snow calls.

4. Sa.Malthus, revise. Tasso, st. 50. Manning & M call: Evans’s, Pall mall (Skelton); adv. Heber & J Collier: Booth at tea; adv. Botwright. P Taylor calls n.

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Mar. 5. Su.Malthus, 1 1/2 pp. Tasso, st. 73: Bowring, passim.

6. M.Malthus, revise. Tasso, st. 85. Call on Maudslay: theatre, 2/3 Ivanhoee.

7. Tu.Write to Rosser. Tasso, C. IX, st. 25. Lamb & T T call: call on Nairman: Booth au soir. Revolution in Spaine.

8. W.Tasso, st. 50. Tjarts & Baron call na: T Ht calls: call on Taylor (Bury Court); adv. Philip & Martineau{.} Ferriar, p. 100.

9. Th.Tasso, st. 74: Ferriar, p. 314, fin. Call on Maudslay, w. W, fr.

10. F.Commonwealth, p. 1. Tasso, st. 99. Call on Maudslay, w. W: M & T Ht call: Booth at tea.

11. Sa.Tasso, C. X, st. 25. Call on Wahlin & Lloydn: T Rodd’s. Keir calls n. B West dies .

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Mar. 12. Su.Malthus, revise. Tasso, st. 53: Boccaccio, III, 9: call on N Gn: Baron sups. James White dies .

13. W.Burton, çala. Call on Telford; adv. H Palmer: H Palmer & M call (translate).

14. Tu.Malthus, revise. Tasso, st. 78. Call on Maudslay: Booth & M call: T Ht sups.

15. W.Malthus, 1 1/2 pp. Tasso, C. XI, st. 21: Burke, to the Sheriffs of Bl. M calls: call on J Taylor; adv. L Goldsmith: mrs Beresford dines.

16. Th.Tasso, st. 41. Booth calls (renvoyé)e: call on Lackington & Hayward. M calxTrial of H Hunt, &c, at York, ten dayse.

17. F.Malthus, 1/2 page. Write to M W S. Mrs Beresford calls: call on N G.

18. Sa. Malthus, 1 page; revise. Tasso, st. 66. Call on Maudslay: Booth au soir. M calls.

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Mar. 19. Su. Malthus, 10 lines; mal de tetee. Tasso, st. 86: Boccaccio & Burton, çala. Call on Booth: Baron calls.

20. M. Malthus, 1 page; revise. Tasso, C. XII, st. 30. Rodd’s.

21. Tu. Malthus, 1 page; revise. Tasso, st. 67. Booth at tea.

22. W.Malthus, revise. Tasso, st. 105. Macgowan, T T, Mn & T Ht call: call on T Rodd. Send copy, Ch. 4 to 8, inc.

23. Th.Malthus, B. III, p. 1. Tasso, C. XIII, st. 25. Call on Booth (R B Tables): H Palmer dines.

24. F.Malthus, revise. Tasso, st. 55. Sup at Lloyd’s; w. Bankart.

25. Sa.Malthus, 2 pp. Tasso, st. 80. M calls: T Ht au soir.

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Mar. 26. Su.Malthus, 3 pp. Tasso, C. XIV, st. 30: Cenci, pp. 104. N G calls: call on Peacock, married.

27. M.Malthus, 2 pp. Write to Rosser. Tasso, st. 55. M calls: Rodd’s. W to Maudslay’se. Giddiness au soire.

28. Tu.Write to Booth (£20), & Taylor, Norwich. Tasso, st. 79. T T calls: call on W: T H sups.

29. W.Malthus, 1 page. Tasso, C. XV, st. 22. Sup at White’s, w. 2 sisters & 2 brothers. meet F Reynlds.

30. Th.Malthus, revise. Write to M W S. Tasso, st: 45. Meet Ogilvie.

31. F.Malthus, 3 pp. Tasso, st. 66. Call on Botwrightn.

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