Rose at 5¾. Greek till 8.

Gage called & asked me to dine there today. I sent in the drawing of Athos to Mrs. Gage. And worked pretty hard all day at the Clermont Athos. Weather wet, dirty ― but not so cold. A letter from William Nevill, enclosing one from C.F. ― very nice & pleasant, & bringing me back to Woodberry.1 Did not go out till dressed, then to Gages. (It has rained all day ― & the cold is less.)

The Shakespeares, & Windham there. Very pleasant afternoon but ―

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[Transcribed by Marco Graziosi from Houghton Library, Harvard University, MS Eng. 797.3.]

  1. Where William Nevill lived. [↩]