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William Windham

 

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[n/a] : Monthly Review

'From paper in "Monthly Review" I got on Mathematical Subjects and resumed Consideration of Negative Signs, retracing former reasonings [...] found much enjoyment in it.'

Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: William Windham      Print: Serial / periodical

  

Walter Scott : Marmion

'Read with Cecilia a good deal of "marmion" the new poem of Sir Walter Scott, which I like.'

Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: William Windham      Print: Book

  

Thucydides : [Two orations]

'Have read, since I have been here, about 30 pages in the Bipont edition of "Thucydides", the part, the latter part of the second book, containing the funeral oration by Pericles [comments on text].'

Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: William Windham      Print: Unknown

  

[n/a] : Adventurer

'In the [?] read principally the papers in the "Adventurer" and Rogers' "Pleasures of Memory"; thought less of the papers in the "Adventurer" than I had done formally, i.e. forty years ago or more, and less than I had been led to expect of Rogers. Went to bed about one, after beginning "Spanish Grammar".'

Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: William Windham      Print: Serial / periodical

  

[n/a] : Gazette

'"Gazette" with details of victory over Dupont, +c'

Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: William Windham      Print: Newspaper

  

[n/a] : Edinburgh Review

'Breakfasted below. Read "Edinburgh Review" afterwards, for first time, after I know what interval, a little Greek, viz Plut. "Phocian"'

Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: William Windham      Print: Serial / periodical

  

Humphrey Prideaux : Connections or The Old and New Testament Connected

'I looked also one evening into Prideaux's "Connections" [...]But my chief employment was [...]the renewed attempt at solving the problem which I met with in the work of M Agnesi'

Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: William Windham      Print: Book

  

Samuel Rogers : Pleasures of Memory

'In the evening read principally papers in the "Adventurer" and Rogers' "Pleasures of memory"; thought less of the papers in the "Adventurer" than I had done formerly, i.e. forty years ago or more, and less than I had been led to expect of Rogers. Went to bed about one, after begining "Spanish grammar".'

Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: William Windham      Print: Book

  

Thucydides : [unknown]

'Read papers, and last number but one of Cob. A little in the Milton. licence for universal printing: and in Thucydides'

Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: William Windham      Print: Unknown

  

[unknown] : Spanish Grammar

'In the evening read principally papers in the "Adventurer" and Rogers' "Pleasure of Memory"; thought less of the papers in the "Adventurer" than I had done formally, i.e. forty years ago or more, and less than I had been led to expect of Rogers. Went to bed about one, after beginning "Spanish Grammar".'

Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: William Windham      Print: Unknown

  

Oliver Goldsmith : The History of England

'search Blackstone and Goldsmith's "History"; much struck with style of latter; deserving, I think, to be more talked of'

Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: William Windham      Print: Book

  

William Blackstone : Commentaries on the laws of England [?]

'Search in Blackstone and Goldsmith's "History"; much struck with style of latter; deserving [I] think, to be more talked of'

Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: William Windham      Print: Book

  

Henry Saint John, Viscount Bolingbroke : Letter on the Study and Use of History

'Up by nine. Read a little this morning in Lord Bolingbroke's "Study of History". What extreme foppery! Yet what can one point out as proofs?'

Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: William Windham      Print: Book

  

William Cobbett : Political Register

'Nearly the whole time from breakfast till Mr Legge's coming down, employed in reading Cobbett. More thoroughly wicked and mischievous than almost any that has appeared yet.'

Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: William Windham      Print: Serial / periodical

  

[unknown] : Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society

'Looked into "Philosophical Transactions" for paper of Dr Reid about momentums +c, could not find it but stumbled upon paper, page 663, i think vol.V or VI. among papers miscellaneous or omitted, where there were some calculations respecting probability'

Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: William Windham      Print: Book

  

Thucydides : [History of Peloponessian War?]

'Read a little in Thucydides.'

Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: William Windham      Print: Book

  

Plutarch : Phocian or Lives

'Read "Edinburgh Review"; afterwards, for first time, after I know not what interval, a little Greek, viz. Plut. "Phocian" the same [...] as reccomended so many years ago by Fox and which put me first on reading "Plutarch's Lives"'

Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: William Windham      Print: Book

  

John Milton : [poetry]

'Read papers, and last number but one of Cob. a little in the Milton. Licence for universal printing: and in Thucydides'

Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: William Windham      Print: Unknown

  

William Cobbett : Political Register

'Read papers, and last number but one of Cob. A little in the Milton. Licence for universal printing: and in Thucydides.'

Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: William Windham      Print: Serial / periodical

  

John Stow : The survey of London

'I have been looking over books in the book case where the Dionysius stands, Stow's "Chronicle and survey of London". by wisdom, truth and heed was he/ Advanced an alderman to be./ First chapter also of that most absurd dogmatical and offensive book, the "Divine"'

Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: William Windham      Print: Book

  

William Warburton : The Divine Legation of Moses Demonstrated

'Read in library; for first time, in Swift's "Ode to Athenian Society". Not in good state to judge, but thought it but heavy, though not worse perhaps than odes generally are. Mem.: to read it again.'

Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: William Windham      Print: Book

  

William Warburton : The Divine Legation of Moses Demonstrated

'I have been looking over books in the book case where the Dionysius stands, Stow's "Chronicle and survey of London". By wisdom, truth and heed was he/ advanced an aldermanto be./ First chapter also of that most absurd dogmatical and offensive book, the "Divine Legation Demonstrated".'

Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: William Windham      Print: Book

  

Jonathan Swift : ['Ode to Athenian Society']

'Read in library; for first time, in Swift's "Ode to Athenian Society". Not in good state to judge, but thought it bit heavy, though not worse perhaps than odes generally are. Mem.: to read it again.'

Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: William Windham      Print: Unknown

  

[n/a] : Gazette

'Day of "Gazette" arriving, with news of Wellesley's victory [Battle of Talavera] of 28th July.'

Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: William Windham      Print: Serial / periodical

  

Aristotle : [Politics?] or Ethics and Politics

'Read a little in Arist. "Polit" before I went to bed.'

Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: William Windham      Print: Book

  

Thucydides : Oration of Lysias

'Went up for a short time into library, and read in "Oration of Lysias". [quotes Greek text]'

Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: William Windham      Print: Book

  

Mary Wortley Montagu : Letters of the Right Hon. Lady Mary Wortley Montagu

'Afterwards, when upstairs, Mrs Montagu's "Letters" which I think very highly of.'

Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: William Windham      Print: Book

  

Basil Montagu : ['Printed Paper'] or [perhaps] Enquiries and observations

'Found printed paper from Basil Montagu and sat up writing notes to detect its sophistry.'

Unknown
Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: William Windham      

  

Basil Montagu : ['Printed Paper'] or [perhaps] Enquiries and observations

'Went on with Basil Montagu, a most shallow reasoner'

Unknown
Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: William Windham      

  

John Wilson Croker : The Battles of Talevera, a poem

'In the evening read poem of "Talevera" ascribed to Croker.'

Unknown
Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: William Windham      

  

William Vincent : The Origination of the Greek Verb

'Dr Ferris [...] has lent me a treatise of Dr Vincent's on the origin of the Greek verb, which seems to be ingenious. As far as I can collect from the little I have read [...]'

Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: William Windham      Print: Book

  

Catherine Galindo : Mrs Galadano's letter to Mrs Siddons

'Dr Ferris, since I have been here, has lent me [...] at the same time Mrs Galando's "Letters", a foolish slander, as it seems, against Mrs Siddons'

Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: William Windham      Print: Book

 

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