Reading Experience Database
1450-1945

Listing for Reader: William Windham

 

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1800-1849'From paper in "Monthly Review" I got on Mathematical Subjects and resumed Consideration of Negative Signs, retracing ...William Windham [n/a]Monthly ReviewPrint: Serial / periodical
1800-1849'Read with Cecilia a good deal of "marmion" the new poem of Sir Walter Scott, which I like.'William Windham Walter ScottMarmionPrint: Book
1800-1849'Have read, since I have been here, about 30 pages in the Bipont edition of "Thucydides", the part, the latter part of...William Windham Thucydides[Two orations]Print: Unknown
1800-1849'In the [?] read principally the papers in the "Adventurer" and Rogers' "Pleasures of Memory"; thought less of the pap...William Windham [n/a]AdventurerPrint: Serial / periodical
1800-1849'"Gazette" with details of victory over Dupont, +c'William Windham [n/a]GazettePrint: Newspaper
1800-1849'Breakfasted below. Read "Edinburgh Review" afterwards, for first time, after I know what interval, a little Greek, vi...William Windham [n/a]Edinburgh ReviewPrint: Serial / periodical
1800-1849'I looked also one evening into Prideaux's "Connections" [...]But my chief employment was [...]the renewed attempt at ...William Windham Humphrey PrideauxConnections or The Old and New Testament ConnectedPrint: Book
1800-1849'In the evening read principally papers in the "Adventurer" and Rogers' "Pleasures of memory"; thought less of the pap...William Windham Samuel RogersPleasures of MemoryPrint: Book
1800-1849'Read papers, and last number but one of Cob. A little in the Milton. licence for universal printing: and in Thucydides'William Windham Thucydides[unknown]Print: Unknown
1800-1849'In the evening read principally papers in the "Adventurer" and Rogers' "Pleasure of Memory"; thought less of the pape...William Windham [unknown]Spanish GrammarPrint: Unknown
1800-1849'search Blackstone and Goldsmith's "History"; much struck with style of latter; deserving, I think, to be more talked of'William Windham Oliver GoldsmithThe History of EnglandPrint: Book
1800-1849'Search in Blackstone and Goldsmith's "History"; much struck with style of latter; deserving [I] think, to be more tal...William Windham William BlackstoneCommentaries on the laws of England [?]Print: Book
1800-1849'Up by nine. Read a little this morning in Lord Bolingbroke's "Study of History". What extreme foppery! Yet what can o...William Windham Henry Saint John, Viscount BolingbrokeLetter on the Study and Use of HistoryPrint: Book
1800-1849'Nearly the whole time from breakfast till Mr Legge's coming down, employed in reading Cobbett. More thoroughly wicked...William Windham William CobbettPolitical RegisterPrint: Serial / periodical
1800-1849'Looked into "Philosophical Transactions" for paper of Dr Reid about momentums +c, could not find it but stumbled upon...William Windham [unknown]Philosophical Transactions of the Royal SocietyPrint: Book
1800-1849'Read a little in Thucydides.'William Windham Thucydides[History of Peloponessian War?]Print: Book
1800-1849'Read "Edinburgh Review"; afterwards, for first time, after I know not what interval, a little Greek, viz. Plut. "Phoc...William Windham PlutarchPhocian or LivesPrint: Book
1800-1849'Read papers, and last number but one of Cob. a little in the Milton. Licence for universal printing: and in Thucydides'William Windham John Milton[poetry]Print: Unknown
1800-1849'Read papers, and last number but one of Cob. A little in the Milton. Licence for universal printing: and in Thucydides.'William Windham William CobbettPolitical RegisterPrint: Serial / periodical
1800-1849'I have been looking over books in the book case where the Dionysius stands, Stow's "Chronicle and survey of London". ...William Windham John StowThe survey of LondonPrint: Book
1800-1849'Read in library; for first time, in Swift's "Ode to Athenian Society". Not in good state to judge, but thought it but...William Windham William WarburtonThe Divine Legation of Moses DemonstratedPrint: Book
1800-1849'I have been looking over books in the book case where the Dionysius stands, Stow's "Chronicle and survey of London". ...William Windham William WarburtonThe Divine Legation of Moses DemonstratedPrint: Book
1800-1849'Read in library; for first time, in Swift's "Ode to Athenian Society". Not in good state to judge, but thought it bit...William Windham Jonathan Swift['Ode to Athenian Society']Print: Unknown
1800-1849'Day of "Gazette" arriving, with news of Wellesley's victory [Battle of Talavera] of 28th July.'William Windham [n/a]GazettePrint: Serial / periodical
1800-1849'Read a little in Arist. "Polit" before I went to bed.'William Windham Aristotle[Politics?] or Ethics and PoliticsPrint: Book
1800-1849'Went up for a short time into library, and read in "Oration of Lysias". [quotes Greek text]'William Windham ThucydidesOration of LysiasPrint: Book
1800-1849'Afterwards, when upstairs, Mrs Montagu's "Letters" which I think very highly of.'William Windham Mary Wortley MontaguLetters of the Right Hon. Lady Mary Wortley MontaguPrint: Book
1800-1849'Found printed paper from Basil Montagu and sat up writing notes to detect its sophistry.'William Windham Basil Montagu['Printed Paper'] or [perhaps] Enquiries and observationsUnknown
1800-1849'Went on with Basil Montagu, a most shallow reasoner'William Windham Basil Montagu['Printed Paper'] or [perhaps] Enquiries and observationsUnknown
1800-1849'In the evening read poem of "Talevera" ascribed to Croker.'William Windham John Wilson CrokerThe Battles of Talevera, a poemUnknown
1800-1849'Dr Ferris [...] has lent me a treatise of Dr Vincent's on the origin of the Greek verb, which seems to be ingenious. ...William Windham William VincentThe Origination of the Greek VerbPrint: Book
1800-1849'Dr Ferris, since I have been here, has lent me [...] at the same time Mrs Galando's "Letters", a foolish slander, as ...William Windham Catherine GalindoMrs Galadano's letter to Mrs SiddonsPrint: Book

 

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