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 √ Century of ExperienceEvidenceName of Reader / Listener / Reading GroupAuthor of TextTitle of TextForm of Text
 
1800-1849'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....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, viz Plut. "Phocian"'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 solving the problem which I met with in the work of ...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 papers in the "Adventurer" than I had done formerly, i....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 papers in the "Adventurer" than I had done formally, i.e...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 talked of'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 one point out as proofs?'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 and mischievous than almost any that has appeared y...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 paper, page 663, i think vol.V or VI. among papers ...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. "Phocian" the same [...] as reccomended so many years ago...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". by wisdom, truth and heed was he/ Advanced an alderm...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 heavy, though not worse perhaps than odes generally...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". By wisdom, truth and heed was he/ advanced an alderm...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 heavy, though not worse perhaps than odes generally...William Windham Jonathan Swift['Ode to Athenian Society']Print: Unknown


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