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 √ Century of ExperienceEvidenceName of Reader / Listener / Reading GroupAuthor of TextTitle of TextForm of Text
 
1800-1849From the diary kept by George Grote for his fiancee, Harriet Lewin (autumn 1818): 'Dined at 1/2 past 5; [Charles] Cameron with me [...] Between 7 and 8 I locked up [fa...George Grote David Ricardo'Political Economy'Print: Book
1800-1849From the diary kept by George Grote for his fiancee, Harriet Lewin (autumn 1818): 'Dined at 1/2 past 5; [Charles] Cameron with me [...] Between 7 and 8 I locked up [fa...George Grote, George Norman, and Charles Cameron poetryPrint: Unknown
1800-1849From the diary kept by George Grote for his fiancee, Harriet Lewin (1819): 'January, 1819. 'Saturday -- Rose at 1/4 before 9. Breakfasted and worked at Ricardo until ...George Grote David Ricardo Print: Book
1800-1849From the diary kept by George Grote for his fiancee, Harriet Lewin (1819): 'January, 1819. 'Sunday -- Rose about 9. After reading Ricardo for some little time, I set ...George Grote David Ricardo Print: Book
1800-1849From the diary kept by George Grote for his fiancee, Harriet Lewin (1819): 'January, 1819. 'Sunday -- Rose about 9. After reading Ricardo for some little time, I set ...George Grote Gotthold Ephraim LessingLaocoonPrint: Book
1800-1849From the diary kept by George Grote for his fiancee, Harriet Lewin (1819): 'January, 1819. 'Sunday -- Rose about 9. After reading Ricardo for some little time, I set ...George Grote Melon'Essai sur le commerce'Print: Unknown
1800-1849From the diary kept by George Grote for his fiancee, Harriet Lewin (1819): 'Dined at 1/2 past 5; played on the bass for 1 hour, and then read some of Lessing's theolog...George Grote Gotthold Ephraim Lessing'theological writings'Print: Book
1800-1849From the diary kept by George Grote for his fiancee, Harriet Lewin (1819): 'Read part of the first book of Aristotle's Politics, with a view to ascertain his notions o...George Grote Aristotle PoliticsPrint: Book
1800-1849'He has infinite wit and a great turn for antiquarian lore as the publications of Kirkton etc. bear witness.'Walter Scott James KirktonSecret and True History of the Church of Scotland ...Print: Book
1800-1849Walter Scott quotes four lines from 'My Jo Janet' in Allan Ramsay's 'Tea-Table Miscellany'.Walter Scott Allan RamsayTea-Table Miscellany: My Jo JanetUnknown
1800-1849Walter Scott quotes two lines from 'The Vocal Miscellany': 'Come, come my Hearts of Gold' (163) and ' Every man take a glass in his hand' (103).Walter Scott The Vocal MiscellanyUnknown
1800-1849Walter Scott adapts one line from Henry Fielding's 'Tom Thumb the Great'.Walter Scott Henry FieldingTom Thumb the GreatUnknown
1800-1849From George Grote's diary, kept for his fiancee Harriet Lewin (January 1819): 'Rose at 9 [...] Mr. Bury brought me Ricardo's pamphlets this day. Between 4 and 5 I set ...George Grote David Ricardo'on the depreciation of our paper currency'Print: Pamphlet
1800-1849From the 1806-1840 Commonplace book of an unknown reader. Dated Garrow, 1823, is transcribed the traditional Scottish folk song "Chevy Chase", beginning "God prosper long... anon [Trad.] Unknown
1800-1849From the 1806-1840 Commonplace book of an unknown reader. Transcription of 'The Diverting History of John Gilpin, Shewing how he went farther than he intended and came sa...William CowperJohn GilpinUnknown
1800-1849From the 1806-1840 Commonplace book of an unknown reader. Transcription of 'Signs of Pain: An excuse for not accepting the Invitation of a Friend to make a Country Excurs...Edward JennerSigns of RainUnknown
1800-1849From the 1806-1840 Commonplace book of an unknown reader. Transcription of 'Anacreontic Lay', beginning 'Sing! - who sings!/ To her who weareth a hundred rings? / Ah who ...Barry CornwallAnacreontic LayUnknown
1800-1849From the 1806-1840 Commonplace book of an unknown reader. Transcription of the traditional story of the 'Sportsman and the Countryman', beginning 'A sportsman had been ou... TraditionalThe Sportsman and the CountrymanUnknown
1800-1849From the 1806-1840 Commonplace book of an unknown reader. Transcription of 'A Conservative Song, to the tune of "There's nae luck about the House"', beginning 'How happy ... Anon. TraditionalA Conservative SongPrint: Newspaper
1800-1849From the 1806-1840 Commonplace book of an unknown reader. Transcription of 'Lines written on the Author's being asked why he ceased his Poetical effusions', beginning, 'D...St. George Tucker [attrib.]Days of my YouthUnknown


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