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 √ Century of ExperienceEvidenceName of Reader / Listener / Reading GroupAuthor of TextTitle of TextForm of Text
 
1700-1799I sat with Aunt till 7. Read Dr Clark's 'Paraphras' 1 1/2 hours.Bed near 11.Gertrude Savile Samuel ClarkeA Paraphrase on the Four EvangelistsPrint: Book
1700-1799Read 'travells of Cyrus' alone 2 1/2 hours. A fine book. Bed near 12.Gertrude Savile Andrew Michael RamsayThe Travels of CyrusPrint: Book
1700-1799Did not go to Church morn. nor afternoon. Read Dr Clark paraphras.Gertrude Savile Samuel ClarkeA Paraphrase on the Four EvangelistsPrint: Book
1700-1799Tatlers (borrow'd of Mrs Helen D'Enly) 1 1/2 hours.Gertrude Savile TatlerPrint: Serial / periodical
1700-1799None went to Church. Read Clark's 'Attributes' and writt.Gertrude Savile Samuel ClarkeA Demonstration of the Being and Attributes of GodPrint: Book
1700-1799Read 2 plays after supper - 'The Guardian' and 'The Devil of a Wife'. Bed 1.Gertrude Savile Thomas JevonThe Devil of a WifePrint: Book
1700-1799Read 2 plays after supper - 'The Guardian' and 'The Devil of a Wife'. Bed 1.Gertrude Savile Abraham CowleyThe Guardian: A Comedy Acted before Prince CharlesPrint: Book
1700-1799'Mr Laidlaw having a number of valuable books, which were all open to my perusal, I about this time began to read with considerable attention; - and no sooner did I begin...James Hogg unknownPrint: Book
1700-1799Read part of a sermon of Dr Stanhope's.Gertrude Savile George StanhopeTwelve SermonsPrint: Book
1700-1799Read a sermon of Dr Stanhope's to the sons of the clergy. Bed past 11.Gertrude Savile George StanhopeTwelve SermonsPrint: Book
1700-1799The Iris came this morning, in it there was the following article: at Paris there is proposals for publishing by subscription Parisgraphy, or a language that may be read ...Joseph Hunter The IrisPrint: Newspaper
1700-1799'W[ordsworth] did not read it [Thomas Beddoes, Domiciliary Verses] until it was reprinted in the Annual Anthology (1799). [Joseph] Cottle sent W[ordsworth] a copy ... in...William Wordsworth Thomas BeddoesDomiciliary VersesPrint: Book
1700-1799I wrote out of the Monthly Review, an anecdote of Dr Franklin's [surgeon?] who said that the [king?] was the only gentleman in the kingdom. I began to make an index to th...Joseph Hunter Monthly ReviewPrint: Serial / periodical
1700-1799I wrote out of the Gentleman's Magazine the various [games?] assigned for the 9 of diamonds... to which I added my opinion on the subject.Joseph Hunter Gentleman's MagazinePrint: Serial / periodical
1700-1799I will here give an account of the Hymns which I could say ... This I have copied from Mr E[vans] writing in an old hymn book of mine.Joseph Hunter 'An old Hymn Book'Print: Book
1700-1799Reading "Anedotes of Some Remarkable Persons Chiefly of The Present and Two Preceding Centuries'Joseph Hunter William SewardAnecdotes of Some Distinguished Persons, Chiefly oPrint: Book
1700-1799I drew out of a book entitled 'a genealogical History of the Present Royal Families of Europe' the pedigree of several of them.Joseph Hunter Mark NobleA Genealogical History of the Present Royal FamiliPrint: Book
1700-1799Looked at Ainsworth's dictionary for the derivation of all the Christian names; Joseph is derived from the Hebrew of I will multiply ...Joseph Hunter Robert AinsworthRobert Ainsworth's DictionaryPrint: Book
1700-1799Volume annotated in Dawson's own hand. Includes correction to Preface and a contents list.John Dawson Marquis of Chatele, Paul HayThe Politics of FrancePrint: Book
1700-1799Manuscript list of 'The Proverbs & c in this Book' (in Dawson's hand) has been bound into the rear of the book.John Dawson Nathan BaileyUniversal Etymological DictionaryPrint: Book


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