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literati of Germany In that country several works have been published upon the historic period under our immediate consideration,
which have attracted great and deserved attention The most remarkable of these writers, for extent of learning and depth of reflection,
is Monsieur de Niebuhr, whose Roman history, though written in a style somewhat obscure, is likely, when generally known,
to produce a great effect upon the reading and thinking part of the European community. His example has been, in part, followed, [illegible] his
ideas developed by Monsieur. Wachsmuth, a professor at Halle, whose work displays much research and ingenuity.’
page 280. — Much of the early Roman history satisfactorily proved to be mere childish fable — e.g. the history of Romulus and
Remus etc. etc. Great deal of rain during last night — it began to rain about 11 this morning and turned a very rainy, stormy day —
high wind particularly towards night — Barometer 8 degrees below changeable Fahrenheit 39° at 9 1/4 p.m. — Came upstairs at 10 40/60 E…o —
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Before Breakfast out at 7 52/60 — till 8 1/4 in the stable watching John sweep it — from 8 1/4 to 9 40/60 walked to and from Lightcliffe
turnpike — Letter from IN [Isabella Norcliffe] (Langton) 3 ppages whole of the 1st page crost the 1st page crost — ‘the new dean has already
given great offence by not remaining there above one day, and only staying ten minutes in the minster — his great desire was to know
everything about the fines and releases — I hear his health is so bad, that he is obliged to reside 1/2 the year in Devonshire, and that
his wife is very high and mighty — He has 3 or 4 sons’ — So much for Dr. Cockburn and his wife, the sister of Mr. Secretary
Peel — ‘Burnett tells me that my mother has expressed a wish to have you with her’. — IN [Isabella Norcliffe] wishes me to
go in April when she returns from Croft — Came upstairs at 11 10/60 — wrote 3 ppages to Miss Maclean small and close, the last
page in particular which took me from eleven and three quarters to ten minutes before six including washing —
In the evening read aloud from page 261. to 315. volume 1. Jenkin on the Xtn. [Christian] religion — Fine day — highish wind towards night —
good deal of rain during last night — Barometer 7 1/2 degrees below changeable Fahrenheit 57° at 9 pm. came upstairs at 10 35/60 E…O a slig
ht appearance of very thin discharge I felt it perhaps about three [illegible] in the afternoon and when walking before breakfast
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Before Breakfast out at 7 55/60 — a few minutes in the stable walked to and from Lightcliffe turnpike in 1 35/60 hour and got back at 9 35/60 —
rain during last night — a drizzling drop or 2 as I returned, and it began to rain pretty smartly at 10 10/60 when I came up after breakfast — Letter from Mrs. Norcliffe
(Langton) 3 ppages very kind — wants me to go there on the 23rd and stay a little while with her, as long as I can, but particularly while
Charlotte is away at Croft, at the Haggitts’ etc. — ‘If you could come and stay with us it would be an act of charity . . . if you can do it, I
am sure you will’ — Of course I know not what to say about it as yet — Mr. Sunderland is coming to see my uncle this
morning who has had a very bad cold ever since last Sunday — his breathing much affected — Went downstairs at 11 1/2 —
my aunt and I were reading the morning service when Mr. Sunderland came a few minutes before 12 and staid till 1 — my uncle will be
better in a little while — Came upstairs again at 1 35/60 — down again at 3 35/60 — my aunt and I read the evening service, and I read aloud sermon
9 volume 1. my uncle’s collection and came upstairs again at 5 — All the time I have been upstairs today, consulting references respecting
hades, Gehenna, valley of Hinnom, etc. reading Maut’s notes, etc. It is mentioned article hell, Encyclopædia that the Jews
found hell mentioned by 7 different names and therefore believe in 7 different degrees of punishment — the Saxon etymon of hell means
a covered place, and Lord King argues respecting it like Horsley — vide article Resurrection the body is said to be perhaps
totally changed every 7 years — wrote the last 6 lines of today — and reading and dawdling over my letter to Miss MacLean —
Did nothing in the evening — an hour’s rain in the morning (vide line 2) afterwards pretty fine day — Barometer 4 1/2 degrees below changeable
Fahrenheit 38 1/2° at 9 1/4 p.m. — Came upstairs at 10 35/60 — E…o. a very little thin discharge in the course of the day —
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out at 7 10/60 — In the stable 1 35/60 hour, seeing it swept and washed — From 9 3/4 to 10 40/60, walked to and from Lidget —
after breakfast asked my uncle again in vain about having a shed for the colt and black mare — talked over the going to Langton —
determined to go by the new mail at 2 a.m. next Saturday, to meet the chaise going from York to take Charlotte from
Langton — and came upstairs at 11 1/2 and wrote 1 1/2 page to Mrs. Norcliffe to say I would do so, and spend a fortnight with them or
perhaps rather longer — sent my letter to Mrs. Norcliffe (Langton hall) at 12 — My uncle very awkward to
manage he won’t have a shed will sooner give the horses away does not understand what better they will
be in a shed than in the stable etc. he is indeed very awkward about things of this kind — I have mention
ed it three or four times with similar success before — wrote the above of today — From 12 1/2 to 2 1/4, dawdling over
1 thing or other preparatory to going — Looking at the things in my basket etc. At 3 1/2 off on Percy (the 4th time) to Coley church
to speak to Jackman — the timbers over the crypt rotting for want of air — Jackman not there — rode to his own his house at Sledsyke —
saw him in returning at the Travellers’ Inn Hipperholme lane-ends — tipsy, but told him to come on Wednesday — Got home at 5 1/2 — In the evening wrote out the
the Index to this volume from Saturday 26 October up to today, and the Little Index from page 78. to 150. Fine day — a drop or 2 of rain as I returned from
my walk this morning, and a slight shower or 2 before I set off — heavy rain in the evening — Barometer 3 1/2 degrees below changeable
Fahrenheit 40 1/2° at 9 20/60 p.m. — Came upstairs at 10 35/60 — E…o for if any so thin scarce perceptible —
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Shockingly late — out at 7 55/60 — Detained ten minutes or quarter hour giving Davis my dirty stays to be washed
taking the cotton wool out etc. — at 9 down the old bank to the vicarage to speak to Mr. Knight about 1 of of my uncle’s library tickets being
so made over to my father that he might be allowed the use of it — staid at the vicarage (found them all at breakfast) 12 minutes
returned in 1/4 hour, and got home at 9 40/60 — always go into the stable both before and after my walk — my uncle’s cold seems better
this morning but I cannot make out whether he is less well of himself or not — At 11 1/4 off in the gig — drove my aunt through the town
to Aked’s road to call at on Mrs. James Stansfield — ‘at home but particularly engaged’ left my name in pencil on my aunt’s card — then
called on Mrs. and the Miss Ralphs — Saw them all 4 and sat with perhaps 1/2 hour — thence called at the Saltmarshes’ and on Mrs. Catherine
Rawson — not at home — left messages to say I should be glad to take anything for them to York on Friday — then drove down to Messrs Jones
and Ashforth’s in Horton Street to Mrs. Taylor the miniature painter — I agreed to go again in an hour to sit for a 2 guinea water
colour sketch — drove my aunt to Northgate — my father had walked to Elland, and Marian out, so we drove home immediately — I had
returned to pou [put] my new pelisse on clean frill etc. Got home at 1 1/2 — off again in 25 minutes — down the old bank to Mrs.
Taylor’s in about 1/4 hour — surprised at Mrs. Taylor’s saying she thought I had no recollection of her — certainly I had none — but soon
remembered her when she told me she had been at school (Mrs. Hague’s and Mrs. Chettles low Anna’s gate) with
me at Ripon, and was then Miss Alice Askwith — I was only just 7 the month before I went to Ripon, but, remember the names
of several of my schoolmates, and asked after them all — It seems I was a singular child, and ‘singularly drest, but genteel looking — very quick,
and independent, quite above telling any untruth — whistled very well — a great favourite with Mrs. Chettle’ § sat about 1 1/2 hour —
though I believe the general time of sitting is an hour — saw her sketch — it promises well so far — pointed out 2 or 3 little alterations
particularly about the upper lip — sat 1/2 hour at Northgate and got home a little before 5 — Fine, though very windy morning rather threatening rain —
a drop or 2 as my aunt and I returned, and a slight drizzling as I went down the old bank — a heavy shower while I was at Northgate — and heavy
rain almost immediately after my getting home and a rainy evening — Barometer 3 1/2 degrees below changeable Fahrenheit 42 1/2° at 9 10 1/4 p.m. — In the evening wrote all
but the 1st 5 lines of today, and read aloud from page 315. to 345. Jenkin on the Xtn. [Christian] religion — Came upstairs at 10 1/4 — E…o —
Dawdling over 1 thing or other —
§Mrs. Taylor has 5 sons and 2 daughters: her husband was a merchant at
Hull and failed a little while before his death — She paints for the better support and
education of her children — lives in Charlotte street Fitzroy square near Percy's church London
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