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12th. Tuesday. -

[1782-03-12]
In the afternoon I went to take a ...

14th. Thursday. -

[1782-03-14]
This morning when we got up we ...

13th. Wednesday.

Docno: DQA01d251

Author: JQA
Date: 1782-03-13
In the forenoon I went to the English Library and took out the 4th and 5th volumes of Mrs. Macaulay's history of England and the first volume of Robertson's history of Charles the 5th.1 Begun Mrs. Macaulay's 4th. volume. After dinner I went to a bookseller's and bought some books. Cloudy weather.
 
1. William Robertson, The History of the Reign of the Emperor Charles V. . . ., 3 vols., London, 1769.
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