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Tuesday September 30th. -

[1788-09-30]
The weather was not very ...

Thursday October 2d. -

[1788-10-02]
I took my seat in the stage, in ...

Wednesday October 1st. 1788.

Docno: DQA02d936

Author: JQA
Date: 1788-10-01

“Oh gentle sleep

Nature's soft Nurse, how have I frighted thee

That thou no more wilt weigh mine eye lids down

And steep my senses in forgetfulness.”1

In the present situation of my health I cannot possibly attend at all to study, and this circumstance with some others has determined me to spend some weeks, perhaps some months at Braintree. I spoke for a place in the stage which goes to Boston to-morrow. No business of consequence done at Court this day. Pass'd part of the evening at Mr. Jackson's.
 
1. Henry IV, Part II, Act III, scene i, lines 5–8.
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