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French, which he details. 3d. A breakdown in the char-a-banc that 

 takes them to the river. Has now got a singing-master, and takes 

 first lesson in Solfeges et Principes de 3ftisique. Again at Franco- 

 ni's, and full of the performance ; for a wonder, no studies recorded. 

 4th. Rose at five ; home from bathing, etc., at half past seven. Has ob- 

 tained Voltaire's Essai sur les Moeurs, which he includes among his 

 stated reading : breakfast at quarter to nine : at half past nine, begins 

 Voltaire where he left off in England, read six chapters in two hours ; 

 Virgil's Georgics, forty-seven lines ; at quarter past twelve began a 

 treatise on French Adverbs ; at half past one began the second book of 

 Legendre, read the definitions and five propositions ; miscellaneous em- 

 ployments till three, then took second Music-lesson. Dined; family 

 again to Franconi's, but he could not give up his dancing-lesson ; this 

 got, he writes French exercises and practices music. 5th. Rose at five ; 

 too rainy for bathing. Five chapters of Voltaire ; from half past seven 

 till half past eight Mr. G. corrects his French exercises which had got 

 into arrears as regards correction ; Music-master came ; at half past 

 nine began new exercises (French) ; puts his room in order; at quarter 

 past eleven took out Lucian and finished Necyomantia ; five proposi- 

 tions of Legendre, renewed expressions of his superiority to all other 

 geometers ; practiced Music-lessons ; Thomson's Chemistry, made out 

 various Chemical tables, the drift not explained ; at quarter past three, 

 tried several propositions in West, and made out two that he had for- 

 merly failed in ; began a table of fifty-eight rivers in France, to show 

 what departments each passes through, and the chief towns on their 

 banks ; four, dined ; finishes Chemical table ; dancing-lesson ; supped. 

 Reports that a distinguished music-mistress is engaged at whose house 

 he is to have instrumental practice. 6th. Rose at six ; no bathing ; 

 five chapters of Voltaire ; a quarter of an hour to West's Problems ; 

 lesson in Music (Principes) ; problems resumed ; breakfasted, and tried 

 problem again till quarter past ten ; French exercises till eleven ; began 

 to correct his Dialogue, formerly mentioned, till quarter past twelve ; 

 summoned to dress for going out to call ; has found a French master ; 

 at quarter past one returned and corrected Dialogue till quarter past 

 three ; Thomson till four (dinner), resumed till six ; Mr. G. corrects his 

 French exercises; went out for his French lesson, but the master did 

 not teach on Sundays and Thursdays ; back to Thomson till eight ; 

 repeated fables to Mr. G., miscellaneous affairs ; supped ; journal al- 

 ways written just before going to bed. 7th. Rose forty-five minutes 

 past five ; five chapters Voltaire till seven ; till quarter past seven, forty- 

 six lines of Virgil ; till eight, Lucian's Jupiter Confutatus ; goes on a 

 family errand ; Music-lesson till nine (Principes) ; Lucian continued 

 till half past nine, and finished after breakfast at quarter past ten ; a 

 call required him to dress ; read Thomson and made tables till quarter 

 past twelve ; seven propositions of Legendre ; has him over the coals, 

 for his confusion in regard to ratio " takes away a good deal of my opin- 



