1816AugustWed 14 Macclesfield – Buxton – teazing Anne Th 15 Buxton – Crescent – stables – walks – Castleton – Speedwell mine – Ebbing & Flowing well – excusing myself to Ann for my partiality to the ladies Fri 16 Dull day at Buxton – Remarks on the place – contradicted all I said to […]
Tag: Mariana Belcombe
14 August 1816 (plus index for 14.08.1816-05.11.1816)
Wrote out this part of my journal from notes after my return here from Lawton, which accounts for the date of my getting this book. Index for Wed. 14 August to Tues. 5 Nov. 1816 Saturday the fourteenth of September one thousand eight hundred and sixteen. 1816AugustWed 14 Macclesfield – Buxton – teazing Anne Th […]
20 August 1823
[not complete yet, but this is what I have so far] Soon began on the erotics last night. Her warmth encouraging. I said this was not like keeping our promise. She answered no and reached a towel to put under us to keep the bed clean on account of her cousin[1]. I had retired too […]
Wednesday 21 May 1828
Talked nearly the whole of the night, not more than an hour or two’s sleep. She came closeish, put her arm over me, but I had my drawers etc on and lay very still and at a distance. Thought too of her cough and would rather have been alone. Breakfast at 10½. Downstairs looking at […]
Monday 2 June 1828
Breakfast at 10¾. Sat after breakfast looking at maps & planning our tour. At 1 35 Miss McL- & I set off to walk thro’ the Trosachs to Loch Katrine. Fine wood & rock. Pretty but not tremendous. Got to the boat house at this end of the lake at 2¼. The men cutting peat. […]