I dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner. My late servant Ellen Pierce and Ann Goldsmith, who bought some things in the shop, drank tea with me. At home all day, and pretty busy. But oh, the effect of intemperance — my head, my conscience!
The Diary, 1754–1765
I dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner. My late servant Ellen Pierce and Ann Goldsmith, who bought some things in the shop, drank tea with me. At home all day, and pretty busy. But oh, the effect of intemperance — my head, my conscience!