…Lent Mr Joseph Burgess in cash 1 guinea, but received no note for it. We dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner. At home all day. My wife, poor creature, extremely ill. Oh, how does the thought of losing her distract my tumultuous mind.
The Diary, 1754–1765
…Lent Mr Joseph Burgess in cash 1 guinea, but received no note for it. We dined on the remains of yesterday’s dinner. At home all day. My wife, poor creature, extremely ill. Oh, how does the thought of losing her distract my tumultuous mind.