Stormy day. Time passed at home.

My head was not in order today so that the prosecution of my work languished. Continued Locke vol. 2, p. 84–126, but with rather flagging attention. I admire however the vigor of his reasoning and only wish that I could adopt it in the arrangement of my thoughts.

Lucretius, finished book 5 and 100 lines in 6th. The ingenious mind of man makes causes where it does not find them. Compare the natural history of Lucretius with that of the present day.

Afternoon a little of Winkelman and Grimm. My only excursion today was to the houses at the foot of Penn’s hill1 with Deacon Spear. My head soon prompted my retirement.