Diary of John Quincy Adams, volume 2

Tuesday September 30th.

Thursday October 2d.

Wednesday October 1st. 1788. JQA

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Wednesday October 1st. 1788. Adams, John Quincy
Wednesday October 1st. 1788.

“Oh gentle sleep Nature's soft Nurse, how have I frighted thee That thou no more wilt weigh mine eye lids down And steep my senses in forgetfulness.”1 In the present situation of my health I cannot possibly attend at all to study, and this circumstance with some others has determined me to spend some weeks, perhaps some months at Braintree. I spoke for a place in the stage which goes to Boston to-morrow. No business of consequence done at Court this day. Pass'd part of the evening at Mr. Jackson's.

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Henry IV, Part II, Act III, scene i, lines 5–8.