Diary of John Quincy Adams, volume 1
1780-09-20
This day I went to Pappa's to day. Got back to the school at eight oclock P.M. Nothing remarkable.
72Reading a Volume of the Tatler I found something worth copying.1
Here follows, on seven and one-half pages of the Diary, the latter part of The Tatler No. 146, originally published on 16 March 1710
(London, 1728, 3:148–152, at MQA). The
portion JQA copied, the dream about Jupiter and the Destinies, begins with the
third paragraph and continues to the conclusion of the number (same, p. 150–152).
1780-09-21
Holiday for the school. At about half after twelve brother Charles and myself went to Pappa's lodgings where we dined. After dinner we went to Mr. Le Roi's and from there to Mr. Hartswick's1 house where we stay'd about an hour and then returned to Mr. Le Roi's where we stay'd till supper, and after supper Mr. Le Roi went with us to the school door and then left us. We got home at about ten o clock. The address of our school is.
den de Latijnsche School op de Cingel by de munt.
Or Hartsinck: JQA's marginal notation reads, “he is brother in law to Mr. Chabanel.”
1780-09-22
Vacancies for three weeks begins this day. To day I went with all the scholars to see the promotion and the proemiums given. It was in the old Church. There were present two burgermasters the inspector of the school the rector the Conrector, the Praeceptors and the professors, and all the scholars. In the first place three scholars spoke Orations one after the other and then the rector named those who were to receive the praemiums and they Went and received them from the Hand of one of the Burger master's. The praemiums of the first and Second Classes were folio Volumes magnificently bound, those of the 3d and 4th's Quarto Volumes and the fifth and sixth Octavo Volumes. After that the praemiums were given it was finish'd, and brother Charles and myself went to Pappa's where we dined. At about half after eight o clock P.M. we got back: to the school where we shall lodge all the vacancy.
1780-09-23
Went to Pappa's house, stay'd there till about half after eight O clock and then we went back to the school.