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  1. Jul 2025
    1. Notandum,A rat had gnawn my spur-leathers; notwithstanding,I put on new, and did go forth: but firstI threw three beans over the threshold. Item,I went and bought two tooth-picks, whereof oneI burst immediately... and at St. Mark’s I urined.

      I've had a rat similarly chewing on my conveyance-related items: the wires of our Mercedes-Benz. I think I'll throw three beans.

      Quote from Ben Jonson’s 1606 play Volpone and an entry in Sir Politic's diary/journal - the first appearance of a journal in a work of English drama/fiction.

  2. May 2024
  3. Feb 2024
    1. In 1894, she moved to Oxford andher days as a Dictionary contributor came to an end as she took up the post ofLibrarian of Manchester College, the Unitarian college that had opened itsnew buildings in Oxford the year before. The Unitarians and the college hadalways been radical – already co-educational before any other college – so theappointment of a female librarian was in keeping with its spirit. LucyToulmin Smith, with her extensive scholarship and networks, and from an oldUnitarian family, was the perfect candidate.
  4. Feb 2023