The Henson Journals

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Maundy Thursday, April 9th, 1925.

I believe Shakespeare was not a whit more intelligible in his own day than he is now to an educated man, except for a few local allusions of no consequence. As I said, he is of no age ̶ nor, I may add, of any religion, or party, or profession. The body and substance of his works came out of the unfathomable depths of his own oceanic mind: his observation and reading, which was considerable, supplied him with the drapery of his figures.

S. J. Coleridge. Table Talk. P 312.

The weather today has been almost oppressively warm. By consequence, I have been abnormally stupid and idle. Old Mrs Haldane celebrated her 100th year yesterday. Her picture appears in the newspapers with very flattering notices.

Jimmie Dobbie came to tea, and gave me some account of his doings in London. He is in expectation of his father's death, & then he will have to be the 'bread winner'.

Ernest and I walked round the Park with the dogs about 5.30 p.m. Rain fell with considerable vehemence, an ill promise for tomorrow.

Storr sent me a note acknowledging the proof of my preface to the 2nd edition of "Quo tendimus"?, and expressing his approval of it.

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