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John Hawkinson has posted five annotations/comments since 22 December 2018.

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Third Reading

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About Friday 13 December 1661

John Hawkinson on 14 Dec 2024  •  Link

The "dead colour" must refer to underpainting, but the choice of the adjective dead is uncertain.

Second Reading

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About Sunday 25 October 1668

John Hawkinson on 25 Oct 2021  •  Link

Give us a war, a plague, or a good fire to balance the domestic strife.

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About Tuesday 2 January 1665/66

John Hawkinson on 3 Jan 2019  •  Link

My favorite Barbara Allen was sung by Richard Dyer-Bennett: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O…

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About Sunday 31 December 1665

John Hawkinson on 1 Jan 2019  •  Link

Thank you all for your annotations. I greatly enjoy the nightly postings. Best wishes for the new year.

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About Thursday 21 December 1665

John Hawkinson on 22 Dec 2018  •  Link

Dressed: "Ill killed, ill dressed, ill cooked, ill served." Dr. Johnson