Diary of John Quincy Adams, volume 2
In the forenoon I went down, and spent a couple of hours with Mr. Thaxter: the rest of the day I employ'd in reading, upon several subjects. I took up Hudibras in the afternoon, and diverted myself with it for an hour or two.1
JQA adds, in his line-a-day entry, “Mr. Shaw's. All day” (D/JQA/13, Adams Papers, Microfilms, Reel No. 16).