M. PARKYNS Wrote to S.W.C. Immense fog ― too thick for November. Passed the morning in playing singing dawdling &c. Lunch. Mrs. M. wrote me a note for Miss Pigot. ― I made out a list for 70 Bassae subscribers. At 2 or 3 came away from Annesley ― having made one of the “newest” […]
MUSTERS ― Particularly bright & clear, but much colder. Walked on the delightful Terrace till breakfast. Letters from Ann Macbean F.L. Lady E. [Hopwood] Langton Mrs. Sayer. Emily Tennyson. F.L. thinks the Bassae can be given to the museum. We went to church at 10½ (a fire in the pew ―) but very cold. Then […]
MUSTERS Fine calm gray morning. 8½ to 9½ ― walked on the Terrace & about the grounds. A very delightful place! ― Breakfast Mr. Elwes (Frank.) ― Mr. & 2 Miss Dashwoods ― all very lively & pleasant. In the dining room are 2 portraits of Mr. & Mrs. Musters of Colnwick ― she a […]
VISIT N°. 3 MUSTERS Colder ― but fine, though gray. ―― By nine, in the breakfast room, ― breakfast with Walter, Fleet, & Hutchinson ― who told me some of the Miéville’s deaths. ― After a little dawdle & walk ― poor Mrs. W. was done ― always cheerful & lively, though now a cripple. […]
WALTER VISIT N°. 2 Fine, gray ― not very cold, but dry. ― Very pleasant morning with S.W.C. ― the plain square hearted & kind. At 12½ he went to ‘Beak’s’ place at Loughboro’ ― (a red coated individdle coming in who drank beer,) I at 11 ― in the Dog cart with a good […]
S.W. CLOWES Late for Musters. ― Fine morning. S.W.C. gone out shooting. Wrote to Ann Mr. Edwards Mr. Fairbairn. M. Parkyns Musters ― Dickenson I wrote notes. ― At 11 walked to Bradgate, ― the old hill & rocks & John tower,1 the bare dry “Morn broadens”2 tree ― the paths & fern & rabbits: […]
Awful fog. Rose before 7. Packed. At 10 Dickenson took away the Petra ― (& first to Mrs. W. Beadons.) At 11 came to Euston St.n Alone in carriage: read Sophocles ― & slept: but the day was dreadful cold & damp. Rugby at 2. Barrow by 3.45. S.W.C. there ― always the same, kind […]
Ah bah! ― Rose before 8. Gibbs breakfasted with me, & by an effort I became tolerably alert. ― Letters from Fairbairn & M. [Parkyns]. F. Gibbs. W. Rosetti. Maddox Brown. J. Uwins ― (but it was too late.) Thick fog. At 11 ― took the 3 pictures to Mrs. Beadon. ― Then they went […]
Cold ― but fine. Daddy Hunt, & Grove of the Crystal Palace came to breakfast. The latter I had not known before: & I think him a very nice fellow. H.H. likes my pictures. Also E. & R. Martineau came. At 2 H.H. & I walked to W. Rosetti’s [sic], who walked with us 2 […]
Letters from S.W.C. & Masters. ― Fine weather. Cold [somewhat] better: cough bad. Mr. Gush ― ―― (Edom & Manasseh, sons of [Joud].) T. Baring F. Hopwood. Mr. Morier. F. Gibbs. A. Seymour. Mrs. Seymour. Scarcely worked at all: it is not possible here. ― Tea at 6. ― [Transcribed by Marco Graziosi from Houghton […]
