A fine (November,) gray day ― cold ― sunless generally. Letters from W.H. Hunt, ― & Mrs. H.J. Hunt. ――― Arabella Gage is dead. ―― After breakfast at 10.45 J.B.E. & I set out, & went over & through St. George’s Hill ― & its blue blue firs & brown fern ―― to Paine’s Hill […]
Cedars 20th day. Day, gloomy, dark, foggy ― cold, damp ――― altogether horrible. Letters from Ann & L. Shakespear. Wrote to Mrs. S. Worked a good deal at Cedars, when there was light enough. I must be better somehow than in other years ― or I could not keep up in this frightful gloom & […]
Cedars. 19th day. Very cold ― & fog till 11. Letters from C.F. & J.E. who I hope comes tomorrow. Wrote to them, & to W. Sandbach. Painted ― but not vehemently till 4. Then walked by the river, but could not get round, & returned late. After Dinner, could not paint. Bed early. X4 […]
Cedars. 18th day Giorno piuttosto felice.1 Rose at 7. Very lovely cool day, but sunny & clear. How absurd is this climate ― how topsy-turvy inside out! ― After breakfast ― alone ― & paper ― walked on the terrace, & then at 10 ― & until 4 worked at the Cedars ― pretty hard. […]
Cedars. 17th day. Alack. ― Breakfast at 8.30 XX3 from 10 painted, but with awful fits of κῶμα.1 Wrote to Ann, F.L. ― & W.N. Improved the Cedars ―: did some Θουκυδύδης.2 Walked to Weybridge ― after 4 ― & back by 5.30. Visit of W. Tottie & the 2 Raleighs to my study. Dinner: […]
Cedars. 16th Day Very cold ― & mostly gray ― but dry. ―― Rose at 7 & till 8.30 arranged rooms. Letter from C. Newton. By 10.30 was at work again on the Cedars ― & to do the sky all over ― took me till 4: ― the darkening the sky improved all ― […]
Drew 40£ from Drummonds. Rose at 5.15, ― at 5.45 in a fly & Station, cold. Inn comfortable. Leicester at 7.15 ― Rugby at 8 ― where breakfast ― tea & roll for 8d. ― At Blisworth Times ― & read to Euston Sqr. at 10.30 ― by 11 ― at Straford Pl. ― Began […]
Rose at 8. Cold here ― but clear & dry: & I am not unwell. Ghosts nil ― tho I do confess to somewhat queer & weird in the place, ― perhaps from knowing that so many of the inmates believe in the place being haunted. The coincidences are odd enough ― anyhow. ― The […]
Ἐσηκῶθης ᾽ς τὰς ἑπτὰ, ἀλλὰ ἔμεινα ᾽ς τὸ κρεββάτιον, διὰ τὰς σύγγεφας ἀπὸ τὰς ὁποίας ἧτον διόλου σκοτεινὴ ἡ ἠμέρα: (καὶ πολὺ κρύον.) ᾽Σ᾽ τὰς ογδω, ἐνδυματισμένος ὦν, ἔγραψα εἰς τὴν Ἄνναν, διαβάζων πρώτων τὸ βιβλὶον του, τὴς Γεολογίας. Καὶ, τώρα, γράφω ταύτα ― εἰς Ἐλλενικὴν δε, διότι ὅλα τὰ πράγματά μου εἶναι ἀνοιγμένα καὶ […]
Colder ― & finer. Packed: ― & at 10 off to Rail. ― This time the packing was more serious ― & I hardly know how much more I may be here this year. ― At 11.30 left Euston Square: large German Lady ― who gradually came to be Mrs. Schwabe ―: she had just […]
