Rose very late. ― 8½ breakfast only. Letters from F.G. Stephens, Mrs. Seymour, Holman Hunt, & Mrs. Tennyson, ― & later from [North] & Mrs. Marshall. Eye better. Painted all day to 5, & from 6 to 8 ― at half day Larger Corfu 3rd day half day Petra theatre 2nd day At 8½ walked […]
Petra theatre 1½ day. ― Larger Corfu 2½ day. Rose at 8. Letters from Ann, Mrs. Wyatt, & B. Hunt. Wrote to Ann B. Hunt Worked at Petra T. & large Corfu ― off & on all day nearly. ― Eye better, after 3 or 4 P.M. Dined at 5 ― fish & pudding. ― […]
Quite clear, but windy all day. Eye bad. Rose at 7½ ― Spite of eye ― & being unwell worked at outline of Petra Amphitheatre all day ― till 5 & after dinner a little also. Walked by the towers to Bexhill. Letter from Bonham Carter. [gr.] Petra theatre 1st day. [Transcribed by Marco Graziosi […]
Slept well. ― Rainy (!) & wintry morning. No paper. ― Caught cold yesterday in right eye, & to day it is much inflamed. Wrote to, & sent letters to C.F. Mrs. Godley W. Gush Mrs. Clive Mrs Coombe Mrs. Hansen Dickenson Roberson Mrs. Hunt Mrs. [Mardale] At 2 walked to Hastings & up the […]
Weary weary days! Yet not idle. Rose before 6. Foggy ― & slight rain. Took a pill. Worked at Petra (6TH DAY) all day pretty hard. Letter from Fanny Coombe. R.D.D. is ill. Papers gloomy. ― Dinner had mutton & pudding & beer. Walked from 8 to 9. Greek. [Transcribed by Marco Graziosi from Houghton […]
Clouded, & [gr.]. Worked ― but not so steadfastly. Yet health better. ― No letters. Breakfast. Newspaper ― dinner ― as yesterday. Walk out late. ― Petra 5th day. ― foreground. [Transcribed by Marco Graziosi from Houghton Library, Harvard University, MS Eng. 797.3.]
Same weather ― not quite so hot perhaps. ― ― Rose better but did not continue so. Worked all day ― except from 8 to 8½ ― 11 to 11½ ― & 5 to 5¾ beginning at 7 ― & leaving off at 7½. Got on very much with the Petra ― but at noon […]
Hotter, I think; yet a breeze. ― but depressed & heated all day. Inside not right. Slept pretty well. Rose at 7. ― Whited Petra sky before breakfast. ― Letters from dear old Ann, & Mrs. Hunt: (they, the H.s ― are at Hythe ―: rifle club.) The newspaper ― at 11 is gloomy enough. […]
Rose, having slept better, ― better, & earlier: at work by 6½. Letters from W.N. ― Brie, Brandling, Dickenson, & Edw. Penrhyn: this last is odd enough. They have taken AT’s house at Freshwater for the Autumn ― from Aug. 9 & the Yeatmans of all people are to join them with their children! Worked […]
Very lovely & bright, & breezy all day long. [gr.] Letters from F.L. ― & Macbean, who is in England. 2nd post ― from Ellen ―: W. Newsom is returned from poor Harriet’s funeral: it seems certain to me that I don’t fully realize facts: less than I did. A note also from Lady G. […]
