Slept ― gracious, how one sleeps here! ― Ever fine & clear, tho’ inside the houses seem cold to me. ― Greek lesson, 7 to 8. After breakfast accounts & G.’s lesson. ― Then packed, finally, Lady Waldegrave’s 2 pictures, Lady Reid’s 1 ― Lord Clermont’s 1, & 1 for S.W.C. ― with the 21 […]
Slept ― utterly ― from 10 to 7 & did not rise till 8, & then was sleepy: ― &, as I am well at present, I feel sure enough that this air is wondrously heavy & sleep enduring. Bright & clear day, but the hustle & fuss of church really worry me ― & […]
Very fine & bright, but immensely cold. Rose at 6!!! Gk. Lesson ― 7 to 8. Set to work on the 2 unfinished Janina pictures. 2 or 3 sets of people came. ― At 4 ― Stansfeld, with whom I went in a Carriage to the 3rd or 4th mile on the Frascati road, & […]
Wonderful to say ― riz at 6!!!!! ― Greek lesson ― from 7 to 8. ― Gave a dollar to Laskaratos’ friends of Syra ― Giorgates. ― Accounts ― (after lesson ―) with Giorgio ― paying him 10 dols. ― out of his month’s 14. ― No man can serve another, either in duty or […]
Very windy ― gusty ― shiny or cloudy at times. ― Slept off fires ― for the smoke is not to be avoided. Greek lesson, & paid Lasκαράτο ― 5 dollars. ― Worked at Husey Hunt’s Jerusalem, & Lady Reid’s, & aperiently finished both, which is a relief to think of. At 3½ ― made […]
Cloudy & windy; ― & afternoon wet ― storm of rain & much wind ― for Rome that is ― Worked off & on at B.H.H.’s Jerusalem ― but sadly sleepy. The Sandbachs ― & various others came ― & the Chambers. Weary of showing things to people! ― At 6, called on the Woodwards. […]
Fine ― of course. ― Greek lesson. Worked at B. Hunt’s Jerusalem. ― At 12 came W. Sandbach ― after I had fallen fast asleep ― & ordered a 60£ painting ― & 2 ― 10£ drawings of Athens. Then came Mrs. Storey ― & various others ― deloited with the Bassæ ―: then a […]
Ever very lovely. ― But I cannot rise early now. So heavy dreadful, that it is a gt. effort to rise by 8. Then comes Giorgio’s clear & well kept accounts ― & his lesson: ― then my Greek lesson. I worked little ― at B. Hunt’s Jerusalem. But at 12 the Macleans & [Macdolans] […]
Warm cloudy day. ― Not very well. ― Boles upset. Church, ― going at 10 & wearied of waiting. Woodward’s sermon on the Pharisees’ religion. ― Walked home. ― Returned to Dr. Chambers’s, & with him, drove to T. di Schiavi. Then walked nearly by Alexdne Aqueduct & round again to Tor di Schiavi. Wonderfully […]
Rose at 7 ― but sleepy ever. Bright & fine, ― but, to what purpose, as far as I am concerned? ― Greek lesson ― tho’ I should think Λασκαρατος is becoming desperate, & will soon go. ― Wrote to F.L. ― to Lady Waldegrave, ― to Dickenson, & to Drummonds ― at various hours […]
