Masada 4th day Rose as usual ― but cross: ― this life is gone back to the bi=bad days. ― Bother. No letters. Morning fine ― but rain at 12. After 4 frightful wind & torrents ― howlings. Did not go out all day. Capt. Huish & Mrs. H. came ― & Miss Howard: intelligent […]
Very calm & fine all day ― & a wonderful sunset. Rose at 7.15. ― Arranged to go on with Interlaken. Letters from Ann, Foord, & Lady Bethell. No newspapers. ― Wrote a letter to Sir R.B. ― asking him to mention the 2 Palestine pictures to Rothschild, ― but did not send τοῦτο τὶ […]
Queer ups & downs. ― Very pleasant, placid nice day ― out & in. Fine out ― bright, calm, summery. Rose at 7.15 ― setting palette on, before breakfast. Worked at Bethlehem. A Mrs. Davison (in the Hotel,) sends, wishing to see the Lebanon picture ― & she turneth out to be sister of Lady […]
Perfectly glassy clear & bright! Breakfast at 8 & walked to rail at 9. Ἄσχημος κὰι ασθενῆς.1 X Bore! To Stratford Place: & found a letter from C.F. very nice. Bus to Angel ― & walk by Highbury to Woodberry. Only W.N. & Susan Head. Willie is better ― (but it was scarlet fever,) & […]
All day long unceasing pouring rain: only about 4 it snowed hailed & sleeted. ― My plan of town going being upset by the weather, rose at 7.15 & sent a note to P. Cooper, ― telling him to send letters as usual. ―― Letters from Gussie Bethell, & Mr. Hay’s servant. That poor man […]
X8 Very fine day. Letters from P. Williams ― & Anne Scrivens. Painted at the small Cerbara. Almost resolved to flee ― anywhere ― but didn’t. 4 to 5½ ― saw Mr. Lyle ― & walked to Walton. Ἐγευμάτισα μόνος: ἔπειτα, ζωεγράφισα κὰι ἔγραψα.1 [Transcribed by Marco Graziosi from Houghton Library, Harvard University, MS Eng. […]
No good sleep. Day fine. ― Letters from F.L. ― δὲν ἔρχεται1 ― Grove ― (to whom I wrote ―) & W. Sandbach. Worked pretty hard all day ― 10 to 4 ― at the Tiber view. ― Walked by sandy roads from 4 to 5.30. ― Dined monos. Penned out a whole drawing. Bed […]
Slept well. ― Letter from Ann, & wrote to her. She gets better. Day gray ― warmer. ― ὁλίγον ἥλιος.1 Paiνted at Philate, ― & how completely the carrying out the sketch brings the life of those days of August 1856 back again ― strangely dreamy! ― when lame & ill, I lay on the […]
“We are going back again” ― it seems. Rose at 7.30. Breakfast. Gray day at first ― the sun!!!!!! from 11 to 2. And not cold ― except indoors. Worked at the small Zagóri ― but fitfully ― reading & writing at times ―: letters having come from W. Nevill, Baring, & C. Church. ― […]
21 Day Cedars Rose at 7.30. Day fine. Breakfast with J.B.E. ― & afterwards walked with him to Weybridge Station, where, standing about, I got chilled. Returned before 12 ― & worked a little in darkening the trees, ― but grew ill. Slept. X5 Slept. read. “Mill of the Floss.” [sic] did nothing more to […]
