Wednesday, 18 January 1860
Sent letters to A. Tennyson, & G. Middleton.
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Tooth & nail on Palermo ― & worked hard till 1. ― Then I went to P. Molle, to draw a view for Stansfeld.
Came in before 5 ― & walked till 6.
Dined alone. Letter from Ann: ― about poor Ellen very much. Sarah is on her way homeward.
― Penned out Baalbek. Wrote to Ann.
[Transcribed by Marco Graziosi from Houghton Library, Harvard University, MS Eng. 797.3.]
Tennyson’s poem rnmdeis me of the magnificent waves caused from the water going through the narrow channel between the Hurst Castle and the Isle of Wight.