Sent letters to Gibbs, & A. Seymour.

Rose before 7 ― gray ― cleary ― finy.

G.’s lessons, how this diligent man, at 38 has learned to write & read!!!

Worked at the Janina Mosque.

At 12 went to Macbeans ―. ―

At 1 worked till 4 ― at the Jannina, & other paintings.

Then went to Newton, & walked with him to Storys, who, with us, went to the P. Pia road: we had a good deal of pleasant & “profane” conversation. S.’s account of the wood carving at Chartres ― (subject the M.ˇ[lous] conception,) was very amazing & amusing.

Newton is the most interesting fellow ― but his life here is sad to think of ― onward. He is 45.

Returned at 6½ dined alone.

Worked for 2 hours at Musters’s S. Sabbas.

[Transcribed by Marco Graziosi from Houghton Library, Harvard University, MS Eng. 797.3.]