Jean-Jacques Rousseau 1765 · Île Saint-Pierre
Walk, talk or sing after supper
20:00–21:00 · Estimated
Estimated by typical tue. 20:00–21:00 is an assumed evening slot. The supper time and duration are not specified.Source timing: After supper
“After supper, when the evening was fine, we walked all together on the terrace”“laughed, chatted, or sung some good old songs”
Two separate excerpts · Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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The Reveries of the Solitary Walker
Anonymous English translation, third edition, 1796; Project Gutenberg Australia transcription
Fifth Walk · recurring habits on Île Saint-Pierre
Passage: Fifth Walk · paragraph beginning After supper, when the evening was fine
Timing & context
Walking and sitting together are alternatives in the account.
Recurring habits from the Fifth Walk, rather than one dated outing. Activities varied with weather; all clock times are estimates.
Habits during his stay on Île Saint-Pierre in 1765, recalled in the Fifth Walk.
University of Geneva · chronology (1765) ↗