Jean-Jacques Rousseau 1765 · Île Saint-Pierre
Sit by the water and reflect
18:00–19:00 · Estimated
Estimated by typical tue. 18:00–19:00 represents dusk. Neither the exact hour nor a one-hour duration is given.Source timing: On the approach of night
“On the approach of night, I descended from these eminences, and, seated on the sands at the edge of the Lake”
Verbatim excerpt · 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 On the approach of night
Timing & context
The placement is not a calculated historical sunset time.
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) ↗