Jean-Jacques Rousseau 1765 · Île Saint-Pierre
Help with the harvest
11:00–12:00 · Estimated
Estimated by typical tue. Placed at 11:00–12:00 to follow the botanical walk. Both boundaries are assumptions.Source timing: The rest of the morning
“I employed the rest of the morning, in going with the Steward, his wife, and Teresa, to see the husbandmen, and observe the harvest, usually putting my hand to the work”
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 I employed the rest of the morning
Timing & context
The hour shown is illustrative, not an appointment recorded by Rousseau.
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) ↗