Dr William Plumer Jacobs in City of Columbia - at the end of 1862
from Diary of William Plumer Jacobs, page 100:
I worked hard, unpacked my books and trunks and have lived three full weeks in as many days. I whistled and sang to drive away the blues which however have come gradually stealing over me. The more they came the more banged I away, unpacking my boxes. At last one little tiny something fell on my hand. I looked at it with amazement. It was a drop of salt water. That must never, never be. Away I worked with redoubled vigor, but the blue devils danced around me like mad. I threw down my duds and took up a pitcher and ran to the well. I determined to wash my face and thus drown my tears. Alas! … more >>
Dr William Plumer Jacobs, Diary of William Plumer Jacobs. In Thornwell Jacobs (ed.), Diary of William Plumer Jacobs, volume 138 (1937), p. 100. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1447521488292 accessed: 24 November, 2024
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Listening to
hide composers| singing and whistling | performed by Dr William Plumer Jacobs |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | at the end of 1862 |
| Medium | live |
| Listening Environment | in private, indoors, solitary |