18 August 1872, The Hague. Vincent van Gogh

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The HagueThe Hague (Dutch: Den Haag). The Hague is one of the largest cities in the Netherlands and it is the capital of South Holland province. It is also one of the five constituent parts of the Randstad metropolitan area - the other being ...
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Vincent van Gogh letters dictionary >>, c. 18 August 1872

Dear Theo,

Many thanks for your letter, I was glad to hear you arrived home safely. I missed you the first few days and it felt strange not to find you there when I came home in the afternoons.

We have had some enjoyable days together, and managed to take a few walks and see one or two sights between the spots of rain.

What dreadfulDreadful - causing great dread, fear, or terror; terrible; extremely bad, unpleasant, or ugly.
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Vincent van Gogh letters dictionary >> weather! You must have sweltered from the heat on your walks to OisterwijkOisterwijk is a Dutch city situated in the Northern Brabant province with an area of approximately 65.11 km2 and population of about 26 000 people. Oisterwijk was declared a city in 1230. It is famous for its small lakes and forests, that are even owned...
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Vincent van Gogh letters dictionary >>. There was harnessHarness racing - is a special form of horse-racing in which the horses pull a specific cart and race in a specified gait. As usual they pull carts with two wheels that are called sulkies. However, races to saddle are still held from time to time.....
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Vincent van Gogh letters dictionary >> racing yesterday for the ExhibitionExhibition - An exhibition is a public exposure of achievements in economics, science, technology, culture, art and other fields of social life. For example, art exhibition is the public...
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Vincent van Gogh letters dictionary >>; but the illuminationsIllumination is the lighting that a place has; a decoration of lights, usually colored lights; a supply of light.
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Vincent van Gogh letters dictionary >> and the fireworks were put off because of the bad weather, so it’s just as well you didn’t stay on to see them. Regards from the Haanebeek and Roos families.

Always your loving Vincent.