January 1873, 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 >>, January 1873

My dear Theo,

I heard from home that you arrived safe and sound at BrusselsBrussels (French: Bruxelles, Dutch: Brussel) is the capital of Belgium and the largest part of the Brussels-Capital Region, the unofficial capital of the European Union. Population of City of Brussels itself is amounted to about 145 000 people ...
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Vincent van Gogh letters dictionary >> and that your first impressionImpression - image, reflection or a trace that is left in human consciousness by certain events, people, objects; affect, influence.
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Vincent van Gogh letters dictionary >> was good. I know so well how strange you must feel in the beginning, but don’t lose courageCourage - bravery, presence of mind in the face of dangerous, difficult or challenging situations.
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Vincent van Gogh letters dictionary >>, you’ll get on all right. You must soon write me how you are getting along and how you like your boardinghouse. I hope it will be satisfactory. FatherFather - Vincent's father was Theodorus van Gogh (8 February, 1822 - 26 March, 1855), a priest of the Reformed Church of the Netherlands. He studied theology in Utrecht and in 1849 became a preacher in Groot Zundert village, where he was ...
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Vincent van Gogh letters dictionary >> wrote me that you are on good termsGood terms with - to have good relationship with someone, to enjoy a friendly disposition of someone.
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Vincent van Gogh letters dictionary >> with Mr. Schmidt; that is right – I think he is a good fellow from whom you can learn a great deal.

What happy days we spent together at ChristmasChristmas - is a yearly religious holiday solemnizing the birth of Jesus Christ. It is celebrated on December, 25 in Catholic countries and on January, 7 in Greek Orthodox countries...
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Vincent van Gogh letters dictionary >>! I think of them so often. You will also remember them a long time, as they were the last days you spent at home. Don’t forget to tell me what pictures you see and which you like best.

I am very busy just now at the beginning of the year.

My New YearNew Year - in many countries it is an annual national holiday celebrating the end of one year and the beginning of the another one. It is celebrated virtually worldwide on the 31st of December, and the 1st of January...
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Vincent van Gogh letters dictionary >> began well; they have granted me an increase of ten guilders (I therefore earnEarn - to obtain money being paid for one's work or service.
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Vincent van Gogh letters dictionary >> fifty guilders per month), and they have given me a bonus of fifty guilders as a present. Isn’t that splendid? I hope to be able to shift for myself now.

I am very happy that you work in the same firmFirm - a business organization, providing services, making or selling products that are paid for; a managing structure representing a system of planned transactions, emerging and developing as a result of saving of transactional expenses; a company, corporation.
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Vincent van Gogh letters dictionary >>. It is such a splendid house; the more one works there, the more ambition it gives you.

The beginning is perhaps more difficult than anything else, but keep heart, it will turn out all right.

Will you ask Schmidt what the price of the Album CorotJean-Baptiste-Camille Corot (July, 17, 1796 - February, 22, 1875) was a famous French painter and engraver, master of landscapes and etchings, a main figure of so called Barbizon school. He proved to be a huge influence on the next generations ....
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Vincent van Gogh letters dictionary >>, lithographs by Emile Vernier is? Somebody asked for it at the store, and I know they have it in BrusselsBrussels (French: Bruxelles, Dutch: Brussel) is the capital of Belgium and the largest part of the Brussels-Capital Region, the unofficial capital of the European Union. Population of City of Brussels itself is amounted to about 145 000 people ...
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Vincent van Gogh letters dictionary >>. Next time I write, I’ll send you my picture, which I had taken last Sunday. Have you already been to the Palace Ducal? Don’t fail to go there when you have a chance.

Well, boy, keep your courageCourage - bravery, presence of mind in the face of dangerous, difficult or challenging situations.
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Vincent van Gogh letters dictionary >> up. All the friends send you their compliments and good wishes. Give my regards to Schmidt and Eduard and write to me soon. Adieu.

Your loving brother, Vincent.
You know my address is,
Lange BeestenmarktLange Beestenmarkt - a boarding-house in The Hague owned by the Roos family, where van Gogh lived during his stay in The Hague.
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Vincent van Gogh letters dictionary >>, 32
Or Goupil & Co., Plaats