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Facing pages [354-355]
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18641219-18641220
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[blank] Cold damp day. Received letter from Judie, the first for 12 days, she is well and still [illegible] to think of me the same. Was most welcome to me, am also happy to know that Uncle and Aunt were well to work making out inventory of Hospital and Office furniture. Hours virtutis pracmiarm, honor is the reward of virtue, Varium et mutabile semper femina, Woman ever a changeful and capricious thing. ------------------------------- December 20,Tuesday. Cold damp day, received a letter from Judie, the first for 12 days, she is well and still continues to think of me the same, was most welcome to me, am also happy to know that Uncle and Aunt were well. To work, making out inventory of hospital furniture. “Honor virtutis preamium.” (Honor is the reward of Virtue) “Varium et mutabile simper femina” (Woman ever a changeful and capricious thing) [3.] Note: 3. The first epigram is by Marcus Tullus Cicero (106 BC – 43 BC). The second one seems to be a traditional sentiment or saying about women and could not be traced to an individual cource. Crooks, Terence G. “Transcribed and Annotated Diaries of Henry Oliver Nightingale.” Unpublished manuscript, 2014. Microsoft Word file.

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Henry O. Nightingale diary, 1864
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UC Merced, Library and Special Collections
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Henry O. Nightingale diaries

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