van Gogh's letters - unabridged and annotated
 
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Letters from Reverend Van Gogh to Theo van Gogh
(1882)
... in hospital. 14 June 1882 Vincent was somewhat surprised to see me, he was a little irritated, but I succeeded in bringing him back to a more normal mood, and promised to come back the next day. He does not look bad, his pulse is calm, and he is...
Letter from Vincent van Gogh to Theo van Gogh
(8 or 9 June 1882)
... from insomnia and low fever, and passing water was painful. And now it seems that I really have what they call the “clap,” but only a mild case. So now I have to stay quietly in bed here, swallow many quinine pills, and also have...
Letter from Vincent van Gogh to Anthon van Rappard
(c. 28 June 1882)
... ones of the fish-drying barns on the dunes, I caught a cold, complicated with fever and nerves, all of which seems to have affected my bladder, so that I could not urinate, which finally distressed me so much and was so painful that I came here. Then they messed...
Letter from Vincent van Gogh to Theo van Gogh
(1 July 1882)
... and every object and figure more important. But there is still one drawback, for next Thursday I must go to see the doctor again and tell him how I feel; he has warned me that I may have to go to the hospital clinic for another fortnight, or a shorter or longer ...
Letter from Vincent van Gogh to Theo van Gogh
(6 July 1882)
... Thursday My dear Theo, It is now the evening before I go back to hospital again, and I don't know what they are going to tell me there - perhaps I'll only be in for a short while, perhaps they'll bring out their probes again and I'll have to keep...
Letter from Vincent van Gogh to Theo van Gogh
(7 July 1882)
... just adding a few words to last night's letter. And I can tell you that I have been to see the doctor at the hospital, who told me that as I had been fairly well these days, I need not come back unless I should happen to get worse. The fact that during these days...
Letter from Vincent van Gogh to Theo van Gogh
(15-16 July 1882)
... should lead a regular and quiet life. Passing water had improved a good deal, until some particularly cold and wet days influenced me more or less unfavorably. For a number of days the jet was vigorous again when passing water, and practically back to normal....
Letter from Vincent van Gogh to Theo van Gogh
(19 July 1882)
... heard Tersteeg talk, and so did I. I saw the doctor again, and he gave me some medicine to hasten my recovery as much as possible. I am getting stronger and the fever is slowly going away. Now, because of Tersteeg, I should like to send my letter...
Letter from Vincent van Gogh to Theo van Gogh
(21 July 1882)
... that we are not far away from each other. Today I promised myself something, that is, to treat my illness, or rather what remains of it, as if it didn't exist. Enough time has been lost, work must go on. So, well or not well, I am going back to drawing...

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