Showing posts with label Diary of Samuel Pepys. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Diary of Samuel Pepys. Show all posts

Thursday, January 1, 2015

Daily Dose

From The Diary of Samuel Pepys

TO-DAY

"I rose to-day without any pain, which makes me think that my pain yesterday was nothing but from my drinking too much the day before."

From the 11th of August, 1660

Tuesday, August 12, 2014

Daily Dose

From Samuel Pepys, by Arthur Ponsonby

NOTICE

"Pepys notices Evelyn before Evelyn notices Pepys."

From Chapter II, Pepys and Evelyn


Wednesday, August 6, 2014

Daily Dose





From The Diary of Samuel Pepys, Volume VI, 1665, edited by Robert Latham and William Matthews


VEXED

"... I home by water, where by appointment I met Dr. Twisden, Mr. Povy, Mr Lawson, and Stockdale about settling their business of money; but such confusion I never met with, nor coulf anything be agreed on, but parted company like a company of fools -- I vexed to lose so much time and pains to no purpose."

From August 7

Friday, July 11, 2014

Daily Dose

From The Diary of Samuel Pepys, Volume X, Companion, edited by Robert Latham and William Matthews

HE HAD

"He had heard of Montaigne (probably in Florio's translation) and meant to read him."

From the note, "Pepys as reader."