Quotes and Images From The Diary of Samuel PepysPepys, Samuel
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Quotes and Images From The Diary of Samuel Pepys
Pepys, Samuel
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First time that ever I heard the organs
in a cathedral
First their apes, that they may be
afterwards their slaves
First thing of that nature I did ever
give her (L10 ring)
First time I had given her leave to
wear a black patch
Fixed that the year should commence in
January instead of March
Fool's play with which all publick
things are done
For my quiet would not enquire into it
For, for her part, she should not be
buried in the commons
For a land-tax and against a general
excise
For I will not be inward with him that
is open to another
For I will be hanged before I seek to
him, unless I see I need
Force a man to swear against himself
Forced to change gold, 8s. 7d.;
servants and poor, 1s. 6d.
Forgetting many things, which her
master beat her for
Formerly say that the King was a
bastard and his mother a whore
Found my brother John at eight o'clock
in bed, which vexed me
Found him a fool, as he ever was, or
worse
Found him not so ill as I thought that
he had been ill
Found in my head and body about twenty
lice, little and great
Found to be with child, do never stir
out of their beds
Found guilty, and likely will be hanged
(for stealing spoons)
France, which is accounted the best
place for bread
Frequent trouble in things we deserve
best in
Frogs and many insects do often fall
from the sky, ready formed
From some fault in the meat to complain
of my maid's sluttery
Gadding abroad to look after beauties
Galileo's air thermometer, made before
1597
Gamester's life, which I see is very
miserable, and poor
Gave him his morning draft
Generally with corruption, but most
indeed with neglect
Gentlewomen did hold up their heads to
be kissed by the King
Get his lady to trust herself with him
into the tavern
Give the King of France Nova Scotia,
which he do not like
Give her a Lobster and do so touse her
and feel her all over
Give the other notice of the future
state, if there was any
Glad to be at friendship with me,
though we hate one another
Gladder to have just now received it
(than a promise)
God knows that I do not find honesty
enough in my own mind
God forgive me! what thoughts and
wishes I had
God help him, he wants bread.
God forgive me! what a mind I had to
her
God! what an age is this, and what a
world is this
Going with her woman to a hot-house to
bathe herself
Gold holds up its price still
Goldsmiths in supplying the King with
money at dear rates
Good sport of the bull's tossing of the
dogs
Good wine, and anchovies, and pickled
oysters (for breakfast)
Good purpose of fitting ourselves for
another war (A Peace)
Good writers are not admired by the
present
Got her upon my knee (the coach being
full) and played with her
Great thaw it is not for a man to walk
the streets
Great newes of the Swedes declaring for
us against the Dutch
Great deale of tittle tattle discourse
to little purpose
Great many silly stories they tell of
their sport
Greater number of Counsellors is, the
more confused the issue
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