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Samuel Pepys

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Quotes by Samuel Pepys

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I to church, and with my mourning, very handsome, and new periwigg, make a great shew.
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But I do not see much thorough joy, but only an indifferent one, in the hearts of people, who are much discontented at the pride and luxury of the Court, and running in debt.
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Lord of Sandwich came in, but whether it be my doubt or no I cannot tell, but I do not find that he made any sign of kindnesse or respect to me, which troubles me more than any thing in the world.
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I do find myself to become more and more thoughtful about getting of money than ever heretofore.
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I find it a hard matter to settle to business after so much leisure and pleasure.
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I do find by my riding a little swelling to rise just by my anus. I had the same the last time I rode, and then it fell again, and now it is up again about the bigness of the bag of a silkworm, makes me fearful of a rupture.
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This day I have the news that my sister was married on Thursday last to Mr. Jackson; so that work is, I hope, well over.
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All our physicians cannot tell what an ague is, and all our arithmetique is not able to number the days of a man;” which, God knows, is not the fault of arithmetique, but that our understandings reach not the thing.
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And here je did baiser elle, but had not opportunity para hazer some with her as I would have offered if je had had it.
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I went home and took my wife and went to my Cosen Tho. Pepys’s and found them just sat down to dinner, which was very good; only the venison pasty was palpable beef, which was not handsome.
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