Quotes and Images From the Diary of Samuel Pepys

Part 1

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QUOTES AND IMAGES FROM THE DIARY OF PEPYS

THE DIARY OF SAMUEL PEPYS

By Samuel Pepys

20s. in money, and what wine she needed, for the burying him

A good handsome wench I kissed, the first that I have seen

A fair salute on horseback, in Rochester streets, of the lady

A most conceited fellow and not over much in him

A conceited man, but of no Logique in his head at all

A pretty man, I would be content to break a commandment with him

A lady spit backward upon me by a mistake

A play not very good, though commended much

A cat will be a cat still

A book the Bishops will not let be printed again

A most tedious, unreasonable, and impertinent sermon

About two o'clock, too late and too soon to go home to bed

Academy was dissolved by order of the Pope

Act of Council passed, to put out all Papists in office

Advantage a man of the law hath over all other people

Afeard of being louzy

After taking leave of my wife, which we could hardly do kindly

After awhile I caressed her and parted seeming friends

After many protestings by degrees I did arrive at what I would

After oysters, at first course, a hash of rabbits, a lamb

After a harsh word or two my wife and I good friends

All ended in love

All made much worse in their report among people than they are

All the fleas came to him and not to me

Part 2

All divided that were bred so long at school together

All may see how slippery places all courtiers stand in

All things to be managed with faction

All the towne almost going out of towne (Plague panic)

Ambassador--that he is an honest man sent to lie abroad

Among many lazy people that the diligent man becomes necessary

An exceeding pretty lass, and right for the sport

An offer of L500 for a Baronet's dignity

And for his beef, says he, "Look how fat it is"

And if ever I fall on it again, I deserve to be undone

And a deal of do of which I am weary

And they did lay pigeons to his feet

And there, did what I would with her

And so to sleep till the morning, but was bit cruelly

And so to bed and there entertained her with great content

And feeling for a chamber-pott, there was none

And with the great men in curing of their claps

And so by coach, though hard to get it, being rainy, home

Angry, and so continued till bed, and did not sleep friends

Aptness I have to be troubled at any thing that crosses me

Archbishop is a wencher, and known to be so

As much his friend as his interest will let him

As very a gossip speaking of her neighbours as any body

As all other women, cry, and yet talk of other things

As he called it, the King's seventeenth whore abroad

As all things else did not come up to my expectations

Asleep, while the wench sat mending my breeches by my bedside

At least 12 or 14,000 people in the street (to see the hanging)

Part 3

At a loss whether it will be better for me to have him die

Badge of slavery upon the whole people (taxes)

Baker's house in Pudding Lane, where the late great fire begun

Baseness and looseness of the Court

Bath at the top of his house

Beare-garden

Because I would not be over sure of any thing

Before I sent my boy out with them, I beat him for a lie

Begun to smell, and so I caused it to be set forth (corpse)

Being there, and seeming to do something, while we do not

Being cleansed of lice this day by my wife

Being very poor and mean as to the bearing with trouble

Being taken with a Psalmbook or Testament

Below what people think these great people say and do

Best fence against the Parliament's present fury is delay

Better now than never

Bewailing the vanity and disorders of the age

Bite at the stone, and not at the hand that flings it

Bleeding behind by leeches will cure him

Bold to deliver what he thinks on every occasion

Book itself, and both it and them not worth a turd

Bookseller's, and there looked for Montaigne's Essays

Bottle of strong water; whereof now and then a sip did me good

Bought for the love of the binding three books

Bought Montaigne's Essays, in English

Bowling-ally (where lords and ladies are now at bowles)

Boy up to-night for his sister to teach him to put me to bed

Bring me a periwig, but it was full of nits

Part 4

Bringing over one discontented man, you raise up three

Bristol milk (the sherry) in the vaults

Broken sort of people, that have not much to lose

Burned it, that it might not be among my books to my shame

Business of abusing the Puritans begins to grow stale

But a woful rude rabble there was, and such noises

But so fearful I am of discontenting my wife

But I think I am not bound to discover myself

But we were friends again as we are always

But this the world believes, and so let them

But if she will ruin herself, I cannot help it

But my wife vexed, which vexed me

Buy some roll-tobacco to smell to and chaw

Buying up of goods in case there should be war

Buying his place of my Lord Barkely

By his many words and no understanding, confound himself

By chewing of tobacco is become very fat and sallow

By and by met at her chamber, and there did what I would

By her wedding-ring, I suppose he hath married her at last

Called at a little ale-house, and had an eele pye

Came to bed to me, but all would not make me friends

Cannot bring myself to mind my business

Cannot be clean to go so many bodies together in the same water

Cast stones with his horne crooke

Castlemayne is sicke again, people think, slipping her filly

Catched cold yesterday by putting off my stockings

Catholiques are everywhere and bold

Cavaliers have now the upper hand clear of the Presbyterians

Part 5

Charles Barkeley's greatness is only his being pimp to the King

Chocolate was introduced into England about the year 1652

Church, where a most insipid young coxcomb preached

City to be burned, and the Papists to cut our throats

Clap of the pox which he got about twelve years ago

Clean myself with warm water; my wife will have me

Comb my head clean, which I found so foul with powdering

Come to see them in bed together, on their wedding-night

Come to us out of bed in his furred mittens and furred cap

Comely black woman.--[The old expression for a brunette.]

Coming to lay out a great deal of money in clothes for my wife

Commons, where there is nothing done but by passion, and faction

Compliment from my aunt, which I take kindly as it is unusual

Confidence, and vanity, and disparages everything

Confusion of years in the case of the months of January (etc.)

Consult my pillow upon that and every great thing of my life

Content as to be at our own home, after being abroad awhile

Contracted for her as if he had been buying a horse

Convenience of periwiggs is so great

Could not saw above 4 inches of the stone in a day

Counterfeit mirthe and pleasure with them, but had but little

Court is in a way to ruin all for their pleasures

Court attendance infinite tedious

Craft and cunning concerning the buying and choosing of horses

Credit of this office hath received by this rogue's occasion

Cruel custom of throwing at cocks on Shrove Tuesday

Cure of the King's evil, which he do deny altogether

Dare not oppose it alone for making an enemy and do no good

Part 6

Declared he will never have another public mistress again

Delight to see these poor fools decoyed into our condition

Deliver her from the hereditary curse of child-bearing

Desk fastened to one of the armes of his chayre

Did dig another, and put our wine in it; and I my Parmazan cheese

Did extremely beat him, and though it did trouble me to do it

Did so watch to see my wife put on drawers, which (she did)

Did take me up very prettily in one or two things that I said

Did much insist upon the sin of adultery

Did go to Shoe Lane to see a cocke-fighting at a new pit there

Did find none of them within, which I was glad of

Did tumble them all the afternoon as I pleased

Did trouble me very much to be at charge to no purpose

Did see the knaveries and tricks of jockeys

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