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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

Did not like that Clergy should meddle with matters of state

Did put evil thoughts in me, but proceeded no further

Dined with my wife on pease porridge and nothing else

Dined upon six of my pigeons, which my wife has resolved to kill

Dined at home alone, a good calves head boiled and dumplings

Dinner, an ill and little mean one, with foul cloth and dishes

Discontented at the pride and luxury of the Court

Discontented that my wife do not go neater now she has two maids

Discourse of Mr. Evelyn touching all manner of learning

Discoursed much against a man's lying with his wife in Lent

Discoursing upon the sad condition of the times

Disease making us more cruel to one another than if we are doggs

Disorder in the pit by its raining in, from the cupola

Disquiet all night, telling of the clock till it was daylight

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