To me the Pharisee parable doesn't quite fit; as W. Pen, not too recently, held it over on Pepy's and made a rough going for him. Povy. To me he fits the parable.
Oranges! How expensive would they be? Could the household help eat some? Would this be a perk of working in the household? I wonder when bananas make an appearance?
Creed is no longer of interest because SP's schemes are all about making money and Creed is of no help in that. Creed's attempted rape is now publicly known so is that the reason he is of no help financially and the reason for the hate? Or, is it because he got caught that Pepys hates him?
I have also come the the conclusion the Pepys' writing plays the straight man to his life.
"sad company to me, nor was I much pleased with it"
Evelyn's entry: Interesting tone versus Pepys'. Both heavily dropping names but Evelyn comes across as rather dull and vain. No praise be to god for being noticed from him! For some reason I feel I can participate in Sam's life whereas Evelyn's continues to feel opaque and generic.
I am aware of some of Evelyn's many gifts. I am also guessing that Evelyn's life would not entail any 'demeurais u peu de temps besandola' as it were. Approving behaviour is not what we seek here.
With you on the that Phil C.! A society on the verge of producing geniuses in all sorts of guises. Were it not for Newton, our Mr Hooke of this night might be better remembered than he is.
Epic work what? Dictates a well thought, multi-optioned,19 page closely writ Pursers paper over a morning and afternoon. Read back by Mr. Gibson and copied fair by SP over the evening. Continue next day, all day. Party hard and an oops must sleep. Mailed following morning. Whatever the merits of the diary he was exactly where he should be as to job and competence. Wonderful!
Au contraire SD Sarah. I believe Tooker took the dictation whilst Sam has been writing the copy fair all these candlelit hours. Tooker yesterday was reading his own writing back to Sam. Perhaps Sam has taken a few kicks since to achieve fair copy?
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Second Reading
About Tuesday 17 April 1666
Gerald Berg • Link
So how content was he?
About Sunday 8 April 1666
Gerald Berg • Link
Pepys displaying his popish inclinations along with conversing with ex-roundheads sympathizers? A civil war within?
About Saturday 7 April 1666
Gerald Berg • Link
Pepys' new schedule or how he lost his eyesight in 10 short years: Party at noon and work on your books at night with a candle.
About Wednesday 4 April 1666
Gerald Berg • Link
To me the Pharisee parable doesn't quite fit; as W. Pen, not too recently, held it over on Pepy's and made a rough going for him. Povy. To me he fits the parable.
About Sunday 25 March 1666
Gerald Berg • Link
Povy strikes again! My admiration remains undiminished.
About Saturday 24 March 1665/66
Gerald Berg • Link
If jealousy is a sort of love, Sam loves well.
About Tuesday 20 March 1665/66
Gerald Berg • Link
Wait till he hears his voice on a recording!
About Monday 19 March 1665/66
Gerald Berg • Link
"he and I walked two or three hours till it was quite darke in his gallery talking of his affairs"
Am I to understand that they walked for 2 or 3 hours in Carteret's gallery? Must be of some size! Is this gallery of use for pictures or...?
About Saturday 17 March 1665/66
Gerald Berg • Link
"so home having a great cold, and so my wife and Mrs. Barbary have very great ones, we are at a loss how we all come by it together"
A viral joke!
About Wednesday 14 March 1665/66
Gerald Berg • Link
'wanton turns' What do you think he means? Finding new solicitations?
Hooke definitely resented the weight.
About Tuesday 6 March 1665/66
Gerald Berg • Link
Oranges! How expensive would they be? Could the household help eat some? Would this be a perk of working in the household? I wonder when bananas make an appearance?
About Sunday 25 February 1665/66
Gerald Berg • Link
Not impressed with the foulmouthed Archbishop:
"and the foulest worde that can be spoke of a woman almost"
So much for casting the first stone and all that entails.
About Sunday 18 February 1665/66
Gerald Berg • Link
Entry is well worth parsing.
Creed is no longer of interest because SP's schemes are all about making money and Creed is of no help in that. Creed's attempted rape is now publicly known so is that the reason he is of no help financially and the reason for the hate? Or, is it because he got caught that Pepys hates him?
I have also come the the conclusion the Pepys' writing plays the straight man to his life.
"sad company to me, nor was I much pleased with it"
About Monday 12 February 1665/66
Gerald Berg • Link
And I recall Elias Canetti's:
Peter Kien, an internationally respected scholar of Chinese studies who maintains a personal library of 25,000 volumes.
No windows only skylights provides less distraction.
About Monday 29 January 1665/66
Gerald Berg • Link
Evelyn's entry: Interesting tone versus Pepys'. Both heavily dropping names but Evelyn comes across as rather dull and vain. No praise be to god for being noticed from him! For some reason I feel I can participate in Sam's life whereas Evelyn's continues to feel opaque and generic.
I am aware of some of Evelyn's many gifts. I am also guessing that Evelyn's life would not entail any 'demeurais u peu de temps besandola' as it were. Approving behaviour is not what we seek here.
So Sam, continue on you cad!
About Friday 26 January 1665/66
Gerald Berg • Link
Awful lot of name dropping these last few days!
About Thursday 11 January 1665/66
Gerald Berg • Link
With you on the that Phil C.! A society on the verge of producing geniuses in all sorts of guises. Were it not for Newton, our Mr Hooke of this night might be better remembered than he is.
About Wednesday 3 January 1665/66
Gerald Berg • Link
Epic work what? Dictates a well thought, multi-optioned,19 page closely writ Pursers paper over a morning and afternoon. Read back by Mr. Gibson and copied fair by SP over the evening. Continue next day, all day. Party hard and an oops must sleep. Mailed following morning. Whatever the merits of the diary he was exactly where he should be as to job and competence. Wonderful!
About Tuesday 2 January 1665/66
Gerald Berg • Link
Au contraire SD Sarah. I believe Tooker took the dictation whilst Sam has been writing the copy fair all these candlelit hours. Tooker yesterday was reading his own writing back to Sam. Perhaps Sam has taken a few kicks since to achieve fair copy?
Aye, aye, eyes, Sam!
About Monday 1 January 1665/66
Gerald Berg • Link
So Pepys dictates all day then writes it fair all evening. Just tallying eye damaging habits...