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Third Reading

About Saturday 12 May 1660

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I too am a bit confused as to how Sam loses sight of both coasts at the same time, not apparently by weather but by movement. One would think that Calais would grow clearer in sight as Dover faded in the distance. Also a question on cards. What games did they play?
Probably been answered before, but if so I missed it.

About Saturday 21 April 1660

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Ah yes, JB. The Oyster Bar. It feels as old as the ships in this diary. Nothing like it.

About Saturday 14 April 1660

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Yes. Wonder about Joan too. And I wonder if Patrick O'Brian drew inspiration from Pepy's diary. Fascinating that poor Lord Lambert spent the rest of his life in prison when so many others were pardoned either formally or informally.

About Friday 6 April 1660

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SDS - thanks and yes it was certainly you who I was crediting with great expertise (as well as insightful posts).
As to the Patrick O'Brian books, the playing of the violins is certainly evocative.

About Friday 6 April 1660

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SDH - given your great expertise, do you have any insight re: LKvM's question? Puzzled me as well.

About Wednesday 4 April 1660

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ETB - interesting interpretation. That makes sense. Question I have is for which position was Sandwich looking to be chosen? ("At night, my Lord resolved to send the Captain of our ship to Waymouth and promote his being chosen there, which he did put himself into a readiness to do the next morning.") I must have missed it somewhere along the line?

About Saturday 10 March 1659/60

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Ensign Tom:

Thanks very much for clearing this up. Appreciate it and look forward to more of your comments.

About Saturday 10 March 1659/60

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Question as to Creed's proposal for two secretaries. Was Pepys opposed to this? I take it that is the reason he went to Montagu, but not entirely clear.

About Sunday 4 March 1659/60

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Sam often comments on the quality of the sermon. I have not gone ahead (or gone back) to his reviews of other sermons, but I get the sense that as time goes by, he offers more unfavorable reviews (a "lazy sermon" or a "dull sermon.")
Wonder if his appreciation for sermons changed or if there were simply worse sermons, or perhaps he felt obliged to record his more negative impressions. Or perhaps my impression is not accurate.
It would be fun to have a tally of good vs. mediocre vs poor sermons attended to by Sam.

About John Pepys (b, brother)

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Aqua, thanks for the insights. Times change with respect to luck and opportunity. Or perhaps not so much.

Second Reading

About Monday 31 May 1669

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I second Matt's comments. Phil, thanks so much for taking this on. I only caught parts of the first two read throughs and looking forward to attempting a full read through on this pass. Just because some of us lurk more than we comment doesn't mean we don't enjoy it!
Wishing you all a happy New Year.

About Monday 31 May 1669

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Timo - great post. Knepp would have my vote as well for a night out on the town. Anyway, after a few years of Sam being the first event when I reach my desk, I keep hitting the link now just out of habit and the forlorn hope that Sam will resume writing. Desire trumping reality I guess.

Thanks again to all who made this such a rewarding experience.

About Saturday 29 May 1669

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Phil,
Joining with a most sincere thank you for all your hard work on this. Really has made a wonderful difference to my morning routine. The linked notes were so valuable and of course the posts. I'll miss Sam, all the links and the posts.
All the best,

About Thursday 13 May 1669

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Not surprising, but perhaps worth noting that Sam doesn't invite his younger brother to dinner with such company, even though he is apparently staying with Sam.

About Sunday 25 April 1669

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"So to church, where a stranger made a dull sermon, but I mightily pleased to looks upon" [well you know what he looked upon, if not whom] But seeing once again that the sermon was "dull," I did a word search on this incredible website to see how many times Sam referred to a "dull sermon." The answer surprised me - only 37. I am sure that Sam used other adjectives to describe less than satisfactory sermons, but even so, I had thought that he found at least half of the sermons "dull."

About Saturday 24 April 1669

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Forgot all about this mask wearing custom. Does this mean that each time Sam and or Bess attended a show, they brought and wore a mask? That hardly makes sense as Sam notes the looks of the ladies attending the play.

About Sunday 18 April 1669

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Anyone know what the Prince of Tuscany is up to and why he chooses to remain in cognito?