'I now became anxious to read all that came in any way, and like most juveniles, felt a deep interest in the reading of "Robinson Crusoe", Philip Quarll, Boyle's Travels, and other such books as our school library contained.'
Century: 1800-1849 Reader/Listener/Group: Christopher Thomson Print: Book
'After dinner by water, the day being mighty pleasant and the tide serving finely - I up (reading in Boyles book of Colours) as high as Barne Elmes'
Century: 1600-1699 Reader/Listener/Group: Samuel Pepys Print: Book
'and so home, and there to write down my Journall, and so to supper and to read and so to bed - mightily pleased with my reading Boyles book of Colours today; only, troubled that some part of it, endeed the greatest part, I am not able to understand for want of study.'
Century: 1600-1699 Reader/Listener/Group: Samuel Pepys Print: Book
'I to boat again and to my book; and having done that, I took another book, Mr Boyles of Colours, and there read where I left [28 April?], finding many fine things worthy [of] observation.'
Century: 1600-1699 Reader/Listener/Group: Samuel Pepys Print: Book
'Being weary and almost blind with writing and reading so much today, I took boat at the Old Swan, and there up the River all alone, as high as Puttny almost; and then back again, all the way reading and finishing Mr Boyle's book of Colours, which is so Chymicall that I can understand but little of it, but understand enough to see that he is a most excellent man.'
Century: 1600-1699 Reader/Listener/Group: Samuel Pepys Print: Book
'But I fell to read a book (Boyle's "Hydrostatickes") aloud in my chamber and let her talk till she was tired, and vexed that I would not hear her'
Century: 1600-1699 Reader/Listener/Group: Samuel Pepys Print: Book
'So I homeward, as long as it was light reading Mr Boyles book of "Hydrostatickes", which is a most excellent book as ever I read; and I will take much pains to understand him through if I can, the doctrine being very useful.'
Century: 1600-1699 Reader/Listener/Group: Samuel Pepys Print: Book
'and so with very much pleasure down to Gravesend, all the way with extraordinary content reading of Boyl's "Hydrostatickes", which the more I read and understand, the more I admire as a most excellent piece of philosophy.'
Century: 1600-1699 Reader/Listener/Group: Samuel Pepys Print: Book
'and so walked to Barne Elmes, whither I sent Russell, reading of Mr Boyles "Hydrostatickes", which are of infinite delight.'
Century: 1600-1699 Reader/Listener/Group: Samuel Pepys Print: Book
'and then my wife and I to my chamber, where through the badness of my eyes she was forced to read to me, which she doth very well; and was Mr Boyle's discourse upon the Style of the Scripture, which is a very fine piece.'
Century: 1600-1699 Reader/Listener/Group: Elizabeth Pepys Print: Book
'and then home and my wife read to me as last night, and so to bed'
Century: 1600-1699 Reader/Listener/Group: Elizabeth Pepys Print: Book
'and there hired my wife to make an end of Boyles book of Forms tonight and tomorrow'
Century: 1600-1699 Reader/Listener/Group: Elizabeth Pepys Print: Book
'and I spent all afternoon with my wife and W. Battelier talking and then making them read, and perticularly made an end of Mr Boyl's book of Formes, which I am glad to have over; and then fell to read a French discourse which he hath brought over with him for me, to invite the people of France to apply themselfs to Navigacion; which it doth do very well, and is certainly their interest, and what will undo us in a few years if the King of France goes on to fit up his Navy and encrease it and his trade, as he hath begun.'
Century: 1600-1699 Reader/Listener/Group: Elizabeth Pepys Print: Book
'and I spent all afternoon with my wife and W. Battelier talking and then making them read, and perticularly made an end of Mr Boyl's book of Formes, which I am glad to have over; and then fell to read a French discourse which he hath brought over with him for me, to invite the people of France to apply themselfs to Navigacion; which it doth do very well, and is certainly their interest, and what will undo us in a few years if the King of France goes on to fit up his Navy and encrease it and his trade, as he hath begun.'
Century: 1600-1699 Reader/Listener/Group: William Battelier Print: Book
