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 √ Century of ExperienceEvidenceName of Reader / Listener / Reading GroupAuthor of TextTitle of TextForm of Text
 
1600-1699'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 mo...Samuel Pepys Robert BoyleHydrostatical ParadoxesPrint: Book
1600-1699'and then to my chamber to read, and so to bed'Samuel Pepys [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'and so to my chamber and read the history of 88 in Speede, in order to my seeing the play thereof acted tomorrow at the King's House.'Samuel Pepys John SpeedThe history of Great BritainePrint: Book
1600-1699'and so home and to my chamber to read; and then to supper and to bed.'Samuel Pepys [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'and I home to supper and to read a little and then to bed.'Samuel Pepys [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'and so home, and after some little reading in my chamber, to supper and to bed.'Samuel Pepys [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'and then home and to my chamber to read'Samuel Pepys [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'and so walked to Barne Elmes, whither I sent Russell, reading of Mr Boyles "Hydrostatickes", which are of infinite delight.'Samuel Pepys Robert BoyleHydrostatical ParadoxesPrint: Book
1600-1699'and so parted at the New Exchange, where I stayed reading Mrs Phillips's poems till my wife and Mercer called me to Mrs Pierce's by invitation to dinner'Samuel Pepys Katherine PhillipsPoemsPrint: Book
1600-1699'Only, here I met with a fourth "Advice to the painter", upon the coming in of the Dutch to the River and end of the war, that made my heart ake to read, it being too sha...Samuel Pepys Andrew MarvellDirections to a painter for describing our naval b...Print: Book
1600-1699'Here I also saw a printed account of the examinations taking touching the burning of the City of London, showing the plots of the papists therein; which it seems hath be...Samuel Pepys [unknown]London's Flames, or The discovery of such evidence...Print: Book
1600-1699'and here I read the Qu's to Knepp while she answered me, through all her part of "Flora's Figarys", which was acted today' [She = Nell Gwyn]Samuel Pepys Richard RhodesFlora's VagariesPrint: Book
1600-1699'and then to my chamber to read the true story in Speed of the Black Prince; and so to bed.'Samuel Pepys John SpeedThe history of Great BritainePrint: Book
1600-1699'and so away back home again, reading all the way the book of the Collection of Oaths in the several offices in this nation, which is worth a man's reading' Samuel Pepys Richard GarnetThe book of oaths ... very useful for all persons ...Print: Book
1600-1699'all morning at the office finishing my letter to Sir Rob Brookes, which I did with great content; and yet at noon, when I came home to dinner, I read it over again after...Samuel Pepys Samuel Pepys[letter to Sir Robert Brookes]Manuscript: Letter
1600-1699'After dinner by coach as far as the Temple and there saw a new book in Folio of all that suffered for the King in the late times - which I will buy; it seems well writ.'Samuel Pepys David LloydMemories of the lives ... of those noble ... perso...Manuscript: Unknown
1600-1699'Then home to read, sup and to bed.'Samuel Pepys [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'It is one of the most extraordinary accidents in my life, and gives ground to think of Don Quixot's adventures how people may be surprized'Samuel Pepys Miguel de CervantesDon QuixotePrint: Book
1600-1699'he and I all the afternoon to read over our office letters, to see what matter can be got for our advantage or disadvantage therein'Samuel Pepys [n/a][office letters]Manuscript: Letter
1600-1699'I read to her out of the "History of Algiers", which is mighty pretty reading'Samuel Pepys John Davies [transl]The history of Algiers and its slaveryPrint: Book


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