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 √ Century of ExperienceEvidenceName of Reader / Listener / Reading GroupAuthor of TextTitle of TextForm of Text
 
1600-1699'and to dinner and then to read and talk, my wife and I alone'Samuel Pepys [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'And with great joy I do find, looking over my Memorandum-books, which are now of great use to me and do fully reward me for all my care in keeping them, that I am not li...Samuel Pepys Samuel PepysMemorandums and Conclusions of the Navy BoardManuscript: Unknown
1600-1699'At home I fell a-reading of Fullers "Church History" till it was late, and so to bed.'Samuel Pepys Thomas FullerThe church-history of BritainPrint: Book
1600-1699'At my office all the morning, reading Mr Holland's discourse of the Navy, lent me by Mr Turner; and am much pleased with them, they hitting the very diseases of the Navy...Samuel Pepys John Holland[discourse on Naval administration]Print: Book
1600-1699'At night fell to read in Hookers "Ecclesiastical policy" which Mr Moore did give me last Wednesday, very handsomely bound; and which I shall read with great pains and lo...Samuel Pepys Richard HookerOf the lawes of ecclesiastical politiePrint: Book
1600-1699'At night fell to reading in the "Church History" of Fullers, and perticularly Cranmers letter to Queen Elizabeth, which pleases me mightly for his zeal, obedience and bo...Samuel Pepys Thomas FullerChurch-HistoryPrint: Book
1600-1699'At night home and supped; and after reading a little in Cowley's poems, my head being disturbed overmuch with business today, I to bed.'Samuel Pepys Abraham Cowley[poems]Print: Book
1600-1699'at night home to look over my new books, and so late to bed.'Samuel Pepys [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'At night home to supper, weary and my eyes sore with writing and reading - and to bed.'Samuel Pepys [unknown][unknown]Unknown
1600-1699'At night made an end of the discourse I read this morning, and so home to supper and to bed.'Samuel Pepys Angelo CorraroRome exactly described... in two curious discourse...Print: Book
1600-1699'At night Mr Moore came and sat with me, and there I took a book and he did instruct me in many law=notions, in which I took great pleasure.'Samuel Pepys [unknown][law book?]Print: Book
1600-1699'At night to my chamber to read and sing; and so to supper and to bed.'Samuel Pepys [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'At night to read, being weary with this day's great work.'Samuel Pepys [unknown][unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'At noon my brother John came to me, and I corrected as well as I could his Greek speech against the Apposition, though I believe he himself was as well able to do it as ...Samuel Pepys John Pepys[speech]Manuscript: Sheet
1600-1699'At noon my brother John came to me, and I corrected as well as I could his Greek speech against the Apposition, though I believe he himself was as well able to do it as ...Samuel Pepys [unknown]Pontificale romanum Clementis VIII, part 2Print: Book
1600-1699'At noon my physic having done working, I went down to dinner. And then he [Mr Creede] and I up again and spent the most of the afternoon reading in Cicero and other book...Samuel Pepys Cicero[unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'At the Coffee-house in Exchange=alley I bought a little book, "Counsell to Builders", written by Sir Balth. Gerbier; it is dedicated almost to all the men of any great c...Samuel Pepys Sir Balth. GerbierCounsel and advise to all builders; for the choice...Print: Book
1600-1699'at the office all the afternoon, and at night home to read in "Mare Clausum" till bedtime'Samuel Pepys John SeldenMare ClausumPrint: Book
1600-1699'Back I went by Mr Downing's order, and stayed there till 12 a-clock in expectation of one to come to read some writings; but he came not, so I stayed all alone reading t...Samuel Pepys [unknown][unknown]Manuscript: Sheet
1600-1699'Before I went to bed, I sat up till 2 a-clock in my chamber, reading of Mr Hooke's "Microscopicall Observacions", the most ingenious book that I ever read in my life.'Samuel Pepys Robert HookeMicrographia [?]Print: Book


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