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 √ Century of ExperienceEvidenceName of Reader / Listener / Reading GroupAuthor of TextTitle of TextForm of Text
 
1600-1699'...which makes me remember my father Osborne's rule for a gentleman, to spare in all things rather than in that.'Samuel Pepys Francis OsborneAdvice to a sonPrint: Book
1600-1699'Up and spent the morning till the Barber came in reading in my chamber part of Osborne's "Advice to his Son" (which I shall not ever enough admire for sense and language...Samuel Pepys Francis OsborneAdvice to his sonPrint: Book
1600-1699'So home and read to my wife a Fable or two in Ogleby's "Aesop"; and so to supper and then to prayers and to bed'Samuel Pepys AesopAesop's FablesPrint: Book
1600-1699'After dinner I down to Woolwich with a galley, and then to Deptford and so home, all the way reading Sir J Suck[l]ings "Aglaura", which methinks is but a mean play - not...Samuel Pepys Sir John SucklingsAglauraPrint: Book
1600-1699'So home to supper, and then to read a little in Moore's "Antidote against Atheisme", a pretty book; and so to bed.'Samuel Pepys Henry MoreAn antidote against atheism, or, An appeal to the ...Print: Book
1600-1699'how[ever], I fell to read a little in Hakewill's "apology", and did satisfy myself mighty fair in the truth of the saying that the world doth not grow old at all, but is...Samuel Pepys Dr George HakewillAn apologie or declaration of the power and provid...Print: Book
1600-1699'Home and fell a-reading of the tryalls of the late men that were hanged for the King's death; and found good satisfaccion in reading thereof.'Samuel Pepys [unknown]An exact and most impartial accompt of the ... tri...Print: Book, Pamphlet
1600-1699'Home by Coach and read late in the last night's book of the Tryalls...'Samuel Pepys [unknown]An exact and most impartial accompt of the ... tri...Print: Book, Pamphlet
1600-1699'Thence by coach, and falling by the way at my bookseller's for a book, writ about twenty years ago in prophecy of this year coming on, 1666, explaining it to be the mark...Samuel Pepys Francis PotterAn interpretation of the number 666Print: Book
1600-1699'and so home, and there begun to read Potters discourse upon 666, which peases me mightily; and then broke off, and to supper and to bed.'Samuel Pepys Francis PotterAn interpretation of the number 666Print: Book
1600-1699'and then home and read an hour, to make an end of Potters discourse of the Number 666, which I like all along, but his close is most excellent; and whether it be right o...Samuel Pepys Francis PotterAn interpretation of the Number 666Print: Book
1600-1699'I am very well pleased this night with reading a poem I brought home with me last night from Westminster hall, of Driden's upon the present war - a very good poem.'Samuel Pepys John DrydenAnnus Mirabilis: the year of wonders, 1666; an his...Print: Unknown
1600-1699'I left them there and walked to Deptford, reading in Wallsinghams "manuall", a very good book.'Samuel Pepys Sir Francis WalsinghamArcana aulica, or, Walsingham's manual of prudenti...Print: Book
1600-1699'Thence home and I spent most of the evening upon Fullers "Church History" and Barcklys "Argenis"; and so after supper to prayers and to bed'Samuel Pepys John BarclayArgenisPrint: Book
1600-1699'and then home to my wife, who is not well with her cold, and sat and read [a] piece of "Grand Cyrus" in English by her'Samuel Pepys Madeleine de ScuderiArtamene, ou Le grand CyrusPrint: Book
1600-1699'Up, and after being trimmed, I alone by water to Erith, all the way with my song-book singing of Mr Laws's long recitative Song in the beginning of his book.'Samuel Pepys Henry LawesAyres and dialoguesPrint: Book
1600-1699'Home, and at night had a chapter read; and I read prayers out of the Common Prayer book, the first time that ever I read prayers in this house. So to bed.'Samuel Pepys [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1600-1699'So after supper and reading of some chapters, I went to bed.'Samuel Pepys [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1600-1699'Here I saw this week's Bill of Mortality, wherein, blessed be God, there is above 1800 decrease, being the first considerable decrease we have had.'Samuel Pepys [n/a]Bill of MortalityPrint: Broadsheet, Handbill, Poster
1600-1699'and there sent for the Weekely Bill and find 8252 dead in all, and of them 6978 of the plague - which is a most dreadfull Number - and shows reason to fear that the plag...Samuel Pepys [n/a]Bill of MortalityPrint: Broadsheet, Handbill, Poster


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