"…I to Paul's churchyard to treat with a bookbinder to come and gild the backs of all my books to make them handsome, to stand up in my new presses when they come."
Samuel Pepys, 13 August 1666
The Shorter Pepys, edited R. Latham.
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Showing posts with label Samuel Pepys. Show all posts
Tuesday, 1 July 2014
Thursday, 19 June 2014
A Library portrait
"I sat for my picture to Mr Kneller, for Mr Pepys late Secretary of the Admiralty, holding my Sylva in my right hand: It was upon his long and earnest request; & is placed in his Library: nor did Kneller ever paint better & more masterly work:"
Diary John Evelyn, edited E. S. de Beer
Diary John Evelyn, edited E. S. de Beer
Thursday, 19 December 2013
The diary maketh the man (according to Mr Pooter)
"December 18. Another thing which is disappointing to me is, that Carrie and Lupin take no interest whatever in my diary.
I broached the subject at the breakfast-table today. I said: 'I was in hopes that, if anything ever happened to me, the diary would be an endless source of pleasure to you both; to say nothing of the chance of remuneration which may accrue from its being published.'
Both Carrie and Lupin burst out laughing. Carrie was sorry for this, I could see, for she said: 'I did not mean to be rude, dear Charlie; but truly I do not think your diary would sufficiently interest the public to be taken up by a publisher.'
I replied: 'I am sure it would prove quite as interesting as some of the ridiculous reminiscences which have been published lately. Besides, it's the diary that makes the man. Where would Evelyn and Pepys have been if it had not been for their diaries?"
The Diary of a Nobody George & Weedon Grossmith
I broached the subject at the breakfast-table today. I said: 'I was in hopes that, if anything ever happened to me, the diary would be an endless source of pleasure to you both; to say nothing of the chance of remuneration which may accrue from its being published.'
Both Carrie and Lupin burst out laughing. Carrie was sorry for this, I could see, for she said: 'I did not mean to be rude, dear Charlie; but truly I do not think your diary would sufficiently interest the public to be taken up by a publisher.'
I replied: 'I am sure it would prove quite as interesting as some of the ridiculous reminiscences which have been published lately. Besides, it's the diary that makes the man. Where would Evelyn and Pepys have been if it had not been for their diaries?"
The Diary of a Nobody George & Weedon Grossmith
Monday, 24 December 2012
The night before Christmas 1666
24th December 1666
"...I did this evening buy me a pair of green spectacles, to see whether they will help my eyes or no. So to the Change, and went to the Upper Change, which is almost as good as the old one; only shops are but on one side. Then home to the office and did business till my eyes begun to be bad; and so home to supper (my people being busy making mince pies) and so to bed....
25. Christmas Day. Lay pretty long in bed. And then rise, leaving my wife desirous to sleep, having sat up till 4 this morning seeing her maids make mince pies. ..."
The Diary of Samuel Pepys ed. Robert Latham
"...I did this evening buy me a pair of green spectacles, to see whether they will help my eyes or no. So to the Change, and went to the Upper Change, which is almost as good as the old one; only shops are but on one side. Then home to the office and did business till my eyes begun to be bad; and so home to supper (my people being busy making mince pies) and so to bed....
25. Christmas Day. Lay pretty long in bed. And then rise, leaving my wife desirous to sleep, having sat up till 4 this morning seeing her maids make mince pies. ..."
The Diary of Samuel Pepys ed. Robert Latham
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