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darwin8u's review
5.0
"but yet, when the rogue is gone, I do not fear but the wench will do well."
The third volume (1663, with 159,000 words) will be remembered by me as the year Sam Pepys really struggled with farts, finance, fidelity, and family. I would say I digress, but no, really. Those were big things for Sam in 1663. Seriously, one of the greatest 10 pages of literature devoted to a man's flatulence and stool MUST be Oct 5 - 13, 1663 in Samuel Pepys diary. I might have only given 1663/Vol 4 four stars, but Sam EARNED that last star. Pushed it right out. Also, there was a pretty good go Sam had with Mrs. Lane on July 18: "By and by Mrs. Lane comes; and my bands not being done, she and I parted and met at the Crowne in the palace-yard, where we eat (a chicken I sent for) and drank and were mighty merry, and I had my full liberty of tossing her and doing what I would but the last thing of all; for I felt as much as I would and made her feel my thing also, and put the end of it to her breast and by and by to her very belly -- of which I am heartily ashamed. But I do resolve never to do more so." Nobody believes you Sam, you dog.
I'll write more tomorrow. It is late and I'm obviously, not focusing on matters of state or the Navy in 1663.
Here are my other Pepys diary reviews:
Vol 1: 1660, 117,000 words
Vol 2: 1661, 84,000 words
Vol 3: 1662, 105,000 words
Vol 5: 1664, 132,000 words
Vol 6: 1665, 121,000 words
Vol 7: 1666, 151,000 words
Vol 8: 1667, 201,000 words
Vol 9: 1668, 128,000 words; 1669, 52,500 words
The third volume (1663, with 159,000 words) will be remembered by me as the year Sam Pepys really struggled with farts, finance, fidelity, and family. I would say I digress, but no, really. Those were big things for Sam in 1663. Seriously, one of the greatest 10 pages of literature devoted to a man's flatulence and stool MUST be Oct 5 - 13, 1663 in Samuel Pepys diary. I might have only given 1663/Vol 4 four stars, but Sam EARNED that last star. Pushed it right out. Also, there was a pretty good go Sam had with Mrs. Lane on July 18: "By and by Mrs. Lane comes; and my bands not being done, she and I parted and met at the Crowne in the palace-yard, where we eat (a chicken I sent for) and drank and were mighty merry, and I had my full liberty of tossing her and doing what I would but the last thing of all; for I felt as much as I would and made her feel my thing also, and put the end of it to her breast and by and by to her very belly -- of which I am heartily ashamed. But I do resolve never to do more so." Nobody believes you Sam, you dog.
I'll write more tomorrow. It is late and I'm obviously, not focusing on matters of state or the Navy in 1663.
Here are my other Pepys diary reviews:
Vol 1: 1660, 117,000 words
Vol 2: 1661, 84,000 words
Vol 3: 1662, 105,000 words
Vol 5: 1664, 132,000 words
Vol 6: 1665, 121,000 words
Vol 7: 1666, 151,000 words
Vol 8: 1667, 201,000 words
Vol 9: 1668, 128,000 words; 1669, 52,500 words
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