“My wife, coming up suddenly, did find me embracing the girl... I was at a wonderful loss upon it, and the girl also.”

— Samuel Pepys

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About Samuel Pepys

Author • English

Samuel Pepys was an English naval administrator and Member of Parliament, now most famous for the detailed private diary he kept for a decade. His diary provides a fascinating combination of personal revelation and...

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