Pepys
[pepis]
Definition
(noun.) English diarist whose diary contained detailed descriptions of 17th century disasters in England (1633-1703).
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Examples
- Shortly after, the President of the Royal Society, Mr. Samue Pepys, was desired to license Mr. Newto's book. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- It would appear, too, that they were fairly well paid for their labor, as Pepys, in his Diary, refers to a present made him of a pair of flagons which cost ￡100. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
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