Pepys

[ peeps, peps, pee-pis, pep-is ]

/ pips, pɛps, ˈpi pɪs, ˈpɛp ɪs /

noun

Samuel,1633–1703, English diarist and naval official.

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Pepys·i·an

[peep-see-uh n, pep-] /ˈpip si ən, ˈpɛp-/, adjective

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Pepys's Diary formed almost inexhaustible food for my fancy.

Life and Letters of Lord Macaulay |George Otto Trevelyan
The private Whitehall theatre was open to the public on payment, and Pepys was frequently there.

Shakespeare and the Modern Stage |Sir Sidney Lee
The public generally, and Pepys especially, were unusually delighted with this well-constructed comedy.

Their Majesties' Servants (Volume 1 of 3) |John Doran
As it is, Pepys heads the list, and we do not pretend to claim that the house is exactly as it was when he lived in it.

Our House |Elizabeth Robins Pennell

The names of the artists whose works won Mr. Pepys's applause have not come down to us.

A Book of the Play |Dutton Cook

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Pepys

/ (piːps) /

noun

Samuel. 1633–1703, English diarist and naval administrator. His diary, which covers the period 1660–69, is a vivid account of London life through such disasters as the Great Plague, the Fire of London, and the intrusion of the Dutch fleet up the Thames

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