W ha t is a p ers o na l tr a it o f The D ia ry o f S am uel P epys ? Pepys ' fa m ous d ia ry is m ark e d b y a c e rta in fr a nk e arth in e ss, e sp ecia lly in r e la tio n to s e ...

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W ha t is a p ers o na l tr a it o f
The D ia ry o f S am uel P epys
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Pepys ' fa m ous d ia ry is m ark e d b y a c e rta in fr a nk e arth in e ss,
e sp ecia lly in r e la tio n to s e x.P epys li v e d th ro ug h a n a sto nis hin g ly e ve ntfu l p erio d in E ng li s h h is to ry , a tim e o f p la gue ,
re belli o n, r e sto ra tio n, a nd r e vo lu tio n. B ut w ha t's in te re stin g a bout th e D ia ry is th e w ay th a t P epys in te rs p ers e s h is
chro nic li n g o f th e m om ento us e ve nts a ro und h im w ith th e m ore m und ane a sp ects o f h is d aily li fe . S urro und ed b y d eath ,
d is e ase , a nd p oli tic a l u p he ava l, P epys a dopts a n a ttitu d e o f " E at, d rin k, a nd b e m erry , fo r to m orro w w e d ie ," th ro w in g
him se lf in to a li fe o f p le asure , e sp ecia lly in r e la tio n to th e p le asure s o f th e fle sh.P epys '
P epys ' fa m ous d ia ry is m ark e d b y a c e rta in fr a nk e arth in e ss, e sp ecia lly in r e la tio n to s e x. P epys li v e d th ro ug h a n
a sto nis hin g ly e ve ntfu l p erio d in E ng li s h h is to ry , a tim e o f p la gue , r e belli o n, r e sto ra tio n,