| Evidence: | 'So home to dinner, and to discourse with my brother upon his translation of my Lord Bacon's "Faber Fortunae" which I gave him to do; and he hath done it but meanly, I am not pleased with it at all - having done it only literally, but without any life at all.' |
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| Century: | 1600-1699 | ||||||||||
| Date: | 29 Oct 1666 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: London location in dwelling: at the home of his brother, Samuel Pepys |
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| Reader: | John Pepys |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 23 Feb 1633 |
| Socio-economic group: | Clergy (includes all denominations) |
| Occupation: | unbeneficed clergyman |
| Religion: | Church of England |
| Country of origin: | England |
| Country of experience: | England |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | Francis Bacon |
| Title: | Faber Fortunae |
| Genre: | Sermon, Conduct books |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | borrowed (private library) from his brother, Samuel Pepys |
| Record ID: | 14270 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | Samuel Pepys | |
| Editor: | Robert Latham | |
| Title: | The diary of Samuel Pepys | |
| Place of Publication: | London | |
| Date of Publication: | 1972 | |
| Vol: | 7 | |
| Page: | 346 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | Samuel Pepys, Robert Latham (ed.), The diary of Samuel Pepys (London, 1972), 7, p. 346, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=14270, accessed: 18 April 2024 | |
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