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Robert Boyle : Boyle's Travels
'I now became anxious to read all that came in any way, and like most juveniles, felt a deep interest in the reading of "Robinson Crusoe", Philip Quarll, Boyle's Travels, and other such books as our school library contained.'
Century: 1800-1849 Reader/Listener/Group: Christopher Thomson Print: Book
Boyle : Travels
'the diverse collection of literature that Christopher Thomson, a sometime shipwright, actor and housepainter, worked his way through [...] included adventure stories such as "Robinson Crusoe" and the imitative "Philip Quarll", books of travel, such as Boyle's "Travels", some un-named religious tracts, a number of "classics" including Milton and Shakespeare, some radical newspapers, particularly Cobbett's "Register" and Wooller's "Black Dwarf", mechanics' magazines, and some occasional items of contemporary literature, including the novels of Scott and the poetry of Byron.'
Century: 1700-1799 / 1800-1849 Reader/Listener/Group: Christopher Thomson Print: Book
Roger Boyle : Parthenissa
'Parthenissa is now my company[,] my Brother sent it downe and I have almost read it, tis hansome Language you would know it to bee writt by a person of good Quality though you were not tolde it, but in the whole I am not very much taken with it, all the Story's have too neer a resemblance with those of Other Romances there is nothing of new or surprenant in them . . . '
Century: 1600-1699 Reader/Listener/Group: Dorothy Osborne Print: BookManuscript: Letter
Robert Boyle : Experiments and considerations touching colours
'After dinner by water, the day being mighty pleasant and the tide serving finely - I up (reading in Boyles book of Colours) as high as Barne Elmes'
Century: 1600-1699 Reader/Listener/Group: Samuel Pepys Print: Book
Robert Boyle : Experiments and considerations touching colours
'and so home, and there to write down my Journall, and so to supper and to read and so to bed - mightily pleased with my reading Boyles book of Colours today; only, troubled that some part of it, endeed the greatest part, I am not able to understand for want of study.'
Century: 1600-1699 Reader/Listener/Group: Samuel Pepys Print: Book
Robert Boyle : Experiments and considerations touching colours
'I to boat again and to my book; and having done that, I took another book, Mr Boyles of Colours, and there read where I left [28 April?], finding many fine things worthy [of] observation.'
Century: 1600-1699 Reader/Listener/Group: Samuel Pepys Print: Book
Robert Boyle : Experiments and considerations touching colours
'Being weary and almost blind with writing and reading so much today, I took boat at the Old Swan, and there up the River all alone, as high as Puttny almost; and then back again, all the way reading and finishing Mr Boyle's book of Colours, which is so Chymicall that I can understand but little of it, but understand enough to see that he is a most excellent man.'
Century: 1600-1699 Reader/Listener/Group: Samuel Pepys Print: Book
Robert Boyle : Hydrostatical Paradoxes
'But I fell to read a book (Boyle's "Hydrostatickes") aloud in my chamber and let her talk till she was tired, and vexed that I would not hear her'
Century: 1600-1699 Reader/Listener/Group: Samuel Pepys Print: Book
Robert Boyle : Hydrostatical Paradoxes
'So I homeward, as long as it was light reading Mr Boyles book of "Hydrostatickes", which is a most excellent book as ever I read; and I will take much pains to understand him through if I can, the doctrine being very useful.'
Century: 1600-1699 Reader/Listener/Group: Samuel Pepys Print: Book
Robert Boyle : Hydrostatical Paradoxes
'and so with very much pleasure down to Gravesend, all the way with extraordinary content reading of Boyl's "Hydrostatickes", which the more I read and understand, the more I admire as a most excellent piece of philosophy.'
Century: 1600-1699 Reader/Listener/Group: Samuel Pepys Print: Book
Robert Boyle : Hydrostatical Paradoxes
'and so walked to Barne Elmes, whither I sent Russell, reading of Mr Boyles "Hydrostatickes", which are of infinite delight.'
Century: 1600-1699 Reader/Listener/Group: Samuel Pepys Print: Book
Robert Boyle : Some considerations touching the style of the Holy Scriptures
'and then my wife and I to my chamber, where through the badness of my eyes she was forced to read to me, which she doth very well; and was Mr Boyle's discourse upon the Style of the Scripture, which is a very fine piece.'
Century: 1600-1699 Reader/Listener/Group: Elizabeth Pepys Print: Book
Robert Boyle : Some considerations touching the style of the Holy Scriptures
'and then home and my wife read to me as last night, and so to bed'
Century: 1600-1699 Reader/Listener/Group: Elizabeth Pepys Print: Book
Robert Boyle : The origin of formes and qualities
'and there hired my wife to make an end of Boyles book of Forms tonight and tomorrow'
Century: 1600-1699 Reader/Listener/Group: Elizabeth Pepys Print: Book
Robert Boyle : The origin of formes and qualities
'and I spent all afternoon with my wife and W. Battelier talking and then making them read, and perticularly made an end of Mr Boyl's book of Formes, which I am glad to have over; and then fell to read a French discourse which he hath brought over with him for me, to invite the people of France to apply themselfs to Navigacion; which it doth do very well, and is certainly their interest, and what will undo us in a few years if the King of France goes on to fit up his Navy and encrease it and his trade, as he hath begun.'
Century: 1600-1699 Reader/Listener/Group: Elizabeth Pepys Print: Book
Robert Boyle : The origin of formes and qualities
'and I spent all afternoon with my wife and W. Battelier talking and then making them read, and perticularly made an end of Mr Boyl's book of Formes, which I am glad to have over; and then fell to read a French discourse which he hath brought over with him for me, to invite the people of France to apply themselfs to Navigacion; which it doth do very well, and is certainly their interest, and what will undo us in a few years if the King of France goes on to fit up his Navy and encrease it and his trade, as he hath begun.'
Century: 1600-1699 Reader/Listener/Group: William Battelier Print: Book
Roger Boyle : Parthenissa
[Catherine Talbot to Elizabeth Carter, 17 April 1760:] 'As you was, upon the whole, I believe, very determined to go into the country [following visit to Talbot 'on Tuesday'], I denied myself the telling you how very sorry and grieved I was to part with you. Perhaps I did wrong [...] I have learnt from the heroines of Parthenissa that these sorts of offences are never to be forgiven. Oh dear, what a precious treasure of false thoughts, and refinements, and hyperbole have you brought me in that volume. It does me a vast deal of good, for its absurdities make me laugh more than any book of intended humour could do.'
