Strange to see how a good dinner and feasting reconciles everybody.

Samuel Pepys

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Food

Author

Samuel Pepys

Medium

Personal journal

Language

English

Time

1665 1660s 17th century

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Writer

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United Kingdom Europe

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Original Citation

Pepys, Samuel. Diary entry. 9 Nov. 1665.

Current Citation

Pepys, Samuel. "Diary entry, 9 Nov. 1665." The Diary of Samuel Pepys. Everyman's Library, 2018.

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Original Citation

Pascal, Blaise. Pensées [Thoughts]. Paris: Chez G. Desprez, 1670, no. 895.

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Genre
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Statement Type
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Language
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Time
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Current Citation

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