Samuel Pepys [ Art and Literature / Politics ]
… possible. He experienced considerable tension between what he called ‘fallow[ing] my business’ and ‘fallowing of my pleasure’ ( Diary , II, 208; VIII, 527). Following his bus iness meant doing, and crucially being seen to do, his duty as … Navy Board and as a gentleman – this took in various forms of sociability that served th ose end s . ‘Fallowing of my pleasure’ included less justifiable social pursuits that he saw as acceptable in moderation, but which would threaten his …
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