Samuel Pepys
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Samuel Pepys, (23 February 1633 – 26 May 1703) was an English naval administrator and Member of Parliament, who is now most famous for his diary. His surname is usually pronounced the same as the English word peeps).
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- He threw the "idle roguish book" on the fire: in 1668 Samuel Pepys picked up a copy of an early erotic novel L'École des filles. Having read it and pleasured himself, he threw the "idle roguish book" on the fire.
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