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Why did Samuel Pepys stop writing his diary in 1669?
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Samuel Pepys
Samuel Pepys, oil painting by John Hayls, 1666; in the National Portrait Gallery, London.
Samuel Pepys stopped writing his diary in 1669 primarily because he began to suffer from failing eyesight. He believed that the strain of keeping the daily journal was at least partially responsible for his deteriorating vision. His final entries were made approximately six months before the death of his wife.12