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The Lady’s New Years Gift, 1688 (Snippets 47)

Posted on December 30, 2015 by Roger Pocock

George Savile, the Marquis of Halifax (1633-1695) was a member of the House of Lords, with a distinguished political career and a few publications under his belt when, in 1688, he departed from his political writings to pen a simple … Continue reading →

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