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A44583 Advice to a daughter as to religion, husband, house, family and children, behaviour and conversation, friendship, censure, vanity and affectation, pride, diversions : to which is added The character of a trimmer, as to the laws and government, Protestant religion, the papists, forreign affairs / by the late noble M. of H..; Lady's New-Year's gift Halifax, George Savile, Marquis of, 1633-1695.; Coventry, William, Sir, 1628?-1686. 1699 (1699) Wing H290; ESTC R9539 80,252 294

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