Marie





Inscription, dated 1859:

MARIE
from
Emily
Xmas
1859

Found in "The Works of George Herbert" published by George Routledge and Co., 1859.

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2 comments:

  1. whimbrelJune 22, 2015 at 10:27 PM

    This got me wondering about the history of "Xmas". There is a Wikipedia article titled "Xmas" that says that the word was used in Bernard Ward's "History of St. Edmund's college, Old Hall" (originally published circa 1755).

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  2. BurtonReview June 25, 2015 at 4:05 PM

    I found this one particularly interesting!

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