The English statesman Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin (1645-1712), was head of the Treasury during the first great 18th-century war against France and successfully financed the most costly mil...
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Praised in the warmest terms by his contemporaries for his exemplary character and his poetic skills, Sidney Godolphin is scarcely known for his work except to coterie aficionados. Only two collection...
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