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" A woman in rags, with one child in her arms and another on her back, was attempting to sing ballads, but with such a mournful voice, that it was difficult to determine whether she was singing or crying. A wretch, who in the deepest distress still aimed... "
The Citizen of the World, Or, Letters from a Chinese Philosopher Residing in ... - Page 100
by Oliver Goldsmith - 1800
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Harrison's British Classicks, Volume 6

1786 - 782 pages
...have continued, had not his attention been called off by another objeft more diftrefsful than either of the former. A woman in rags, with one child in her arms, arid another on her back, was attempting to fing ballads, but with fuch a mournful voice that it was...
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Select British Classics, Volume 1

English literature - 1804 - 286 pages
...have continued, had not his attention been called off by another object more distressful than either of the former. A- woman in rags, with one child in...her arms and another on her back, was attempting to sing ballads, but with such a mournful voice, that it was difficult to determine whether she was singing...
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Beauties of British Prose

Sydney Melmoth - English prose literature - 1805 - 368 pages
...have continued, had not his attention been called off. by another object more distressful than either of the former. ' A woman in rags, with one child in...her arms, and another on her back, was attempting to sing ballads, but with such a mournful voice that it was difficult to determine whether she was singing...
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The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith, M.B.

Oliver Goldsmith - 1809 - 314 pages
...have continued, had not his attention been called off by another object more distressful than either of the former. A woman in rags, with one child in...her arms and another on her back, was attempting to sing ballads, but with such & mournful voice, that it was difficult to determine whether she was singing...
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The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith, M.B.: With Memoirs of His Life ...

Oliver Goldsmith - 1816 - 462 pages
...have continued, had not his attention been called off by another object more distressful than either of the former. A woman in rags, with one child in...her arms and another on her back, was attempting to sing ballads, but with such a mournful voice, that it was difficult to determine whether she was singing...
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Letters from a citizen of the world, to his friends in the East

Oliver Goldsmith - English literature - 1820 - 508 pages
...matches might have continued, had not his attention been called off by another object more distressful than cither of the former. A woman in rags, with one...her arms and another on her back, was- attempting to sing ballads, but with such a moiirnful voice, that it was difficult to determine whether she was singing...
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The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith: Letters from a citizen of the ...

Oliver Goldsmith - English literature - 1825 - 514 pages
...have continued, had not his attention been called off by another object more distressful than either of the former. A woman in rags, with one child in...her arms and another on her back, was attempting to sing ballads, but with such a mournful voice, that it was difficult to determine whether she was singing...
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The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith: With an Account of His Life and ...

Oliver Goldsmith - 1830 - 544 pages
...have continued, had not his attention been called off by another object more distressful than either e c#Kn' 7 u > _ ?z y h [e ΘQ `А] icr back, was attempting to sing ballads, but with such a mournful voice, that it was difficult to...
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His Works, Volume 3

Oliver Goldsmith - 1835 - 362 pages
...have continued, had not his attention' been called oft' by another object more distressful than either of the former. A woman in rags, with one child in...her arms, and another on her back, was attempting to sing ballads, but with such a mournful voice, that it was difficult to determine whether she was singing...
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The miscellaneous works of Oliver Goldsmith, including a variety ..., Volume 2

Oliver Goldsmith - 1837 - 578 pages
...have continued, had not his attention been called off by another object more distressful than either of the former. A woman in rags, with one child in...her arms, and another on her back, was attempting to sing ballads, but with such a mournful voice, that it was difficult to determine whether she was singing...
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