The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith: Including a Variety of Pieces Now First Collected, Volume 4 |
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And in that town a dog was found , As many dogs there be , Both mongrel , puppy , whelp , and hound , And curs of low degree . This dog and man at first were friends ; But when a pique began , The dog , to gain some private ends ...
And in that town a dog was found , As many dogs there be , Both mongrel , puppy , whelp , and hound , And curs of low degree . This dog and man at first were friends ; But when a pique began , The dog , to gain some private ends ...
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| Title | The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith: Including a Variety of Pieces Now First Collected, Volume 4 The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith: Including a Variety of Pieces Now First Collected, Oliver Goldsmith |
| Authors | Oliver Goldsmith, Sir James Prior |
| Publisher | Putnam, 1850 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 15 Nov 2007 |
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