Even children follow'd with endearing wile, And pluck'd his gown, to s…

Oliver Goldsmith
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Even children follow'd with endearing wile, And pluck'd his gown, to share the good man's smile. ✨ Oliver Goldsmith (1806). The Poetical Works, p.31
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Even children follow'd with endearing wile, And pluck'd his gown, to share the good man's smile. ✨ Oliver Goldsmith (1806). The Poetical Works, p.31

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