The malicious sneer is improperly called laughter. ✨ Oliver Goldsmith,…

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The malicious sneer is improperly called laughter. ✨ Oliver Goldsmith, Sir James Prior (1837). The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith, M. B.: Including a Variety of Pieces, p.133
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The malicious sneer is improperly called laughter. ✨ Oliver Goldsmith, Sir James Prior (1837). The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith, M. B.: Including a Variety of Pieces, p.133

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