Wept o'er his wounds, or tales of sorrow done, Shoulder'd his crutch, …

Oliver Goldsmith
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Wept o'er his wounds, or tales of sorrow done, Shoulder'd his crutch, and shew'd how fields were won. ✨ Oliver Goldsmith (1830). The vicar of Wakefield, etc. (University edition.), p.217
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Wept o'er his wounds, or tales of sorrow done, Shoulder'd his crutch, and shew'd how fields were won. ✨ Oliver Goldsmith (1830). The vicar of Wakefield, etc. (University edition.), p.217

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