 | Samuel Carter Hall, Mrs. S. C. Hall - 1843 - 576 pages
...heavily with the small-pox, ho was particularly ugly. When he was about seven years old, a fiddler, who reckoned himself a wit, happened to be playing...company in Mrs. Goldsmith's house ; during a pause betwcen the countrydances, little Oliver surprised the party by jumping up suddenly, and dancing round... | |
 | 1847 - 666 pages
...happened In he playing in Mr. GolJsmitlr. house. During a pnnrc brtween two rots of country dances, little Oliver surprised the party by jumping up suddenly,...with the grotesque appearance of the ill-favoured child, the fsddler exclaimed, "^Exop!" and the company burst into langhter; when Oliver turned to them... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall, Mrs. S. C. Hall - 1911 - 504 pages
...heavily with the small-pox, he was particularly ugly. When he was about seven years old, a fiddler, who reckoned himself a wit, happened to be playing...grotesque appearance of the ill-favoured boy, the fiddler exclaimed, ' Msop ! ' and the company burst into laughter, when Oliver turned to them with... | |
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Goldsmith was always plain in his appearance, but when a boy, and immediately after suffering heavily with the small-pox, he was particularly ugly. When he was about seven years old, a fiddler, who reckoned himself a wit, happened to be playing to some... 
