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His wife, with a neckerchief tied round her head, was suckling a baby.

From Bouvard and Pécuchet A Tragi-comic Novel of Bourgeois Life by Flaubert, Gustave

The latter, a radiant woman of smiling beauty, was suckling her latest born, with her other two children, Ewrag and Rosneven, respectively four and five years of age, at her side.

From The Carlovingian Coins Or The Daughters of Charlemagne. A Tale of the Ninth Century by Sue, Eugène

As he spoke he closed the door; and, taking up the light, approached the bed, where his wife was suckling the child.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 367, May 1846 by Various

Girls, girls!" scolded a young bride, who was suckling her plump little baby at the foot of the hill, "one ought not to joke about such things.

From Tales From J?kai by J?kai, M?r

Rita died of bronchitis, and during Rita's final illness Cristina was healthy; but when Rita died, Cristina, who was suckling at the time, suddenly expired.

From Essays In Pastoral Medicine by ?Malley, Austin