Example Sentences
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Really, the jester was thinking of rhymes to zithern, which is the name of the curious musical instrument he carried, and is a little like a mandolin, only harder to play.
From Hints to Pilgrims by Brooks, Charles Stephen
Blaney read some of his poems, to a zithern accompaniment, but they weren't very impressive, and not nearly so poetic as the lines he had written for her.
From Patty Blossom by Wells, Carolyn
Meanwhile, a couple of Servian musicians began, to the accompaniment of a zithern, to sing one of their sad, monotonous, heroic songs.
From The Slaves of the Padishah by J?kai, M?r
“Hon the zither,” retorted the chairman, waxing mildly indignant; he meant zithern, but he called it a zither.
From John Ingerfield and Other Stories by Jerome, Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka)
There was a zithern accompaniment by the girl in orange, but it was soft and unobtrusive, that the lines themselves might not be obscured.
From Patty Blossom by Wells, Carolyn
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