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Well, Jeppo was terribly woeful and that word zithern was bothering him.
From Hints to Pilgrims by Charles Stephen Brooks
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 M?r J?kai
Her black hair was in two long braids, and she was carrying a small musical instrument that Philip said was a zithern.
From Patty Blossom by Carolyn Wells
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 Carolyn Wells
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 Carolyn Wells
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