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  • One Bit Parody quartet-and he wanted to test the software by searching for some new tracks and sharing the ones on his hard drive: tunes like the Civil War-era hit "The Vacant Chair," and a Tin Pan Alley ode to prostitution, "She Is More to Be Pitied Than Censured."

    Wired Top Stories 2009

  • He was a big barbershop-harmony fan—he'd sung baritone in Intel's One Bit Parody quartet—and he wanted to test the software by searching for some new tracks and sharing the ones on his hard drive: tunes like the Civil War-era hit "The Vacant Chair," and a Tin Pan Alley ode to prostitution, "She Is More to Be Pitied Than Censured."

    The Dark Lord of Broadband Tries to Fix Comcast's Image 2009

  • Marhumah the Pitied, in allusion to the mission of Mohammed;

    Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah and Meccah 2003

  • Pitied, surely, and for the rest let us leave them to Him who knoweth all things.

    The Ascent of the Soul Amory H. Bradford

  • Pitied by the planters, despised even by the negro slaves, this small colony held itself aloof, starved, and married none but members of their own colony.

    Plotting in Pirate Seas Francis Rolt-Wheeler 1918

  • Pitied you rather, as one whose noble nature has fallen into trammels.

    Veranilda George Gissing 1880

  • I did not spare for intreaties; but all the reason I coul'd get for its being refus'd, was, that Henry the Sixth being a Character Unfortunate and Pitied, wou'd put the Audience in mind of the late King James: Now, I confess, I never thought of him in the Writing it, which possibly might proceed from there not being any likeness between 'em.

    Richard III 1700

  • Forge Writings, Forswear themselves, and the like; and the People, that it was expected would have treated this Man very ill, on the contrary Pitied him, wisht those that set him there placed in his room, and exprest their Affections, by loud Shouts and Acclamations, when he was taken down.

    The Consolidator or, Memoirs of Sundry Transactions from the World in the Moon Daniel Defoe 1696

  • Updated: Confirmed: Spidey 4 dead, Raimi and Maguire out and Studio going reboot route. -- 1013 total posts This Summer, Fools Will Be Pitied!!

    Ain't It Cool News - The best in movie, TV, DVD, and comic book news. 2010

  • The Criminally Insane Are To Be Pitied Most, Us included by Jay Janson on Saturday, Jun 14, 2008 at 12: 35: 36 AM

    Judiciary Committee contact info, 3 mainstream polls, petition for impeachment 2008

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