You see, Mary Elizabeth stayed along with us so much durin' the seasons he was away in New York, thet we got to know all her crotchets an' quavers, an' she ain't got a mean one, neither.
"Sonny, A Christmas Guest"
Ruth McEnery Stuart
Trill and quavers and roulades are shaken from his bow as lightly as foam from the prow of a ship.
"Melody The Story of a Child"
Laura E. Richards
Now he quavers into the "Chorus Jig;" but no one here knows enough to dance that, so he comes back to the simpler airs again.
"Melody The Story of a Child"
Laura E. Richards