His voice was weighted to a heavier guttural, and in the deep staccatos harshly chopped off, and each falling with a thud, there was a quality so ominous and deadly that even Jacqueline had her doubts.
"The Missourian"
Eugene P. (Eugene Percy) Lyle
Runs, staccatos, and shakes are not merely certain and pleasing, but, as regards form, so graceful that we listen to them with delight."
"Famous Singers of To-day and Yesterday"
Henry C. Lahee
It whistled once long and melodiously, then twice in short staccatos.
"Frank of Freedom Hill"
Samuel A. Derieux