| 单词 | quartette |
| 例句 | Among the vilest of the lampooners of that age were a quartette of literary hacks who for some years were engaged in denouncing the federalist party and government. The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution 2012-04-02T02:00:25.387Z Third-class included an interesting quartette of stubby Spanish soldiers, and one slim naval stoker, whose flexible movements and sportive bonhomie were in striking contrast to the stolid immobility of his companions. The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza 2012-03-21T02:00:34.053Z It was Friday night—the very evening on which a certain quartette of other lads had selected their permanent camp in the western edge of the Ship woods. The Auto Boys' Quest 2012-03-12T03:00:25.647Z He became contemplatively interested in the trio, although he knew the ways of that wicked world far too well to suppose for an instant that he would be allowed to make a quartette of it. The White Blackbird 2012-03-10T03:00:15.513Z The quartette descended the embankment and disappeared from view. Ralph in the Switch Tower 2012-03-02T03:00:11.847Z Scarcely had it touched the ground before the hungry quartette were tearing it with their beaks. Argentine Ornithology, Volume II (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:16.210Z In a moment consternation fell upon the sedately pacing quartette. The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza 2012-03-21T02:00:34.053Z Dave liked singing at any time, it may be remarked parenthetically, and his bass and Paul's tenor did make the vocal efforts of the quartette very pleasing. The Auto Boys' Quest 2012-03-12T03:00:25.647Z At the time of her visits at Channing's cottage Thoreau was sojourning with Emerson, and we may be sure that the quartette of starry souls, thus juxtapos�, held much soulful and edifying converse. Literary Shrines The Haunts of Some Famous American Authors 2012-02-18T03:00:15.287Z The quartette were about to separate the last car from the train. Ralph in the Switch Tower 2012-03-02T03:00:11.847Z “Indeed it will; the old quartette together again,” Sally agreed. The Twins in the South 2012-02-13T03:00:16.113Z At last I heard some of the Russian national songs—a quartette was singing them in one of the theatres. Letters of a Diplomat's Wife 1883-1900 2012-02-12T03:00:13.210Z A member of this quartette of friends I am sure you will like is Paul Jones—slight, slender, audacious. The Auto Boys' Quest 2012-03-12T03:00:25.647Z But then it was intended for a quartette only, and had served without question for four estimable persons during the long, peaceful rectorship of good old Parson Montgomery, who had but recently passed away. For the Major A Novelette 2012-02-10T03:00:17.550Z For an old bachelor like me, who has known no family—to secure the confidence and liking of such a quartette of young folk, is a privilege I fully appreciate. The Corner House Girls How they moved to Milton, what they found, and what they did 2012-02-03T03:00:26.090Z Delightful music; two quartettes of Beethoven's, a quintette of Mozart's, which I heard at Joseph Coolidge's some thirty or more years ago. Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 2012-01-24T03:00:23.377Z You used to live in an artistic circle, that you could charm with a Beethoven quartette. Woman and Artist 2012-01-10T03:00:14.960Z At last one of the quartette, biting his lips for fear of laughing outright, held out his hand with a contemptuous gesture, saying: "Good-bye, Salabert—au revoir." Froth 2011-12-28T03:00:38.123Z Only two of the quartette knew the secret of his radiance. The King of Schnorrers Grotesques and Fantasies 2011-12-28T03:00:34.587Z A quartette of picked singers may be introduced very delightfully on occasion, especially if their selection is germane to the lesson topic, and, best of all, if the quartette is chosen from the scholars themselves. Sunday-School Success A Book of Practical Methods for Sunday-School Teachers and Officers 2011-12-21T03:00:45.660Z My 'Battle Hymn' was sung finely by a male quartette. Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 2012-01-24T03:00:23.377Z It was not for that quartette of women that I had bought the box of Monsieur Dumouton, who had seized the opportunity to entangle me in the folds of an umbrella! Fr?d?rique; vol. 2 2011-12-19T03:00:37.437Z Salabert quitted the group, of which he was the centre, and joined the quartette in the further corner of the room. Froth 2011-12-28T03:00:38.123Z They belonged to the Hickory Ridge Troop of Boy Scouts, which lively town was situated many miles to the south of the place where we discover the quartette up against a puzzling question. Storm-Bound or, A Vacation Among the Snow Drifts 2011-12-17T03:00:14.840Z An occasional song appropriate to the lesson may be rendered as a solo or quartette. Sunday-School Success A Book of Practical Methods for Sunday-School Teachers and Officers 2011-12-21T03:00:45.660Z I called to order, introduced Mr. White and the ladies' quartette, then read my poor little scribble.... Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 2012-01-24T03:00:23.377Z Where is the fourth member of the quartette? Bart Keene's Hunting Days or, The Darewell Chums in a Winter Camp 2011-12-11T03:00:12.153Z Each of the quartette seemed to be singularly ill at ease. A Woman Perfected 2011-12-02T03:00:24.420Z Soon the quartette were mounting the stairs which led to the Stranger's room. A Second Coming 2011-11-29T03:00:16.693Z Grace Carter, a Kingsbridge girl, had been asked to complete the quartette of adventurous damsels, while Miss Sallie Stuart, Ruth’s aunt had gone along as chaperon. The Automobile Girls at Palm Beach Proving Their Mettle Under Southern Skies 2011-11-26T03:00:16.047Z That particular quartette was built on a musical phrase begun by one of the sopranos and repeated by each. Memoirs of an American Prima Donna 2011-11-17T03:00:32.600Z It was not a very happy quartette of lads who made their way back to the Darewell High School. Bart Keene's Hunting Days or, The Darewell Chums in a Winter Camp 2011-12-11T03:00:12.153Z I answer, "Nay, My heart is true to one quartette." Poems 2011-11-14T03:00:17.707Z But just then the unseen instruments swung back into the opening theme of the Brahms piano quartette in A major. Atlantic Classics 2011-10-16T02:00:18.497Z Pure, liquid, rich, and luscious, it rings out from the trees on the summer air and penetrates our home like a strain of music from a stringed quartette. Bird Neighbors An Introductory Acquaintance with One Hundred and Fifity Birds Commonly Found in the Gardens, Meadows, and Woods About Our Homes 2011-10-14T02:00:28.840Z The last of the quartette of great French medieval historians, he does not yield to any of his three predecessors in originality or merit, but he is very different from them. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z The next car brought a quartette of carpenters, and before young Graham went back to the city a motor-truck had arrived loaded with lumber and window-frames. The Enchanted Barn 2011-10-13T02:00:50.933Z Suddenly, without warning, she burst into the next room where the four girls were engaged in a quartette of buttoning up. The Motor Maids Across the Continent 2011-09-17T02:00:31.140Z Now on this special day Pamela meant to combine instruction with pleasure, and so the quartette quickly found themselves in the Egyptian room. Brenda's Bargain A Story for Girls 2011-09-09T02:01:09.477Z I see from my diary it was on a Sunday night I found that memorable quartette so diversely employed in our Quiet Room. Notes of a Camp-Follower on the Western Front 2011-09-09T02:01:03.463Z I played first and last, and the quartette in between was performed by the stringed instruments alone. Music-Study in Germany from the Home Correspondence of Amy Fay 2011-09-07T02:00:17.597Z He had a custom of striking a single chord, and then with his wife, son, and daughter, rendering a difficult operatic quartette, unaccompanied. Garcia the Centenarian And His Times Being a Memoir of Manuel Garcia's Life and Labours for the Advancement of Music and Science 2011-09-05T02:00:19.693Z On the third day I divided the children up into quartettes and taught them tennis in batches. The Claw 2011-08-31T02:01:30.563Z He proposed that the quartette should accompany the troop a short way up the river and there drink with them the stirrup-cup; and at last a proposition of Mr. Brandon's was regarded worthy of acceptance. Kitty's Conquest 2011-08-30T02:00:36.270Z Along the space between stand and side-line a quartette of youths leaped crazily, flourishing great blue megaphones or throwing them in air. The Turner Twins 2011-08-28T02:00:36.990Z This enormous amount of literature that you must have to form a repertoire—the trios, quartettes, quintettes, concertos, etc., it is that makes it so long before one is a finished artist. Music-Study in Germany from the Home Correspondence of Amy Fay 2011-09-07T02:00:17.597Z Portia looked pleasantly reminiscent of her reception by the quartette to which she now referred. Marjorie Dean College Junior 2011-08-27T02:00:22.827Z The ground-plan is equally magnificent, flanked at every corner by a great round tower, with another quartette of them at the angles of the interior court. Castles and Chateaux of Old Touraine and the Loire Country 2011-08-27T02:00:22.057Z Every one of the quartette, besides Elmer himself, became as busy as the proverbial bee. Woodcraft or, How a Patrol Leader Made Good 2011-08-24T02:00:22.913Z In the wide, lamp-lighted room into which this weird quartette had so startlingly entered, before the capacious fireplace two men had been sitting smoking—Judge Allen and his friend Governor Eveland. The Long Lane's Turning 2011-08-23T02:00:34Z I went last week to hear Joachim, who lives here, and is giving his annual series of quartette soirees. Music-Study in Germany from the Home Correspondence of Amy Fay 2011-09-07T02:00:17.597Z Surely enough, they were greeted by a hospitable quartette occupying a table near the door. Marjorie Dean College Junior 2011-08-27T02:00:22.827Z They will be drawn in quartettes, and each quartette will be given a task which will require both courage and obedience.” The Girls of Central High Rivals for All Honors 2011-08-11T02:00:17.153Z Perfectly satisfactory, all of them; perfectly adapted to fill the ideal of what a quartette of genuine nabobs should look like! Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford 2011-08-11T02:00:13.017Z The attack now became general, the enemy advancing first in detached units, subsequently in column or quartette formation. Punch, or The London Charivari, Vol. 150, April 19, 1916 2011-08-07T02:00:07.573Z One of his pieces was a quartette by Haydn, which was perfectly bewitching. Music-Study in Germany from the Home Correspondence of Amy Fay 2011-09-07T02:00:17.597Z The quartette started from the rear room in company, but Pep was making for the front entrance as soon as Jolly moved towards the piano. The Motion Picture Chums at Seaside Park The Rival Photo Theatres of the Boardwalk 2011-08-05T02:00:44.900Z I will now draw the slips and announce the names of the first quartette.” The Girls of Central High Rivals for All Honors 2011-08-11T02:00:17.153Z Whereupon, even before the multi-millionaire had finished inscribing the quartette of names upon his register, he had demanded cash in advance. Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford 2011-08-11T02:00:13.017Z The rasping chords of a hard-working male quartette beyond the archway repeated a syncopated 9 rhythm for the entertainment of the patrons of the tables. The Heart of Canyon Pass 2011-08-04T02:00:24.083Z In fact, this quartette cannot be matched in Europe—so you see what I am expecting! Music-Study in Germany from the Home Correspondence of Amy Fay 2011-09-07T02:00:17.597Z It was a jolly quartette that sat down at the table about five o’clock. The Motion Picture Chums at Seaside Park The Rival Photo Theatres of the Boardwalk 2011-08-05T02:00:44.900Z Someone set a big globe of electric light flaring, when, whisk-whisk, a quartette of bullets tore through the shed and knocked it to flinders. A Tatter of Scarlet Adventurous Episodes of the Commune in the Midi 1871 2011-08-04T02:00:19.957Z From the excursions into tenderness that our little quartette of girls was always making, from our sudden flashes of maturity, Ellen would suddenly leap with both feet into full childhood. The Heart's Country 2011-08-02T02:00:26.847Z A little group surrounded Sheriff Blaney on the street as the quartette strolled along. The Heart of Canyon Pass 2011-08-04T02:00:24.083Z Such information as she had concerning her missing chum given, the quartette, accompanied by Leila, went on up the staircase and once more made port in their familiar quarters. Marjorie Dean, College Senior 2011-08-01T02:00:12.720Z When the lights went off he drew even nearer to the quartette, and they seemed to accept the fact that he was there for their benefit and that it would pay them to behave themselves. The Motion Picture Chums at Seaside Park The Rival Photo Theatres of the Boardwalk 2011-08-05T02:00:44.900Z While the quartette had appeared to be occupied in eating ices on the entrance into the restaurant of the Sanford party, no move of the strangers had been lost on them. Marjorie Dean College Freshman 2011-07-27T02:00:32.033Z The windows looked up the river, and as the quartette reached the middle of the room, the unhappy school teacher emitted another shriek and pointed out of the nearest unshaded window. Ruth Fielding Down in Dixie Great Times in the Land of Cotton 2011-07-17T02:00:32.150Z “Ladies! ladies! why all this excitement?” called another of the quartette, dressed in full black and white checked trousers, a short tan overcoat, a red tie and a brown derby. Molly Brown's Freshman Days 2011-07-12T02:00:31.110Z She had defied the quartette of oppressors, but she had no faith in herself. Marjorie Dean, College Senior 2011-08-01T02:00:12.720Z He was not ten feet away from the quartette that had made Pep so apprehensive. The Motion Picture Chums at Seaside Park The Rival Photo Theatres of the Boardwalk 2011-08-05T02:00:44.900Z Piloted by Leila, the quartette made short work of being received by as chilly a lot of young patronesses as jealousy could furnish. Marjorie Dean College Freshman 2011-07-27T02:00:32.033Z They were without doubt and beyond argument the slowest and most exasperating quartette of obstructionists that ever laid their middle-aged stomachs behind the line of a putt. Fore! 2011-07-11T02:00:06.097Z As the quartette sped over this grand natural race-course, the whole populace of the town turned out en masse to see the race. Cruisings in the Cascades A Narrative of Travel, Exploration, Amateur Photography, Hunting, and Fishing 2011-07-09T02:00:15.543Z An hour slipped away unheeded by the congenial quartette under the big elm. Marjorie Dean, College Senior 2011-08-01T02:00:12.720Z In fact he was not sure that they were not two members of the quartette who had been the object of the visit of the officer from the city. The Motion Picture Chums at Seaside Park The Rival Photo Theatres of the Boardwalk 2011-08-05T02:00:44.900Z While she had expanded wonderfully as a result of association with a fun-loving, talkative quartette of girls 207 who had taken pains to draw her out, she still had spells of the old reserve. Marjorie Dean College Freshman 2011-07-27T02:00:32.033Z When I saw which quartette would start last I offered another suggestion. Fore! 2011-07-11T02:00:06.097Z It is a pleasant sight that quartette wending homewards along the sunny street already given over to the stillness of a provincial town at the Sunday dinner hour. Dorrien of Cranston 2011-07-07T02:00:31.540Z This done amid good-natured laughter, the last chill upon friendliness disappeared, never to return, and the quartette went on to pleasanter things. Marjorie Dean, College Senior 2011-08-01T02:00:12.720Z What will be the upshot, by-the-bye, of this standing arrangement of quartette? The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z These instruments—Stradivari is known to have made a quartette of them for the Spanish court—are of the greatest rarity. Antonio Stradivari 2011-06-28T02:00:11.050Z Possibly he might part with the noted quartette? The Higher Court 2011-06-27T02:01:00.213Z Taken altogether, however, we were a queer quartette. The Kidnapped President 2011-06-23T02:00:29.120Z "Why, it's Nick Rabig!" they exclaimed in unison as they recognized the burly figure that slouched sullenly along between the quartette guarding him. Army Boys in France or, From Training Camp to Trenches 2011-06-15T02:00:18.907Z At one door—and it was the portal of the largest “quartette” room on the floor—a tall figure kept guard. Ruth Fielding At Sunrise Farm What Became of the Raby Orphans 2011-06-14T02:00:19.177Z Having gleefully ordered several delectable new concoctions of which Sargent’s could not boast, the quartette settled themselves to talk. Marjorie Dean High School Senior 2011-06-06T02:00:09.407Z Each member of the Corner House quartette had a part in the play, and the performances of The Carnation Countess had but just been given during the fore part of this very Christmas week. The Corner House Girls' Odd Find Where they made it, and What the Strange Discovery led to 2011-05-31T02:00:34.950Z And again Tillie would sing them a ballad or a love-song in a sweet, fresh voice; or, with Clara, Hardy, and Houghton, a quartette would add volume to some favorite, their scout a silent listener. Told In The Hills 2011-05-30T02:00:15.530Z She had, however, taken the edge off the disappointment, by volunteering to assist in the morning music, when she and Kitty took their share in the Christmas anthem assigned to the quartette. Roland Graeme: Knight A Novel of Our Time 2011-05-30T02:00:12.077Z Ruth was in a quartette selected from the Glee Club for some special music, and Helen had a small violin solo part in one of the orchestral numbers. Ruth Fielding At Sunrise Farm What Became of the Raby Orphans 2011-06-14T02:00:19.177Z And then came a quartette, but she broke down in the accompaniment, and George turned her off the music-stool. Old Kensington 2011-05-29T02:00:09.797Z “Your Mrs. Mac must have a kiss from ever’ ain o’ ye,” and she proceeded to take toll from the quartette. The Corner House Girls' Odd Find Where they made it, and What the Strange Discovery led to 2011-05-31T02:00:34.950Z The musical portions of the service were exceptionally fine, and included, as a somewhat unusual feature, a trombone quartette. The Life, Letters and Work of Frederic Leighton Volume II 2011-05-22T02:00:17.943Z "But he was only proposing—that I should sing in the quartette, at his Service of Song on Christmas evening, in some one else's place." Roland Graeme: Knight A Novel of Our Time 2011-05-30T02:00:12.077Z The other two girls in the big quartette room—Mercy Curtis and Ann Hicks—were likewise unaware of Ruth’s restlessness. Ruth Fielding At Sunrise Farm What Became of the Raby Orphans 2011-06-14T02:00:19.177Z "The carriage will hold a quartette easily, but if you want more room for your skirts, I'll sit up aloft." Poppy The Story of a South African Girl 2011-05-20T02:00:25.147Z Although the shark scare had proved to be groundless, the quartette decided to say nothing about it to those ashore. The Campfire Girls on Station Island or, The Wireless from the Steam Yacht 2011-05-19T02:00:07.110Z I believe Lord Leighton sang in some of the quartettes and choruses. The Life, Letters and Work of Frederic Leighton Volume II 2011-05-22T02:00:17.943Z They were the famous quartette of Cornish miners and were at once invited in. The Comstock Club 2011-05-18T02:00:16.367Z There was so much said, and so many questions asked, in the quartette room where Ruth was located, that she felt like running away herself. Ruth Fielding At Sunrise Farm What Became of the Raby Orphans 2011-06-14T02:00:19.177Z Two other people were sauntering afar, and in the drawing-room a quartette had settled down to Bridge, with Miss Allendner at the piano playing the stilted polonaises and polkas of her vanished youth. Poppy The Story of a South African Girl 2011-05-20T02:00:25.147Z Then the evening was a busy one for the quartette of older young folks. The Campfire Girls on Station Island or, The Wireless from the Steam Yacht 2011-05-19T02:00:07.110Z To-day I was singing the quartette in "Faust" that we used to sing, and was obliged to stop for crying. The Life, Letters and Work of Frederic Leighton Volume II 2011-05-22T02:00:17.943Z At the grave the services were simply a prayer and a hymn sung by the Cornish quartette. The Comstock Club 2011-05-18T02:00:16.367Z Remember, though, we are merely twins and not triplets, nor yet quartettes. Back at School with the Tucker Twins 2011-05-14T02:00:10.887Z "Stick around awhile," he said, "as soon as Nick Carter shows up the quartette's going to have a concert." The Boy Grew Older 2011-05-10T02:01:01.027Z Our music is never organized, but the strains of brass or string quartettes or a small band, or of a little part singing, are heard of an evening. A Northern Countryside 2011-04-27T02:00:22.523Z Presently the croquet quartette went back—at Mabel’s suggestion—to their game, and the others continued their political talk. The Sea Lady 2011-04-22T02:00:07.843Z The introduction had just ended as Maynard, coming forward to claim his promised partner, formed the fourth corner in the quartette. The Child Wife 2011-04-21T02:00:50.050Z It would, doubtless, give him an odd little creep every time he looked at the picture; for of the quartette Will was more inclined to be timid than any of his chums. The Outdoor Chums on a Houseboat 2011-04-13T02:00:14.140Z A quartette party met at his house every week, and Holz, the first violin, had known Beethoven very intimately; a fact which, putting his own talent aside, made him very interesting company. Autobiographical Reminiscences with Family Letters and Notes on Music 2011-04-12T02:00:25.667Z The returning quartette—Irene especially—could not be expected to play his game as had the strangely hostile, compliant and altogether enigmatic Jane. Lonesome Town 2011-04-12T02:00:24.580Z The boys in the freighter escorting Fred Windham up the mountain road to Fort Bayard were members of the Post quartette. The Boy Scouts of the Air in Indian Land 2011-04-11T02:00:11.027Z The interchange of glances between the quartette was each to each; the ex-lieutenant of the Tower alone regarding the soldier knight, and with a sneer of malicious triumph. No Quarter! 2011-03-26T02:00:16.330Z At dinner-time Mr. Sabin was the most silent of the little quartette who occupied the head of the table. Mysterious Mr. Sabin 2011-03-24T02:00:10.087Z The horrible background of the quartette heightened the luxuriant charm of her figure. Felix Lanzberg's Expiation 2011-03-15T02:00:14.763Z I sat back near the window, to all intents and purposes a quiet, unobtrusive member of the quartette. The Black Eagle Mystery 2011-03-07T03:00:12.497Z Mrs. Windham was coming to visit Mrs. Crawford, her old schoolgirl friend, and, as her son was with her, it meant a boy to join the Post quartette of kids. The Boy Scouts of the Air in Indian Land 2011-04-11T02:00:11.027Z An odd position of affairs it was with this quartette of cousins as regarded their feelings towards one another—a play of cross purposes, triangularly twisted and sinister, but in a manner symmetrical. No Quarter! 2011-03-26T02:00:16.330Z She seemed to hesitate about greeting us, and Jean, always the quick-witted one of our quartette, was the first to break a rather stupid silence. Neighbours 2011-03-05T03:00:27.277Z So at seven o’clock a well-dressed and extremely happy quartette arrived in pairs at the Trocadero and took up a position at a table in the gallery. The Little Vanities of Mrs. Whittaker A Novel 2011-03-01T03:00:46.487Z Meanwhile, pushing back the hair from his temples with both hands, Lensky asked: "Would the gentlemen like to play the Schumann E-flat major quartette with me before we sit down to supper?" Asbe?n From the Life of a Virtuoso 2011-02-27T03:00:30.780Z The Duchess, rather against her inclinations, was included in the bridge quartette. The Wicked Marquis 2011-02-24T03:01:06.123Z There was no time to make further scrutiny of the quartette descending the opposite slope. No Quarter! 2011-03-26T02:00:16.330Z Florence, feeling it will look ungracious to refuse, rises with reluctance, and sails down upon the quartette below, followed by Sir Guy. Airy Fairy Lilian 2011-02-11T03:00:31.760Z There are a quartette of these famous resting-places at Paris which, since the coming of the nineteenth century, have had an absorbing interest for the curiously inclined. Dumas' Paris 2011-02-02T03:00:23.057Z She knew that he proposed this wonderful quartette for her sake, because it was her favorite, but she was already so over-excited that the touching little attention made no impression on her. Asbe?n From the Life of a Virtuoso 2011-02-27T03:00:30.780Z This was why, some four months later, the ancient furniture of the blue-washed cottage was sold off, and the quartette set their faces for America by way of Germany. Ghetto Tragedies 2011-01-27T03:00:46.507Z As the others of the quartette grew older, Belle's selfishness became more and more disagreeable to them. Brenda, Her School and Her Club 2011-01-15T03:00:31.087Z A quartette of college students blacked up and gave a minstrel show. My Actor-Husband A true story of American stage life 2011-01-03T03:01:07.697Z In the stables nothing was left but the baron's four bays, who played a melancholy quartette on the iron chains of their halters. Problematic Characters A Novel 2010-12-26T03:00:15.780Z Accompanying these gentlemen were a carefully selected quartette of young ladies, whose physical charms made up for any possible lack of social culture. Lola 2010-12-24T03:00:35.720Z They had gone to see the Cambridge crew practice for the boat race and lunched at Henley, a merry quartette. The Man with the Double Heart 2010-12-21T22:55:56.757Z Although there was still a quartette of friends, Julia began to have the fourth place, while Belle gradually withdrew to the more congenial society of Frances Pounder. Brenda, Her School and Her Club 2011-01-15T03:00:31.087Z There will probably be some grand solo, or quartette, or something special, and we want to get there early enough to hear the chimes.” Betty Lee, Freshman 2010-12-20T17:12:25.800Z A quartette seemed to be rhythmically balancing there, one of her, one of her, two of him. The Tower of Oblivion 2010-12-20T17:11:53.787Z Our quartette party renders a few pieces, after which —— gives the address, and right fine it is. With our Fighting Men The story of their faith, courage, endurance in the Great War Janet, however, was a good deal at Duplex Street, and there used to be some mournful old minor quartettes played. A Little World He was wont to be lenient over the Scripture lesson, and a misplaced confidence in this fact had led the quartette to their downfall. "Pip" A Romance of Youth The singing is perhaps not as finished as that of a paid quartette, but it is full of life and sweetness, and it makes a direct human appeal that the other often misses. The Jonathan Papers I wondered if I were dreaming as this quartette proceeded to walk calmly in. Miss Million's Maid A Romance of Love and Fortune The quartette started their walk, and passed through the village almost without a word. The Man Who Rose Again He sprang into the saddle and the quartette cantered away. The Valiants of Virginia She handed out exac’ly that many pairs of mittens–handed ’em out with such a sorry look in them kind eyes of hern, that the courtin’ quartette got worse in love with her ’n ever. Alec Lloyd, Cowpuncher None of the quartette were on 251 the athletic teams, but all of the students had been discussing the coming contests with grave faces. Dolly's College Experiences A quartette followed, and then a violin solo, and afterwards Betty and Mrs. Ashton stole quietly in, taking the two chairs left vacant for them. The Camp Fire Girls Across the Seas He expressed himself in somewhat choice phraseology, with polite, easy manners; he was tolerably well informed, his political opinions being legitimist, and he could take his part as first violin in an amateur quartette. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 4 of 6 To the quartette of members Archbishop Laud was a far more more vital proposition than Archbishop Temple, the society of cavaliers was more vividly realized than the Fabian Society. Sinister Street, vol. 1 Of these musicians the clarinet-player alone still defied the drowsy influences of the siesta hour, attempting, by wild and desperate runs, to rouse the nodding quartette. In Paradise A Novel. Vol. I. Beth made a capital president, and the little quartette composed of herself, Dolly, Margaret and Constance were coming to be generally known as the “diggers.” Dolly's College Experiences Yes, it was a quartette which he had himself composed years ago and locked up in a large box with other unsuccessful attempts, including the 'Sinfonia Ironica.' The Children of the World The instrument was made in different sizes; and I shall not easily forget the astonishing beauty of a quartette of recorders played by Mr Galpin and his family. Springtime and Other Essays This was also the case with a half-breed American Indian from Massachusetts, and a greenhorn from England, and a very troublesome quartette we proved to be. The Story of a Strange Career Being the Autobiography of a Convict; an Authentic Document If you are not satisfied with a couple of thousands, we'll make it a quartette. The Way of the Gods Wealth, he remarked once, evidently in all seriousness, is “useful for only two things—a yacht and a string quartette.” Stevensoniana Being a Reprint of Various Literary and Pictorial Miscellany Associated with Robert Louis Stevenson, the Man and His Work It had grown tolerably late, and in the pause before the quartette began, the 'sand man' appeared. The Children of the World The quartette promised eagerly to keep a sharp lookout and Chub and Roy dipped their oars and rowed across to the landing. The Crimson Sweater Now was the formation of a fine quartette of Yankees begun! The Story of a Strange Career Being the Autobiography of a Convict; an Authentic Document Alison, who had been taking violin lessons, played in a quartette and acquitted herself very creditably, in spite of a sudden panic of bashfulness. A Pair of Schoolgirls A Story of School Days The gross volume of sound produced by the quartette with the harmonium was extremely small, and Bindle conceived the idea of drowning it. Bindle Some Chapters in the Life of Joseph Bindle The music was fine, but faint; I found I had expected not a quartette but a chorus, a multitude praising God. The Day of His Youth For my own part, I was sorry to think that the quartette of masks, real natural wonders, who made such pleasant mirth in concert, should be scattered. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi Volume the Second Nothing had yet been seen on the French stage so good as the quarrels and reconciliation of the quartette of master, mistress, valet, and soubrette. A Short History of French Literature For another quartette was waiting till the table was free. Her Season in Bath A Story of Bygone Days He is the most learned and scholarly of the quartette, and his writing is the most carefully polished in style. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 15 He was the founder and moving spirit of the Liederkranz, and with Lenz, Pilgrim, and Faller made the best quartette. Edelweiss A Story Madame Bernstein and Foote accordingly approached them, and the quartette walked together towards the entrance. The Red Rat's Daughter From, a garden where the elder was in bloom came the beautiful music of a quartette song, and under a linden in an enclosed place, boys and youths were engaged in gymnastic sports. Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine Pipes were lighted, and the quartette lounged luxuriously upon the sward. 'Tween Snow and Fire A Tale of the Last Kafir War The two prime donne had united in a duet which resembled the warbles of two nightingales; the contralto had enchanted the audience with her deep and resonant notes; an accomplished quartette had disbursed exquisite music. The Intriguers For many years there had been a quartette of the best soloists during July and another during August, supported by a chorus often of three hundred voices and the great Massey organ. The Story of Chautauqua Of the quartette, Maas was the only one in any way silent. The Red Rat's Daughter The joy of the three chums, that the fourth member of their almost inseparable quartette 146 was safe and sound, it would take pages to describe. The Auto Boys' Mystery This exercise brought me great delight in the performance of certain trios and quartettes. Reminiscences, 1819-1899 The sight of Dorothy—beautiful in face but far more beautiful in soul—bending with such loving tenderness over her little quartette, put new zeal into the other teachers. Dorothy Page When I awoke, I heard a lovely chorus, accompanied by an harmonium; and, after that, a quartette of female voices. Waldfried A Novel As related in "The Automobile Girls Along the Hudson," the now famous quartette showed themselves fully equal to the more than ordinary emergencies they met with from time to time on a most eventful journey. The Automobile Girls at Chicago or, Winning Out Against Heavy Odds A complete quartette of voices answered this remark, setting Chip right as to the real ownership of the items mentioned. The Auto Boys' Mystery The quartette were playing cards as usual, and Fred presently began to feel lonely. Northern Diamonds Obviously the quartette was out for pleasure, and Ray would have been a spoil-sport. A Soldier's Trial An Episode of the Canteen Crusade Mrs. Sharpe, after a vain attempt to engage him in conversation, had quietly withdrawn, having no relish for being one of a quartette where two did all the talking. The Galaxy, June 1877 Vol. XXIII.—June, 1877.—No. 6. In the berth just ahead of his seat the quartette commenced to sing. Jimmy Kirkland and the Plot for a Pennant The next instant I saw my companion lashing out with the butt of his pistol, and surrounded by a quartette of assailants. The Portal of Dreams We had some excellent singers, and were frequently entertained during the long evenings with solos, quartettes, and choruses, patriotic, sentimental and pathetic. In and Out of Rebel Prisons In the admirable quartette of the second act a child is introduced, as in "Norma," to awaken the sympathies of an untractable tenor papa. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 81, July, 1864 "Ah! then you are only half the quartette." The Corner House Girls in a Play How they rehearsed, how they acted, and what the play brought in The Bears possessed a quartette with some musical merit and musical knowledge. Jimmy Kirkland and the Plot for a Pennant Of the quartette, William Cowper was by far the oldest; the other three being contemporaries within a few years. A History of Nineteenth Century Literature (1780-1895) Just then, four of the artists then present sat down to play the last three quartettes of Haydn, which had just appeared in print. The Serapion Brethren. Vol. II It was sung by a quartette of clerks, and afterwards by the Assembly, who were provided with printed copies. A Canadian Bankclerk Already this is beyond the Thespian model; the art of this people is already past the embryo; song, dance, drums, quartette and solo—it is the drama full developed although still in miniature. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 18 (of 25) When the quartette started to sing, McCarthy dropped his book and sat gazing out into the gathering twilight, listening to the strong, healthy voices. Jimmy Kirkland and the Plot for a Pennant We sat dourly together, as cheerless a quartette as ever passed watch below. The Brassbounder A Tale of the Sea The Haydn quartettes were then played through, and with a degree of perfection which, it need not be said, left nothing to be desired. The Serapion Brethren. Vol. II It was only a simple supper, but with good appetites to back them, every one of the quartette declared it was great and would long be remembered. Eagles of the Sky With Jack Ralston Along the Air Lanes On the dusky campus girls strolled about in devoted pairs and sociable quartettes. Betty Wales Freshman The quartette sang on and on, regardless of the lack of an audience, for no one in the car appeared to be listening. Jimmy Kirkland and the Plot for a Pennant The singing came another day, the violin concerto another, and the playing at sight in a string quartette on still another. Camilla: A Tale of a Violin Being the Artist Life of Camilla Urso When the quartettes were ended, the Baron said, 'A heavenly fellow, this Haydn; he knows how to touch the heart; but he has not an idea of writing for the violin. The Serapion Brethren. Vol. II Whenever I observe a quartette of commuters at cards I regret that the hours I gave to mastering whist were not given instead to the study of Greek. The So-called Human Race I explained how we had got pinned in by the gale, and the quartette of us went back to the saeter hut. The Recipe for Diamonds Kennedy's voice, without warning, rose strong and clear almost before the final chord of the song over which the quartette had been in travail had died away. Jimmy Kirkland and the Plot for a Pennant But where the genius is so vital and inspiring as that which shines in every line of the D-minor quartette, the amplitude never degenerates into tediousness. Camilla: A Tale of a Violin Being the Artist Life of Camilla Urso The tenor of the Green River High School quartette, not ordinarily sensitive to variations of tone in the voices of others, could not ignore it. The Wishing Moon Then it is sung softly like the farmhand quartettes do in the rural melodrama outside the old homestead in harvest time. The Real Latin Quarter Therefore he urged the hurried departure of these three pioneers and before dawn the quartette started for Castleton. With Ethan Allen at Ticonderoga Flushed and laughing in his embarrassment, McCarthy was borne up the aisle and deposited in the place of honor in the quartette. Jimmy Kirkland and the Plot for a Pennant And in such music as that of the well-nigh incomparable “Tema con variazioni” of the Schubert quartette, the highest eloquence of the king of instruments is not only permitted but demanded.” Camilla: A Tale of a Violin Being the Artist Life of Camilla Urso So that it was a merry quartette, after all, which arrived at the new little house, and the sound of their young and joyous voices made Mrs. Hackney smile happily to herself. A City Schoolgirl And Her Friends It was never judicious for any of our quartette to meet openly, and when on the Riviera we usually used the quiet little place if we wished to consult. The Count's Chauffeur The surveyor and his assistant carried their tools only, and walked in the rear of the more warlike quartette. With Ethan Allen at Ticonderoga The quartette sang until the bridge players grew weary of the game and the tired athletes who preferred sleep to the melody howled imprecations upon the vocalists. Jimmy Kirkland and the Plot for a Pennant Besides her regular studies Massart advised Camilla to join a quartette in order to perfect herself in reading music at sight. Camilla: A Tale of a Violin Being the Artist Life of Camilla Urso Their drivers were a picturesque quartette in sombreros, wide sashes, and flowing garments. Gold For her he learned a whole concert of Schubert’s songs upon the mandolin and organized a serenading quartette that wore the grass smooth under her window. In the Heart of a Fool Then they all four broke out into that grand quartette, in the performance of which M. Le Gros had formed that opinion which had induced him to hold out such golden hopes to Rachel. The Landleaguers What an effect has been missed by not bringing them in on real horses, and giving them a quartette or a sestette à cheval, with a solo for the Captain! Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 98, 19 April 1890 In the happiest contrast with the sonata was the wonderful D-minor quartette of Schubert. Camilla: A Tale of a Violin Being the Artist Life of Camilla Urso I should not say "assembled," for the party included no guests except Lord Byron and myself in addition to the "Sta�l" quartette.... Before and after Waterloo Letters from Edward Stanley, sometime Bishop of Norwich (1802; 1814; 1816) For Brown had been one of the fortunate quartette aboard the Circassia. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 2 (of 25) It was a very melancholy little quartette that presently emerged from the bushes, and took its way home through the woods and the fields. A Tale of the Summer Holidays But before that time the principal luggage was deposited in the "men's quarters" and during great downpours the young quartette staid in the gigantic trunk, perfectly sheltered. In Desert and Wilderness They placed her before the double quartette of players who were to give the accompaniment and prepared to hear her work. Camilla: A Tale of a Violin Being the Artist Life of Camilla Urso I have just come back from hearing a great violinist, who played, with three other professors, in two quartettes, Mozart and Beethoven. The Thread of Gold David looked at the new member of the quartette, as if to see whether she would do to work with; Judy whistled softly. The House in Town "I have had the pleasure of meeting Miss Campion two or three times lately at Mrs. Hartley's, in Kensington," said another of the quartette. Name and Fame A Novel But the happy quartette preferred to lock themselves in a great cabin which the captain gave up to them and spend there the cooler hours in narrations. In Desert and Wilderness The double quartette began to play and she forgot everything save the music. Camilla: A Tale of a Violin Being the Artist Life of Camilla Urso Every venomous word he was uttering now he directed straight at the quartette. The Crimson Tide A Novel After Mrs. Laval called her to tell her about the coffee, the quartette party was broken up; the two boys had left the room and not come back again. The House in Town And now Idaho completes the quartette of mountain States which sing the anthem of woman's freedom. The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV It was she who had proposed it, despairing of a quartette, or even of a trio, for the Bridge which was a dram to her. Love and Lucy The other duo now had become a quartette. The Paliser case Cambrai is one of that quartette of cathedral cities of northern France which in no sense take rank as ecclesiastical shrines of even ordinarily interesting, much less beautiful, attributes. The Cathedrals of Northern France The sorry looking quartette fairly staggered into the little cañon, and the animals were frantic with desire to drink their fill. The Treasure Trail A Romance of the Land of Gold and Sunshine As a matter of fact, however, the quartette of two boys and two girls was not exceeded. Sir Walter Scott Famous Scots Series A happier quartette no one ever heard of. The Spoilers of the Valley Mozart once said: "It was from Haydn that I first learned the true way to compose quartettes;" and "The Creation," which must ever be counted one of the masterpieces of oratorio music, was his work. Great Men and Famous Women, Vol. 8 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History And a happy quartette they made, these four young people, sensible to the full of the enjoyments of life. Australia Revenged Towards morning a quartette of men overtook us carrying a man on their shoulders. War from the Inside The Story of the 132nd Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry in the War for the Suppression of the Rebellion, 1862-1863 Off went the scuttle, and down came the valiant Brewster square in the midst of the crockery, followed by three or four of his watch, stumbling over the bodies of the overthrown quartette. Graham's Magazine, Vol. XXXII No. 4, April 1848 Most of us are glad, when we get to be Juniors, to get into a quarto—a quartette, you understand. Ruth Fielding at Briarwood Hall or Solving the Campus Mystery To his prompting it is that we owe the lovely series of quartettes which Haydn wrote—still as fresh and full of serene beauty as when first tried over by the virtuosi of Weinzirl. Great Men and Famous Women, Vol. 8 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History It being her birthday, she invited Miss Oliver to take her coffee with them, and they were a merry quartette when they sat down to chat in the bright morning sunshine. The White Lie “Polly, I’m going to have some roses on my piazza next summer,” declared the Colonel, “and I reckon I’ll let my quartette pick them out for me.” Polly of Lady Gay Cottage In 1771 he published in Amsterdam his Opus I., a set of six quartettes, and later, in London, he published two symphonies and six trios. Sir William Herschel: His Life and Works Most of us are in quartettes; but yours is a duet room. Ruth Fielding at Briarwood Hall or Solving the Campus Mystery It belonged to a very small boy, the youngest of the quartette. Treasure Valley She hustled the children into the cab, where, with the sack and herself, they made a tightly-packed quartette. Ghetto Comedies They entered, and stood round the table: an ugly quartette. The Tale of Timber Town Yet even this brought the quartette no evident satisfaction. The Girl Scouts at Sea Crest Or, the Wig Wag Rescue And indeed, when the hour came, after supper, Helen was closeted with Mary Cox in the quartette room next door to the chamber and study which she and Ruth Fielding shared together. Ruth Fielding at Briarwood Hall or Solving the Campus Mystery The quartette filed into a large and lofty room, flickering under the pallid flames of candles. Peter the Brazen A Mystery Story of Modern China Lieutenant Summers, gazing through the nightglass, spied Jack and his quartette leap to land. The Radio Boys with the Revenue Guards Sarah, the one with the affected air of discontent, was the third in the quartette. Duncan Polite The Watchman of Glenoro As the little figure came bounding out from the forest the whole quartette broke into a welcoming shout. The Silver Maple The windows of the "quartette" looked out upon the campus. Ruth Fielding at Briarwood Hall or Solving the Campus Mystery As these would accommodate only four 111 it was evident that lots must be cast to see who the lucky quartette would prove to be. The Banner Boy Scouts Snowbound A Tour on Skates and Iceboats There was singing to follow, a really good quartette. The Campfire Girls of Roselawn Or, a Strange Message from the Air The victorious quartette leaped from the buckboard and retired, with many admonitions for his guidance in his future dealings with them, warnings which Coonie pretended not to hear. Duncan Polite The Watchman of Glenoro Regularly as the clock struck, this quartette would gather in a tiny "chapel" of the cellars and sleep about a fire kindled in a grate which might have baked meats for the Tudors. Aladdin of London or, Lodestar That was another reason, perhaps, why Ruth and Helen were shown so little attention by the quartette of girls next door o them. Ruth Fielding at Briarwood Hall or Solving the Campus Mystery His voice, being a good bass, made up the quartette. Mary Queen of Scots Makers of History The third of a quartette of lucid comets visible within sixteen months, was discovered by Mr. C. S. Wells at the Dudley Observatory, Albany, March 17, 1882. A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century Fourth Edition And it is astonishing to hear how well they sing our western tunes, and even render solos and quartettes at public European functions in a way that calls forth hearty encores. India, Its Life and Thought Weak from the reaction of the continued strain under which they had labored, the quartette of principals in the cannery drama slouched deep in their chairs and conversation began to lag. El Diablo "Did Helen first plan to have the supper in your quartette?" Ruth Fielding at Briarwood Hall or Solving the Campus Mystery Call this 'The Home Fireside'—no nickelodeon business—and get the Center Church quartette to sing. Otherwise Phyllis The feebleness of its tide-raising power obliged it to remain behind its companions; for there is no sign of its being more juvenile than the Galilean quartette. A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century Fourth Edition By the way, Don Pedro, who is your prisoner, who makes the fourth in this curious quartette? The Free Lances A Romance of the Mexican Valley A quartette of royal good fellows, too, State-makers who really make. Winning the Wilderness Since the launching of the Sweetbriars Helen had deliberately sought society among the Upedes, and especially among the quartette who dwelt next door to the chums. Ruth Fielding at Briarwood Hall or Solving the Campus Mystery Three of the quartette we have already made the acquaintance of. The Sign of the Spider Here’s a swell quartette that has just been announced. The Radio Boys at the Sending Station Making Good in the Wireless Room An hour was then spent in solos, duets, quartettes, choruses, etc. Doctor Jones' Picnic In the late afternoon the crowd strolled in couples and quartettes and groups up and down the picturesque place. Winning the Wilderness One of the quartettes on their corridor had indulged in a fudge party after hours already, and Ruth had been invited to be present. Ruth Fielding at Briarwood Hall or Solving the Campus Mystery After luncheon the quartette sauntered out for a walk up Elizabeth street to the post-office. Baseball Joe Around the World Pitching on a Grand Tour “I’d rather hear a good quartette than almost anything else I know of.” The Radio Boys at the Sending Station Making Good in the Wireless Room Then solos, duets, trios, quartettes, choruses, etc., were sung, and it is not probable that the Barton family ever spent so delightful an evening in their lives. Doctor Jones' Picnic This person, with the three eligible captains, made a quartette, and one of this privileged four must succeed to the office of "chief-of-men." The Discovery of America Vol. 1 (of 2) with some account of Ancient America and the Spanish Conquest Not a few quartette rooms possessed tea-sets, they being the joint possession of the occupants of that particular study. Ruth Fielding at Briarwood Hall or Solving the Campus Mystery The cowboys had not, it developed, and now, when the three boys tried to point out the rascals the quartette was not in sight. The Boy Ranchers or Solving the Mystery at Diamond X She was traveling with her brother and his wife, and as they journeyed from hotel to hotel Duncan went with them, and filled out the quartette. Humorous Ghost Stories The quartette had not thought of naming itself, but Carl had grouped the songs under the heading, “The Singing Girls,” and luckily they liked the idea. Ladies-In-Waiting With these predecessors he makes the select quartette of the fairy-tale tellers of France. A History of the French Novel, Vol. 1 From the Beginning to 1800 The music was by the quartette choir of the First Church, and was like a wail of angel voices in its wonderful pathos and tenderness. The Chautauqua Girls At Home We have now described the American nuthatch quartette, and will turn to other fields no less inviting, albeit more remote. Our Bird Comrades Girls, do all you can to get that Kentucky quartette into our sorority! The Little Colonel's Christmas Vacation A sort of processional effect had been Tommy’s suggestion, and the quartette formed in the dressing-room and sang its way to the audience. Ladies-In-Waiting "I did not tell you he was coming, but now we are just a cosy quartette." When the Birds Begin to Sing The quartette preceded the Sheriff down the narrow gang plank to the bank. Lady Luck Here is a record for a quartette of manual laborers in the truest sense, actual wage-earners as mechanics—Watt, Stephenson, Arkwright, and Hargreaves! James Watt The quartette of boys kept their counsel, and we escaped a visit from the police. Some Reminiscences of old Victoria We can’t hope to be superior to other quartettes, so we must be different—unusual, unique—I can’t think just how at the moment, but I will before we make our d�but.” Ladies-In-Waiting Around them a wild scene was being enacted, with the other quartette of planes swooping down on each other. Air Service Boys Flying for Victory or, Bombing the Last German Stronghold The quartette were presently seated in an automobile which was retrieved from Powell Street. Lady Luck Still that relentless track, with its quartette of steel rails, stretched steep before me in the distance. Birds of the Rockies You should settle this with your partner, and as supper is served at tables of parties of four or six, an agreeable quartette or sextette can be secured. The Complete Bachelor Manners for Men She kindly offered to sing some solos herself, but Tommy, shuddering inwardly, said she thought it was better that the quartette should test its own strength unaided. Ladies-In-Waiting She was followed by an older woman, who seemed to be the last of the quartette and who was evidently in charge of the detachment, for Jack saw that the others deferred to her judgment. Air Service Boys Flying for Victory or, Bombing the Last German Stronghold The warm glow of the fire lit the faces of the quartette and the white throat of the singer. The Long Trick The second member of our lyrical quartette is the elegant green-tailed towhee, known scientifically as Pipilo chlorurus. Birds of the Rockies And here to-day we watched a quartette of these manatees, living contented lives and breeding in the gardens of Georgetown. Edge of the Jungle “Join you in ten days at ’Frisco!” shouted the shorter of the two, gazing upward and backward at the quartette on the promenade deck. Found in the Philippines The Story of a Woman's Letters As for Gordon Strange, the remaining member of the quartette who watched her go, no one ever really knew what he thought. The Woman from Outside [on Swan River] The quartette gathered round the library fire, and Jane brought in the tea things. Patty's Success The fourth member of our feathered quartette was the oddest of all. Birds of the Rockies On the same leaf were casually blown specks of dust, larger than the quartette of eggs. Edge of the Jungle He’ll see what’s amiss,” and as she spoke a tall man in the fatigue uniform of an officer of infantry shouldered his way through the crowd, and reached the blue-coated quartette in the center. Found in the Philippines The Story of a Woman's Letters It was a silent quartette that took to the river next day. The Woman from Outside [on Swan River] So invite the Delafields instead, and that will make a pleasant quartette.” Patty's Success If Mike ever shows himself where our quartette is trying to sing, I shall make every one shut up to save ourselves from disgrace. The Launch Boys' Adventures in Northern Waters Patty and Bob were partners against the other two, and soon the quartette were deeply absorbed in the game. Patty's Friends One week later, Miss Sallie Stuart and the quartette of “Automobile Girls” gathered at the station to speed Mrs. Thurston on her journey. The Automobile Girls in the Berkshires The Ghost of Lost Man's Trail Here the four girls—the "quartette" as they called themselves—would go and sit and listen to Ellen's stories of the world they had not seen. Emily Brontë Of course, Carl’s uncomfortable flush showed that Jack was joking, but he was a welcome addition to the small party, so they started off, a merry quartette. Polly's Business Venture He is the leader of his school quartette, but he can’t equal you.” The Launch Boys' Adventures in Northern Waters Towering above the nimble little Will, Jack cavorted, swung his lantern and by signs indicated his desire to imitate Tweedle-dum’s and Tweedle-dee’s performances, to which Will promptly acceded and the quartette hornpipe was on. A Dixie School Girl There are ever so many good things in the Opera, but the best of all, for genuinely humorous inspiration of words, music and acting, is the quartette in the Second Act, "In a contemplative fashion." Punch, or the London Charivari Volume 98, January 4, 1890 Ellen went home, leaving an empty chair in the quartette, leaving Charlotte lonelier, and even Emily and Anne a little dull. Emily Brontë Such a gay and laughing quartette that was! Dorothy's Travels Singing in the open air, with a male chorus, is not the best preparation for a parlor mixed quartette. Detailed Minutiae of Soldier life in the Army of Northern Virginia, 1861-1865 If Will-o’-the-Wisp was aware of the name of her partner in the quartette hornpipe, or Tweedle-dum knew Tweedle-dee’s surname Miss Woodhull was the one to find it out, not she. A Dixie School Girl There was no possibility of doubt, to Mrs. Merryweather's mind, which two of the quartette were most attractive. The Merryweathers While the famous quartette were casually strolling through the town a Melbourne man jostled Sandy. The Kangaroo Marines With a few final, hasty hugs, the quartette sprang down the steps, climbed into the waiting vehicles, and departed—to all appearances—amid a great waving of handkerchiefs and pennants. Tabitha at Ivy Hall The Lloyds were all quite as proud as Bert himself over his success, and they made a very merry quartette as they sat around the dinner-table that evening. Bert Lloyd's Boyhood A Story from Nova Scotia He told how she had brought him the quartette, and how she had glowed with inspiration and the desire to help. The Goose Man I clutched my father's hand, drowning and suffocating in the waves of despairing agony; I shook my tight fist at the insulting quartette. When Grandmamma Was New The Story of a Virginia Childhood Something had to be done, so the famous quartette began to cudgel their brains. The Kangaroo Marines The same morning I sent Field-Cornet Young to arrest the brave quartette of burghers. My Reminiscences of the Anglo-Boer War The unresisting Bert was brought underneath this quartette, and then his hands were lifted up until they could grasp them in their own. Bert Lloyd's Boyhood A Story from Nova Scotia “Yes, I am guilty,” she said, “I stole the quartette.” The Goose Man She went off, beckoning to Agnes to take her place, and the quartette began. Robert Elsmere The gods were favouring this genial quartette, but in many parts of the line men lay dead, dying, and maimed. The Kangaroo Marines It was a weary-eyed quartette of girls that made its way down to the dining-room that morning, and breakfast was eaten in gloomy silence. Nan Sherwood at Palm Beach Or Strange Adventures Among The Orange Groves He wrote a poem on this pretty little flower, and it was set to music by Drum-Major Gurney, and a quartette sang it before a large audience, who expressed themselves delighted with it. A Soldier's Life Being the Personal Reminiscences of Edwin G. Rundle She said she would, and the next morning she took from the trunk the quartette in B minor for strings, and carried it over to the professor. The Goose Man At this moment Mr. Flaxman, who had gradually established himself as the joint leader of these musical afternoons, came forward to summon Rose to a quartette. Robert Elsmere And this quartette was full of the war. The Kangaroo Marines Verdi has scarcely ever written anything finer than the Ensemble at the end of the second act, and the delightful quartette "Is it a jest or madness, that comes now from her lips." The Standard Operaglass Detailed Plots of One Hundred and Fifty-one Celebrated Operas But when he addressed first one and then another of the quartette, they paid no attention whatever to what he said, contenting themselves with signing to the prisoners to eat and drink. Two Gallant Sons of Devon A Tale of the Days of Queen Bess The quartette was sent to Berlin, and placed in the hands of a man of influence and discrimination. The Goose Man I then handed over the quartette of golden coins in exchange for his bank-note. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 104, April 29, 1893 The quartette consisted of Bill Buster, a typical Cornstalk with a nut-brown face, twinkling eyes and a spice of the devil and the Lord in his soul. The Kangaroo Marines Taken literally this song of the Hogs is a quartette, which skilfully reproduces the various forms of grunting characteristic of these animals. The Standard Operaglass Detailed Plots of One Hundred and Fifty-one Celebrated Operas The singing by a voluntary quartette of mixed voices, the hours of service, even the sermons, were all of the Samaritan type. Days Off And Other Digressions In Leipzig the quartette was played before an invited audience. The Goose Man The most prominent persons on board of her were the quartette of American boys, known on board of the steamer in which they had sailed half round the world as the "Big Four." Four Young Explorers or, Sight-Seeing in the Tropics Here are a quartette of quaint Japanese heads, which their owner calls his "Fore Fathers!" The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 30, June 1893 An Illustrated Monthly They had a bell double quartette and made lovely music by striking some sweet-toned bells with small wands, and they were allowed to go down town. The Girls at Mount Morris "A quartette of boys and girls were darting about on skates." In Blue Creek Cañon A gesture he remembered—it was the time Eleanore stood before the mirror with the myrtle wreath on her head—gave the impulse to the stirring presto in the first movement of a quartette. The Goose Man Gentleman Geoff being dead, the only possible obstacle could be in the person of the other member of that lonely quartette, Frank Hillery, the trapper. The Fifth Ace He is a member of the local Symphonic Orchestra, and has composed an overture for grand orchestra, a string quartette, and various pieces for the violin, piano, and voice. Contemporary American Composers Being a Study of the Music of This Country, Its Present Conditions and Its Future, with Critical Estimates and Biographies of the Principal Living Composers; and an Abundance of Portraits, Fac-simile Musical Autographs, and Compositions The quartette sang it so well that the leading paper had praised it. A Little Girl in Old Boston "Oh, what big ones!" cried the visiting quartette. At the Little Brown House She was playing motifs from his quartette, his “Eleanore Quartette” as he had called it. The Goose Man But after a time, tiring of their efforts to get some sign from the culprits, the quartette in the hall dispersed to amuse themselves in some more entertaining manner. The Lilac Lady Other works are: a string quartette, a trio, "Lilith," based on Rossetti's poem, "Eden Bower," a nonet, and a violin sonata. Contemporary American Composers Being a Study of the Music of This Country, Its Present Conditions and Its Future, with Critical Estimates and Biographies of the Principal Living Composers; and an Abundance of Portraits, Fac-simile Musical Autographs, and Compositions Some crazy German post-grads at Cornell used to make up a string quartette among themselves and play some things I liked to hear—I guess it was pretty good music, too. The Squirrel-Cage "For little girls to know what?" demanded Peace, as the noisy quartette burst breathlessly in from school. At the Little Brown House He demanded the quartette; it was sent back to him. The Goose Man "Why—er—I don't know," stammered the second youth, who seemed the oldest of the quartette inside the fence. The Lilac Lady There are two symphonies, ten suites, and concert overture, three symphonic poems, an oratorio, "The Captivity," six string quartettes, and a mass of psalmodic and other vocal writing. Contemporary American Composers Being a Study of the Music of This Country, Its Present Conditions and Its Future, with Critical Estimates and Biographies of the Principal Living Composers; and an Abundance of Portraits, Fac-simile Musical Autographs, and Compositions A quartette, of fine vocal abilities, belonging to the gallant Rousseau's division, had practiced several beautiful ballads, preparatory to a grand serenade to the daughters of the buxom widow. Incidents of the War: Humorous, Pathetic, and Descriptive "Stand back, girls," quietly commanded the minister, pushing the trembling quartette almost roughly aside. At the Little Brown House The sonatas, the songs, the quartette, the psalm, the ‘Harzreise,’ ‘Wanderers Sturmlied,’ and the symphony, everything down to the last page and the last note.” The Goose Man She was travelling with her brother and his wife, and as they journeyed from hotel to hotel Duncan went with them, and filled out the quartette. Tales of Fantasy and Fact A few of them have been serious and worth while, notably a piano concerto, a quintette, four string quartettes, a mass, and several orchestral suites. Contemporary American Composers Being a Study of the Music of This Country, Its Present Conditions and Its Future, with Critical Estimates and Biographies of the Principal Living Composers; and an Abundance of Portraits, Fac-simile Musical Autographs, and Compositions Marcia Arnold, who was seated before her desk, intent on the book she held in her hand, raised her eyes and regarded the quartette with a displeased frown. Marjorie Dean, High School Freshman When Tom Brown and Holly Chappell traveled with me, the four of us made a quartette that could give most any crowd any sort of monte they wanted. Forty Years a Gambler on the Mississippi It came out that Regina Sussmann had been present at the concert given in Leipzig three years ago when the quartette was performed. The Goose Man Though they had many friends among the neighboring children, the Maynards were a congenial quartette, and had equally good times playing by themselves or with others. Marjorie's Busy Days He has written also a set of quartettes and trios for women's voices, and quartettes for men's voices. Contemporary American Composers Being a Study of the Music of This Country, Its Present Conditions and Its Future, with Critical Estimates and Biographies of the Principal Living Composers; and an Abundance of Portraits, Fac-simile Musical Autographs, and Compositions In five minutes the quartette were seated round a small table in Miss Whichello's small dining-room. The Bishop's Secret "I don't," replied a decided voice just behind them, and the quartette jumped nervously at the unexpected sound, for not one of them was aware of the hidden listener. Heart of Gold None of the quartette discovered the fact that, close to them, crouching under the canvas cover of a life boat as it swung at davits, lay one of the keen-eyed Filipino passengers. Uncle Sam's Boys in the Philippines or, Following the Flag against the Moros Then the quartette occupied these, and chattered gaily over the events of the day. Marjorie's Busy Days Before attaining his majority, he had completed a dramatic overture, a string quartette, a trio, and many songs and choruses. Contemporary American Composers Being a Study of the Music of This Country, Its Present Conditions and Its Future, with Critical Estimates and Biographies of the Principal Living Composers; and an Abundance of Portraits, Fac-simile Musical Autographs, and Compositions Halford had rooms in the neighbourhood, and, in his own words, there this historical quartette would "hold triangular fishing colloquies," "South-West" having his home up the river at Stockport. Lines in Pleasant Places Being the Aftermath of an Old Angler So the quartette dispersed to take up other duties. Heart of Gold During the progress of supper, which consisted of cold dried meat and rice, the quartette seated on the ferns in the corner of the cave were unusually silent. The Fugitives The Tyrant Queen of Madagascar Winifred had asked him a week ago to join a choice quartette which included Pip and Eve. Mistress Anne The two successive choruses, the quartette, and the soprano solo catch the composer nodding. Contemporary American Composers Being a Study of the Music of This Country, Its Present Conditions and Its Future, with Critical Estimates and Biographies of the Principal Living Composers; and an Abundance of Portraits, Fac-simile Musical Autographs, and Compositions But there is one tale, which Sime, the oldest of the quartette, has told over and over—yet never tires telling. The Death Shot A Story Retold Jack and Sylvia made delightful hosts, and it was a very happy and a very merry quartette which passed those spring days together in Knock Castle. The Love Affairs of Pixie To this quartette Sir Lambert was explaining his forecast of the political weather. A Forgotten Hero Not for Him She waved to the quartette on the forward deck. Mistress Anne Here he shows the same facility with the quartette as in his 225 other works. Contemporary American Composers Being a Study of the Music of This Country, Its Present Conditions and Its Future, with Critical Estimates and Biographies of the Principal Living Composers; and an Abundance of Portraits, Fac-simile Musical Autographs, and Compositions He became known locally because of his ability to sing in a male quartette. And Judas Iscariot Together with other evangelistic addresses As for Perugia, our happy quartette had plenty of opportunities for studying the old masters in the winter months. Lippincott's Magazine, Volume 11, No. 26, May, 1873 At this moment the Englishwoman, the shortest of the quartette, gave a little cry as she found her footing giving way beneath her. Dave Darrin After The Mine Layers Our charming quartette lasted in all its harmony for half an hour, during which volley after volley of family secrets was discharged into my eager ears. Captain Canot or, Twenty Years of an African Slaver Sometimes Mr. Rhythm had the four sing a quartette, or Azalia and Paul sang a duet. Winning His Way But he paused part way to look back at the quartette of ladies standing, silent and watchful, at the center of the room. Apron-Strings In the dialogue, wherever the words of Jesus occur, the accompaniment is furnished by a string quartette, which serves to distinguish them from the others, and invests them with a peculiar gentleness and grace. The Standard Oratorios Their Stories, Their Music, And Their Composers Not, indeed, until the officers came up over the side of the "Grigsby," and found Dave Darrin waiting on the deck, did the quartette of officers discover who their captor was. Dave Darrin After The Mine Layers Ruth pointed out the French teacher's window, and the windows of Nettie Parsons' quartette room. Ruth Fielding and the Gypsies The Missing Pearl Necklace Some of the quartettes, with accompaniments of harps and wind instruments, were indescribably beautiful. The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 2, January, 1851 She bestowed a pleasant nod upon the quartette. Apron-Strings The quartette retired, the chairman advanced, motioned with his hand for silence, and announced the name of the first orator of the occasion, who happened to be a clergyman—a tiresome, platitudinous person. The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol. 2 I want you young larks to sing me the quartette we were talking of the other day. The Heiress of Wyvern Court There were two quartette rooms side by side, in which were hatched most of the fun and good times that happened at Briarwood Hall. Ruth Fielding and the Gypsies The Missing Pearl Necklace The quartette lunched together at a restaurant in town, and brother George carried off his sisters to the apartments he had secured for them in the house in which he lodged. Despair's Last Journey To go forward and lay the vestment in that hand meant to disclose the presence of the hiding quartette. Apron-Strings He veiled it in an instant, but not before two of the quartette there present had read it. VC — A Chronicle of Castle Barfield and of the Crimea The quartette gave a boisterous laugh, and passed by. Oswald Langdon or, Pierre and Paul Lanier. A Romance of 1894-1898 There was a full-fledged panic in that quartette room in an instant. Ruth Fielding and the Gypsies The Missing Pearl Necklace A quartette party—three violins and a 'cello—sat in summer evening weather in a garden. Aunt Rachel "Young man," said Judge Enderby to his client, as the male quartette, thus cavalierly dismissed, passed on, "will you take the advice of an old man?" Little Miss Grouch A Narrative Based on the Log of Alexander Forsyth Smith's Maiden Transatlantic Voyage There was a quartette club formed by four first-class feline voices, and the club used to give Martha and me two or three hours of music three times a week. The Idler Magazine, Volume III, April 1893 An Illustrated Monthly Without further delay the quartette hurriedly sought the stairs and reached the platform a moment or two before the train appeared in sight. Marjorie Dean, College Sophomore In the box before me a white-haired lawyer was entertaining a lady of easy virtue; in the box behind, a larrikin quartette from the Pavilion Theatre were holding high revelry. The Trail of '98 A Northland Romance The quartette party always met on Sunday afternoons and played sacred music. Aunt Rachel He knew only too well that many anxious hearts would be suffering because of the dreadful uncertainty that hung over the fate of the quartette of venturesome aeroplane boys. The Airplane Boys among the Clouds or, Young Aviators in a Wreck It is quite evident that he had no notion of the exquisite enjoyment derivable from being an executant in a quartette, the conversational powers of which have been so frequently noticed. The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators By common consent the quartette broke into a gentle run. Marjorie Dean, College Sophomore The sound undoubtedly gave each member of the quartette a strange thrill. Motor Boat Boys Mississippi Cruise or, The Dash for Dixie Rachel surveyed the quartette party from the window, but Reuben could see that she was held in talk by Mrs. Sennacherib. Aunt Rachel He walked hastily to the quartette and, bursting with rage, asked Jones what he meant by it. A Master Of Craft He made also an excellent quartette of instruments—Violin, Viola, Violoncello, and Double-Bass—for the Exhibition of 1851. The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators The quartette walked away without a word of farewell to Ruth Hale, who had been standing near them. Marjorie Dean, College Sophomore Nobody objected to his way of putting it; for truth to tell every one of the quartette felt delighted with the final outcome of their adventure. Motor Boat Boys Mississippi Cruise or, The Dash for Dixie "Not all," she said to herself, as she paused in sight and hearing of the quartette party, who were by this time deep in an andante of Haydn's—"not all." Aunt Rachel My quartette will be much more interesting to the next divinity than they are to me. The Californians The big wachtmeister rubbed his throttled throat feelingly, and grunted dissent, whilst the accused and desperate quartette broke into angry protestations. A Rip Van Winkle Of The Kalahari Seven Tales of South-West Africa The Surveyor-General frowned, but the Colonel, after one or two attempts at sobriety of demeanor, succumbed, and the trio became a quartette. Prisoners of Hope A Tale of Colonial Virginia There was just time to get a famous quartette down from Washington. We Three "I promised to go and listen to the quartette party this evening." Aunt Rachel I had had a very definite idea of turning the entire quartette out in his favour. The Californians And furiously lashing his startled horse he spurred madly away, striking savagely with his sjambok at the cowering quartette as he passed. A Rip Van Winkle Of The Kalahari Seven Tales of South-West Africa The equestrian quartette at Marmaduke's door was a sight that the worthy inhabitants of that sleepy street would not get over for a week. Agatha's Husband A Novel The brave little quartette, being surrounded by foes, could do nothing but parry with almost lightning speed the spear-thrusts that were made at them continually. Blue Lights Hot Work in the Soudan But on the day following that which saw the introduction of his lordship's parliamentary nominee to the quartette party, his lordship encountered a check which called for all the resources of philosophy. Aunt Rachel "Do you mean to say that you had—had intended to—to—add him to the quartette?" The Californians The first shock experienced by our quartette was caused by the door. The Young Trawler Next morning, as the quartette were at breakfast, Mr Kennedy, senior, took occasion to propound to his son the plans he had laid down for them during the next week. The Young Fur Traders Arose the remaining three members of the resigning quartette and, one after another, had their say. Deep Furrows He followed, therefore, in Reuben's hasty footsteps, but at a milder pace, and, regaining the green door, looked into the garden and saw the quartette party already assembled. Aunt Rachel It was generally supposed that the afflicted quartette were spending their leisure over these tubs, for they had retired into as complete an obscurity as their various callings would permit. The Californians A male quartette gives frequent musical entertainments, and in one winter thirteen "musical evenings" held forth manifold attractions to this music-loving people. In and Around Berlin "Are you one of that quartette?" asks she, so saucily, yet withal so merrily that the hardest-hearted lover might forgive her. April's Lady A Novel Taken all in all the quartette of men presented a very fierce appearance; and Phil felt relieved to know that poor Pete was not fated to fall into their clutches. Chums in Dixie or The Strange Cruise of a Motorboat But by-and-by that young Gold, who played first fiddle in the quartette, came up with his auburn mane, with his fiddle tucked under his arm, and stopped to talk with Ruth and Fuller. Aunt Rachel The leader of this aggregation was the tenor of the quartette. Little Masterpieces of American Wit and Humor Volume I From the gardens the quartette strolled onwards past the lake, and across the wide park to the further gates; then, returning, paid a visit to the stables. The Fortunes of the Farrells The Saxon quartette strolled up and down, wheeling their bicycles as they went, exchanging greetings with acquaintances, and quizzing the peculiarities of strangers, after the merciless fashion of youth. Etheldreda the Ready A School Story It was one o’clock before the work was finished, and a tired and distinctly grubby quartette started out on their three-mile return walk across the fields. A College Girl With a perfect naturalness she raised a warning palm against him, and at that instant the quartette party began their performance. Aunt Rachel The choir was made up of two parts, a quartette and a chorus. Little Masterpieces of American Wit and Humor Volume I Everything happened exactly as Claire had known it would, from the moment the quartette set forth. The Independence of Claire I believed that the rest of the hands might now be safely trusted to keep that quartette in order. A Middy in Command A Tale of the Slave Squadron An hour later, having finished their meal, the quartette rose, and made their way to the pilot-house, where preparations were at once commenced for an ascent to the surface. The Log of the Flying Fish A Story of Aerial and Submarine Peril and Adventure "Immediately, if you see no objection," and the nobleman took out of his pocket one of Haydn's quartettes. Among the Great Masters of Music Scenes in the Lives of Famous Musicians But much as we enjoyed the quartette, Mrs. Seaton, it was your work upon the violin that took us by storm. Skylark Three Your dear mamma has kindly asked two of his college friends to come too, so you will be quite a merry quartette.” A Dog with a Bad Name The quartette of Corner House girls were not the only young folk anxious about entering the Milton schools for the forthcoming year. The Corner House Girls at School The first of the quartette to put in an appearance on deck next morning was the professor, who was awakened just as day was breaking by the faint sound of a steam whistle. The Log of the Flying Fish A Story of Aerial and Submarine Peril and Adventure The composer gave him the copyright of several of his productions, among them the "Stabat Mater" and "Ariadne," and the "Razirmesser" quartette. Among the Great Masters of Music Scenes in the Lives of Famous Musicians Though by no means a Metropolitan Opera quartette, their voices were all better than mediocre, and they had sung together so much that they harmonized readily. Skylark Three Paul gave a tug at the sleeve of Jack, who, recognizing the signal, passed it on to William; and in turn he notified the remaining member of the quartette. The Banner Boy Scouts on a Tour, or, The Mystery of Rattlesnake Mountain Among such words are: rationale, aide-de-camp, quartette, naïve, libretto. "Stops", Or How to Punctuate A Practical Handbook for Writers and Students Accordingly, on the completion of the meal, the quartette descended to the diving-room, and there donned their armour, taking the additional precaution of adding a flannel overall to their ordinary inner diving dress. The Log of the Flying Fish A Story of Aerial and Submarine Peril and Adventure This composition is said to derive its name from Haydn's exclaiming one morning, while shaving, "I would give my best quartette for a good razor!" Among the Great Masters of Music Scenes in the Lives of Famous Musicians The château formed one of a quartette of seignorial residences which at the commencement of the present century belonged to Balthazar Constance Dangé-Dorçay, whose ancestors had been lords of Chouilly under the ancien régime. Facts About Champagne and Other Sparkling Wines For a short time there was an industrious quartette engaged in the labor of reconstruction. The Banner Boy Scouts on a Tour, or, The Mystery of Rattlesnake Mountain Indeed, I was going to ask Mrs. Fossell to forgive me if I spoil one of her quartettes by withdrawing. Major Vigoureux “Well,” said the professor as the quartette wended their way below to dinner, “how have I managed?” The Log of the Flying Fish A Story of Aerial and Submarine Peril and Adventure The initial bar of the quartette was first attacked, and but few of the succeeding ones escaped the critical comments of the dilettante. Among the Great Masters of Music Scenes in the Lives of Famous Musicians Red, with Perry and two others, charged to the right of the advancing quartette, while the general's detachment dodged quickly past their left. A Son of the City A Story of Boy Life Paul and Wallace were among the quartette that now came on duty; for the acting scoutmaster insisted on sharing the duties of his men. The Banner Boy Scouts on a Tour, or, The Mystery of Rattlesnake Mountain "A quartette of bogey hounds, I expect," says I. Dowd shakes his head modest. Torchy As A Pa The quartette now found themselves inside the pilothouse, which proved to be two stories in height. The Log of the Flying Fish A Story of Aerial and Submarine Peril and Adventure I supposed he was busy makin' up his quartette for that Southern cruise. Torchy and Vee Once in the park, the quartette broke into impromptu games of tag, dashing over the moist grass, or halting to puff lustily that they might watch their breaths in the clear, frosty air. A Son of the City A Story of Boy Life The quartette had somehow the appearance of conspirators who had not settled down to their work. Mr. Grex of Monte Carlo It consists of four quartettes for piano and strings in B flat, D, E, and G minor, also three string quartettes. Woman's Work in Music And there they were distinctly visible from the lofty stand-point of the Flying Fish’s deck when the quartette, cigar in mouth, emerged from the pilot-house after breakfast. The Log of the Flying Fish A Story of Aerial and Submarine Peril and Adventure After breakfast, the quartette lost no time in going upstairs to Grace's room to listen to Mabel's letter. Grace Harlowe's Fourth Year at Overton College As he and Bill ran home at noon one day, a quartette of men with bulging, gray denim bags on their shoulders, left big yellow envelopes on each and every house porch of the street. A Son of the City A Story of Boy Life "I must go to bed," said Grace, breaking the significant silence that had fallen on the quartette. Grace Harlowe's Third Year at Overton College Her string quartettes have won notice, also her piano duos, a violin suite, some flute and piano pieces, and several piano solos and songs. Woman's Work in Music He plays an accordion and his wife sings and they have arranged for a quartette of girls to sing a couple of numbers and then you are to talk. David Lannarck, Midget An Adventure Story The train was reported to be on time, but the quartette of happy-faced young women who waited impatiently for its arrival from the north that afternoon were agreed that it must be late. Grace Harlowe's Fourth Year at Overton College So the quartette trooped up the street to "come and see." A Son of the City A Story of Boy Life "What wonderful things are happening—" There was an ominous crack, the hammock rope snapped in two, and the quartette found themselves a tangled, huddled heap of arms and legs upon the piazza floor. Tabitha's Vacation Among her other works are a concert overture, a string quartette, violin and 'cello sonatas, some five-voiced madrigals, with various piano pieces and songs. Woman's Work in Music These were followed by a solo and encore by the minister's wife and then a quartette of young girls sang a couple of popular selections. David Lannarck, Midget An Adventure Story It was rather a silent quartette that gathered for the last time in Grace's room that night. Grace Harlowe's Fourth Year at Overton College So the quartette slid up and down on the ice as long after the second assembly bell as they dared, and with the fear of tardiness upon them, dashed for the school yard. A Son of the City A Story of Boy Life The last of the quartette was Roy Anderson, one of the Deepdale boys, who was chiefly distinguished by his very open admiration for Grace. The Outdoor Girls at Bluff Point Or a Wreck and a Rescue She has written two piano trios, a string quartette, and much music for 'cello, piano, and voice. Woman's Work in Music The constant study of the violin led to modifications in his style, and evolved first, the string quartette in the form which has always remained standard. A Popular History of the Art of Music From the Earliest Times Until the Present "Yes, our little family quartette is rather inseparable," agreed Mother. The Jolliest School of All And to-day the quartette of our truest poets—Bryant, Whittier, Longfellow, and Holmes—are with us in the hale years of a green age, never singing sweeter songs, never harping more inspiring strains. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 96, October 1865 Mrs. Ford was just coming down the stairs dressed to go out when the quartette burst in upon her. The Outdoor Girls at Bluff Point Or a Wreck and a Rescue Kate Oliver is responsible for some concerted music, while Alma Sanders has produced a piano trio, a violin sonata, and a piano quartette. Woman's Work in Music Before leaving London they visited the British Museum, and in memory of his visit Wolfgang composed a four-part quartette, and presented the autograph to the museum. A Popular History of the Art of Music From the Earliest Times Until the Present |
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