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Meanings of quailed beneath in English

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Usage of quailed beneath in English
1
All fled before him, and the strongest warriors quailed beneath his glance.
Hero Tales
2
So intent was her gaze that his eyes quailed beneath it.
An Eye for an Eye
3
She looked up into Captain Aylmer's face, and his eye almost quailed beneath hers.
The Belton Estate
4
Jean quailed beneath her torrent of contemptuous words and from the fury in her eyes.
A Girl of the Commune
5
Moritz quailed beneath it, and cast down his eyes.
Old Fritz and the New Era
6
Elizabeth shrank and quailed beneath her sister's scorn.
Beatrice
7
Ethan Brand's eye quailed beneath the old man's.
The Snow Image
8
The sea of flame meanwhile had lighted up the whole horizon; the eye quailed beneath the glare.
Russia, as Seen and Described by Famous Writers
9
Temptations are there we little think of, and stronger hearts than Edward's have quailed beneath their power.
Town and Country; Or, Life at Home and Abroad, Without and Withi...
10
His heart quailed beneath his Commander's uniform.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, 1920-01-14
11
Sir Osmund quailed beneath her glance.
Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1
12
There were shrieks and wailings aboard our vessel, and many a brave heart quailed beneath the terror upon us.
Town and Country; Or, Life at Home and Abroad, Without and Withi...
13
Whereupon Fanny gave me so reproachful a look out of her great brown eyes that I quailed beneath it.
The New Penelope, and Other Stories and Poems
14
She quailed beneath the look.
The Sport of the Gods
15
She quailed beneath his look.
Master Tales of Mystery, Volume 3
16
His mild face became that of a fanatic, and I actually quailed beneath his angry eye, as he retorted,-
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 80, June, 1864 / A Magazine...
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