A quadrille is a very humdrum performance nowadays to those who know nothing so delightful as the wild monotony of the round dance. From Wordnik.com. [Kirsteen: The Story of a Scotch Family Seventy Years Ago] Reference
The quadrille is a stately and a conversational dance. From Wordnik.com. [Manners and Social Usages] Reference
Sidsall recalled the quadrille he had led her through at Lacy's party; he had been a perfect partner, at once light and firm. From Wordnik.com. [Java Head] Reference
The quadrille had ended, and a waltz was beginning. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
The waltz concluded, a quadrille was quickly formed. From Wordnik.com. [A Love Story] Reference
They looked like a party of ghosts dancing a quadrille. From Wordnik.com. [The Boy Inventors' Radio Telephone] Reference
Is not the supper quadrille the most dangerous and the dearest of all?. From Wordnik.com. [A Love Story] Reference
Labitzky's quadrille of all nations, dedicated by special permission to. From Wordnik.com. [Notes and Queries, Number 59, December 14, 1850] Reference
The quadrille of to-day is the simple lancers, and some years ago it was. From Wordnik.com. [The Complete Bachelor Manners for Men] Reference
She looked superb, as with graceful dignity she glided through the quadrille. From Wordnik.com. [Isabel Leicester A Romance by Maude Alma] Reference
When I found Miss Dunscombe engaged for that ridiculous quadrille, what could I do?. From Wordnik.com. [April's Lady A Novel] Reference
After glancing over the quadrille, as if it were by mere chance that his eyes had met. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
And there is crimp and quadrille for the asking, and the new game that is just come up. From Wordnik.com. [The Ladies A Shining Constellation of Wit and Beauty] Reference
Dancing soon began, and Freda saw Colonel Vaughan and Miss Nugent together in a quadrille. From Wordnik.com. [Gladys, the Reaper] Reference
Society knows of four only -- two "squares," quadrille and Lancers, and two "round," waltz and galop. From Wordnik.com. [Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. 12, No. 32, November, 1873] Reference
The line, with dishevelled hair, aprons and kerchiefs askew, had formed into the square of a quadrille. From Wordnik.com. [In and out of Three Normady Inns] Reference
How many a quadrille shall we see this winter, exclusively made up from the ranks of inconsolable widows!. From Wordnik.com. [The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 2, January, 1851] Reference
One man called de sets and us danced de cardrille (quadrille) de virginia reel, and de 16-hand cortillion. From Wordnik.com. [Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 3] Reference
"I hope you are not tired with this quadrille," he said as he took her across the room, not looking at her. From Wordnik.com. [Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 101, May, 1876] Reference
No one in these days takes steps; a sort of galop is, however, allowed in the rapid figures of the quadrille. From Wordnik.com. [Manners and Social Usages] Reference
Then came a waltz, then a schottisch, then another waltz, and finally a quadrille, set to unmitigated English tunes. From Wordnik.com. [Anahuac : or, Mexico and the Mexicans, Ancient and Modern] Reference
I remember, however, that at a Christmas party given by his partner, Mr. Wilson, he was induced to dance a quadrille. From Wordnik.com. [The Story of a Summer Or, Journal Leaves from Chappaqua] Reference
All people are apt to walk through a quadrille slowly, to music, until they come to the "ladies 'chain" or the "promenade.". From Wordnik.com. [Manners and Social Usages] Reference
A quadrille cannot go on evenly if any confusion arises from the ignorance, obstinacy, or inattention of one of the dancers. From Wordnik.com. [Manners and Social Usages] Reference
We found ourselves tricked into a thorough party at Mrs.M. 's, a quadrille and a commerce table, and music in the other room. From Wordnik.com. [Jane Austen, Her Life and Letters A Family Record] Reference
On these occasions, a carpet cotillon or quadrille has been sometimes indulged in; but it was the exception and not the rule. From Wordnik.com. [She and I, Volume 1] Reference
All she could do, however, was to bow her consent, take his arm, and walk, pale, silent, and stately, to the top of a quadrille. From Wordnik.com. [Gladys, the Reaper] Reference
He ended by offering his heart and hand, we verily believe, in the middle of a quadrille; but on this point we are not quite certain. From Wordnik.com. [The Youth of Jefferson A Chronicle of College Scrapes at Williamsburg, in Virginia, A.D. 1764] Reference
Meanwhile H.R.H. has arrived, and first-quadrille sets forming in every direction speedily drive the non-dancers into the background. From Wordnik.com. [Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. 12, No. 32, November, 1873] Reference
"Well, Suvy," he said to the animal presently, "it looks more like a swim than a waltz quadrille, and neither of us built web-footed.". From Wordnik.com. [The Furnace of Gold] Reference
Before the quadrille began, his friend in black came to present his compliments, and to say that he had never seen a more beautiful pair. From Wordnik.com. [A Love Story] Reference
She even began a dance, a fantastic sort of lonely quadrille (if it could be given any special name), there on the flagged walk by the end of the house. From Wordnik.com. [The Heart of Arethusa] Reference
By and by there was a quadrille for the benefit of the million, during which the exclusives rested, and Ashburner had full opportunity of observing them. From Wordnik.com. [The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 2, January, 1851] Reference
In one side of the trunk was an opening, about as large as an ordinary door; through this we used to enter, and I have danced a quadrille of eight within with perfect ease. From Wordnik.com. [Plantation Sketches] Reference
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