"No: not half black, only a quarter -- what they call a quadroon in the. From Wordnik.com. [Olla Podrida] Reference
"Ah, was it Miss Dumont's -- that is, the quadroon's servant.". From Wordnik.com. [Hatchie, the Guardian Slave; or, The Heiress of Bellevue] Reference
The love of the quadroon was my source of pleasure; but, alas! pain predominated as my thoughts dwelt upon the Creole!. From Wordnik.com. [The Quadroon Adventures in the Far West] Reference
Havanna, and the "quadroon" balls of New Orleans -- everywhere in the crowded haunts of the world. From Wordnik.com. [The Rifle Rangers] Reference
She was a quadroon, and one of the most beautiful women I ever saw. From Wordnik.com. [The Narrative of William W. Brown, a Fugitive Slave] Reference
A quadroon nurse followed them about with a faraway, meditative air. From Wordnik.com. [The Awakening] Reference
Then she went in and assisted the quadroon in getting the boys to bed. From Wordnik.com. [The Awakening] Reference
In the West Indies he would certainly have been set down as a quadroon. From Wordnik.com. [The Beth Book Being a Study of the Life of Elizabeth Caldwell Maclure, a Woman of Genius] Reference
Page 167 laid aside by the quadroon, as if they were of no value to her. From Wordnik.com. [Clotel; or, The President's Daughter: A Narrative of Slave Life in the United States. By William Wells Brown, A Fugitive Slave, Author of "Three Years in Europe." With a Sketch of the Author's Life] Reference
One day the quadroon observed to him that her hair was growing out again. From Wordnik.com. [Clotel; or, The President's Daughter: A Narrative of Slave Life in the United States. By William Wells Brown, A Fugitive Slave, Author of "Three Years in Europe." With a Sketch of the Author's Life] Reference
Edna sent the quadroon away to her supper and told her she need not return. From Wordnik.com. [The Awakening] Reference
The appearance of the handsome quadroon caused a deep sensation among the crowd. From Wordnik.com. [Clotelle; or, the Colored Heroine, a tale of the Southern States; or, the President's Daughter] Reference
In other words, he was courting a sprightly and good-looking quadroon girl, by name. From Wordnik.com. [The Kentucky Ranger] Reference
Without making any reply, Mrs. Miller pushed the quadroon aside, and entered the house. From Wordnik.com. [Clotelle; or, the Colored Heroine, a tale of the Southern States; or, the President's Daughter] Reference
In heaven his labors would be just as apparent in the quadroon as in the noble-born lady. From Wordnik.com. [Hatchie, the Guardian Slave; or, The Heiress of Bellevue] Reference
She went down and led them out of the sun, scolding the quadroon for not being more attentive. From Wordnik.com. [The Awakening] Reference
How could he ever come to fancy such, a quadroon-looking thing as that, she should like to know?. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 37, November, 1860] Reference
The patient was an American quadroon, black nearly in complexion, of one-fourth white blood, from. From Wordnik.com. [Official Report of the Niger Valley Exploring Party] Reference
This was the last bid, and the quadroon girl was struck off, and became the property of Henry Linwood. From Wordnik.com. [Clotelle; or, the Colored Heroine, a tale of the Southern States; or, the President's Daughter] Reference
He went back and brought out one of the prettiest quadroon girls, about seventeen years old, that I ever saw. From Wordnik.com. [Forty Years a Gambler on the Mississippi] Reference
This cottage was hired by Horatio Green for Clotel, and the quadroon girl soon found herself in her new home. From Wordnik.com. [Clotel; or, The President's Daughter: A Narrative of Slave Life in the United States. By William Wells Brown, A Fugitive Slave, Author of "Three Years in Europe." With a Sketch of the Author's Life] Reference
He was nearly out of sight when, with bitter sobs, the quadroon retraced her steps to the door of the cottage. From Wordnik.com. [Clotelle; or, the Colored Heroine, a tale of the Southern States; or, the President's Daughter] Reference
The body servant was a good-looking quadroon, and sported an enormous diamond pin and a heavy gold watch chain. From Wordnik.com. [The Continental Monthly , Vol. 2 No. 5, November 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy] Reference
Groups are seen talking in every part of the vast building, and the topic on 'Change, is the "beautiful quadroon.". From Wordnik.com. [Clotelle; or, the Colored Heroine, a tale of the Southern States; or, the President's Daughter] Reference
Formerly they were known by their black hair and eyes, but at present there are completely fair quadroon males and females. From Wordnik.com. [The Journal of Negro History, Volume 2, 1917] Reference
"No use, my pretty quadroon; I put your man, Hatchie, into the hands of two stout fellows; he cannot come, even at your bidding.". From Wordnik.com. [Hatchie, the Guardian Slave; or, The Heiress of Bellevue] Reference
Of course, the young man escorted the beautiful quadroon home that evening, and became the favorite visitor at the house of Agnes. From Wordnik.com. [Clotelle; or, the Colored Heroine, a tale of the Southern States; or, the President's Daughter] Reference
The deep gashes of the cruel whip had prostrated the lovely form of the quadroon, and she lay upon her bed of straw in the dark cell. From Wordnik.com. [Clotelle; or, the Colored Heroine, a tale of the Southern States; or, the President's Daughter] Reference
Father found mother, a beautiful quadroon, in the New Orleans slave market, and bought her with the intention of making her his wife. From Wordnik.com. [Bond and Free: A Tale of the South] Reference
The quadroon had been in her new home but a short time ere she found that her situation was far different from what it was in Virginia. From Wordnik.com. [Clotel; or, The President's Daughter: A Narrative of Slave Life in the United States. By William Wells Brown, A Fugitive Slave, Author of "Three Years in Europe." With a Sketch of the Author's Life] Reference
Mr. French found no difficulty in securing a purchaser for the quadroon woman, for such are usually the most marketable kind of property. From Wordnik.com. [Clotelle; or, the Colored Heroine, a tale of the Southern States; or, the President's Daughter] Reference
The female quadroon looks upon such an engagement as a matrimonial contract, though it goes no farther than a formal contract by which the. From Wordnik.com. [The Journal of Negro History, Volume 2, 1917] Reference
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