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• The only indictment that can be brought against the father of Coleridge is that he was a zealous Latin scholar, and proposed that the term “ablative” be abolished as insufficient, and in its stead should be used that of “quale-quare-quiddative case.” He was a simple, amiable, excellent man who did his work the best he could, and was beloved by all the parish. —  Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 5
• "Dey looks quare, en dey does quare. —  Nights With Uncle Remus
• But whin I wuk up, the divil a rigimint was there at all, at all, only me, sorr; an' there was a lot of quare-lookin' chaps as I sinsed by the look on thim was Jarmins. —  Experiences of a Dug-out, 1914-1918
• Well, sorr, as I was just startin' to tell ye, there was a lot of quare-lookin' chaps as I sinsed by the look of thim was Jarmins, an Yes, but good Lord, man, what was the name of the place in France where all this happened Place is it, sorr? —  Experiences of a Dug-out, 1914-1918
• Faith it's a quare-looken' bird, Cap'en dear The Captain smiled, but he was not to be tempted away from his hobby The pholas, I said, ma'am," he replied. —  Bob Strong's Holidays Adrift in the Channel

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