quivered

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Quicker than yellow leaves, when gales despoil, Quivered the brilliance of their mute turmoil, Within whose light was intricately blent Perpetual rise, perpetual descent.

From The Home Book of Verse — Volume 3 by Stevenson, Burton Egbert

Inez's lips Quivered, and the convulsive twitching of her features plainly indicated her grief at this mournful parting with the playmate of her youth—with her affianced husband.

From Inez A Tale of the Alamo by Evans, Augusta J. (Augusta Jane)

"And then to mark the lord of all, The forest hero, trained to wars, Quivered and plumed, and lithe and tall, And seamed with glorious scars."

From The Frontiersmen by Aimard, Gustave

But Shem went up to do his mother's will; And all was one as though the frighted earth Quivered and fell a-trembling; then they hid Their faces every one, till he returned, And spake not.

From Poems by Jean Ingelow, In Two Volumes, Volume II. by Ingelow, Jean

Quivered Karna's lips in anger, word of answer spake he none, But a deep sigh shook his bosom, and he gazed upon the sun!

From Maha-bharata The Epic of Ancient India Condensed into English Verse by Dutt, Romesh