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Heaven forbid!" rejoined Christopher; "We do not want this quarreller and roarer.

From Specimens of German Romance Vol. I. The Patricians by Velde, Carl Franz van der

"Blind, foolish quarreller," said his conscience, "this would not have come to thee in fighting for the king and the country, nor if thou hadst listened to Olenka."

From The Deluge, Vol. I. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. by Sienkiewicz, Henryk

"I am no longer such a quarreller, Boris," he answered.

From Debts of Honor by Yolland, Arthur B. (Arthur Battishill)

Of all candidates at a club a known quarreller is more sure of blackballs now than even in the times when such a one provoked duels.

From Phineas Redux by Trollope, Anthony

No quarreller is Havelok; but if he must fight, that will be no playground.

From Havelok the Dane A Legend of Old Grimsby and Lincoln by Whistler, Charles W. (Charles Watts)