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Unexcited, he raised his voice, high-keyed, as was usual with him, but clear, untremulous, and firm.

From Memoir of the Life of John Quincy Adams. by Quincy, Josiah

For quite an interval there was no sound but the occasional click of a dish laid upon its pile, with fingers that, however, were firm and untremulous.

From Tales of Trail and Town by Harte, Bret

It is a wonderful scene, a marvelous example of Christian heroism, for in the midst of the hisses and threats and curses of the rioters, the prayer of the brave woman rose clear and untremulous.

From William Lloyd Garrison The Abolitionist by Grimké, Archibald Henry

Unexcited he raised his voice, high-keyed, as was usual with him, but clear, untremulous, and firm.

From The Abolitionists Together With Personal Memories Of The Struggle For Human Rights by Hume, John F. (John Ferguson)