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The most vigorous constitutions will quail and sink under the weight of a desponding mind.

From Aims and Aids for Girls and Young Women On the Various Duties of Life, Physical, Intellectual, And Moral Development; Self-Culture, Improvement, Dress, Beauty, Fashion, Employment, Education, The Home Relations, Their Duties To Young Men, Marriage, Womanhood And Happiness. by Weaver, George Sumner

And many a stalwart heart will quail, That never quailed in fear!

From Charles O'Malley, The Irish Dragoon, Volume 2 by Lever, Charles James

Gladstone, the truculent old man, will quail before the pointing finger of revenge.

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 5 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis

As an apothecary’s apprentice they would, but as a gentleman they will quail; and if they do not, their master will most certainly be civil, and give you all the information which he can.

From Japhet in Search of a Father by Marryat, Frederick

And you—I suppose this bad man, Shanty Moir, will quail when he sees your red hair?

From The Snow-Burner by Oyen, Henry