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Not I, my dear Louis," replied the knight; "I have no skill in these nice quillets of philosophy.

From Woodstock; or, the Cavalier by Scott, Walter, Sir

He says, pleasantly enough, but not without a substratum of real conviction, that he is 'a doctor seraphicus, and also inexpugnabilis upon quillets of logic.'

From Hours in a Library, Volume I. (of III.) by Stephen, Leslie, Sir

Philadelphia lawyers carry green bags full of briefs, remarkable for everything but brevity; also statutes, recognizances, tenures, double-vouchers, fines, recoveries, indentures, not to mention quiddities, quillets, quirks and quips.

From Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 06 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Artists by Hubbard, Elbert

"But a truce to quips and quillets, say I," he continued.

From The Panchronicon by MacKaye, Harold Steele

O! some authority how to proceed; Some tricks, some quillets, how to cheat the devil.

From Love's Labour's Lost by Shakespeare, William