This alteration in the fat boy’s demeanour originated in his increased sense of his own importance, and the dignity he acquired from having been taken into the confidence of the young ladies; and the smirks, and grins, and winks were so many condescending assurances that they might depend upon his fidelity.
— from The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens

"I could of told you long ago that ranch deal couldn't win.
— from The Man Next Door by Emerson Hough

The crew of the ‘drag,’ for the present, consisted of two young ladies, and two who will not be old, please Heaven!
— from The Paris Sketch Book of Mr. M. A. Titmarsh; and the Irish Sketch Book by William Makepeace Thackeray

That as the Young Ladies are the best companions of the Young Gentlemen, so the Young Gentlemen should be the best companions of the Young Ladies; and extending the comparison from animals (to quote the disrespectful language of the said Quiz) to inanimate objects, your Dedicator humbly suggests, that such of your Honourable sex as purchased the bane should possess themselves of the antidote, and that those of your Honourable sex who were not rash enough to take the first, should lose no time in swallowing the last,—prevention being in all cases better than cure, as we are informed upon the authority, not only of general acknowledgment, but also of traditionary wisdom.
— from Sketches by Boz, Illustrative of Every-Day Life and Every-Day People by Charles Dickens

A [Pg 351] mortar-shell came rushing through the air, and fell upon the cave, and bursting in the ground entered the cave; a fragment of the shell mashed the head of the little sleeper, crushing out the young life, and leaving the distracted mother to pierce the heavens with her cries of agony.”
— from Nurse and Spy in the Union Army The Adventures and Experiences of a Woman in Hospitals, Camps, and Battle-Fields by S. Emma E. (Sarah Emma Evelyn) Edmonds

In which the Crew of the Yungfrau lose a Good Prize, and Snarleyyow loses his Character.
— from Snarleyyow; or, The Dog Fiend by Frederick Marryat

“That is the whole question, Mademoiselle; we must think over it carefully, and, first of all, I must examine certain papers here, which will explain what are the legal claims of this young lady, and who are her guardians; for I remember, though Mr. Grenfell was to have acted, and, indeed, his name was written in pencil, Sir Gervais changed his mind, and thought of another trustee.
— from Luttrell Of Arran by Charles James Lever

You see, doctor, The Gray Phantom has quite a crush on the young lady, and he would rather go through hell fire than have a single hair on her head hurt.”
— from The Gray Phantom by Herman Landon

The next day she was formally introduced into the convent school, which consisted of twenty young ladies, all boarders.
— from Little Nobody by Miller, Alex. McVeigh, Mrs.

In contemplating this new arrangement, [258] he forgot to take one thing into consideration, that is, the probable consent of the young lady; and he also forgot or neglected to observe one thing, that is, the very particular attention paid to the young lady by Horatio Markham.
— from Rank and Talent; A Novel, Vol. 1 (of 3) by William Pitt Scargill