This, however, was a slight inconvenience to the gallant Abbot, who, perhaps, even rejoicing in the opportunity to display his accomplished horsemanship before so many spectators, especially of the fair sex, dispensed with the use of these supports to a timid rider.
— from Ivanhoe: A Romance by Walter Scott

A stranger on the planet might expect that its grotesque absurdity would provoke enough ridicule to cure it; but unfortunately quite the contrary happens.
— from Treatise on Parents and Children by Bernard Shaw

Mr. Biss is on brand new ground and will puzzle every reader till the mystery is at last solved by the right man—the mystery of the baffling murders on the Brighton road.
— from The Bad Man: A Novel by Porter Emerson Browne

Baucis and Philemon , too, is a lively piece that pleased Goldsmith, and will please every reader.
— from The Age of Pope (1700-1744) by John Dennis

This, however, was a slight inconvenience to the gallant Abbot, who, perhaps even rejoicing in the opportunity to display his accomplished horsemanship before so many spectators, especially of the fair sex, dispensed with the use of these supports to a timid rider.
— from Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 6 by Charles Herbert Sylvester