Witen (4) , v. to depart, to disappear, to dwindle, S, H; wyte , H; wit , S2; ute , let us, S.—AS. ( ge ) wítan ; see Grein.
— from A Concise Dictionary of Middle English from A.D. 1150 to 1580 by A. L. (Anthony Lawson) Mayhew

But have they any such use?' Let us see: Are there not two kinds of fear—fear of evil and fear of an evil reputation?
— from Laws by Plato

the count cried, springing up, "let us secure the general."
— from The Pearl of the Andes: A Tale of Love and Adventure by Gustave Aimard

“Well, then,” said Ulenspiegel, “let us stay here as long as my florins and daelders serve us as funnels to pour into our throats the drinks that bring us to laughter.”
— from The Legend of Ulenspiegel, Volume 1 (of 2) And Lamme Goedzak, and their Adventures Heroical, Joyous and Glorious in the Land of Flanders and Elsewhere by Charles de Coster

‘Personal, sworn under, let us say, ten thousand pounds.
— from Lord Kilgobbin by Charles James Lever

“Since God has saved us, let us so order our works that they may be acceptable to Him.
— from The Great Controversy Between Christ and Satan by Ellen Gould Harmon White

But for that very reason I wished to entreat of you, and now do so right heartily, even amid the vast difference in our position, and the objects that surround us, let us steadily adhere to our promise to write monthly letters.
— from Letters of Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy from 1833 to 1847 by Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy

She kept a stiff upper lip until she was alone, and then a troubled line grew in her forehead.
— from Jewel: A Chapter in Her Life by Clara Louise Burnham

Trained to accept any emergency with stiff upper lips, Uncle Sam’s sailors, be they
— from The Dreadnought Boys on a Submarine by John Henry Goldfrap