She objected to it, and all the arguments which a fond, delicate, unmarried lady could use, she did not fail to produce against it.
— from Memoirs of Aaron Burr, Complete by Aaron Burr
The other man went with us likewise, counting us several times over, and hallooing, as we judged, for assistance; for we were presently joined by two or three more, among whom was a young woman with a club in her hand.
— from A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 14 by Robert Kerr
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