They had never even hinted at the subject of her griefs, nor encouraged the theme when she Adverted to it, but had passed it over in silence, hoping that time would gradually wear the traces of it from her recollection, or, at least, would render them less painful.
"Bracebridge Hall, or The Humorists"
Washington Irving
And with a view to prevent the great fall that might be occasioned by a glut, under the circumstances before Adverted to, but not to create an average surplus, the old bounty might be continued, and allowed to operate in the same way as the duty at all times, except in extreme cases.
"Observations on the Effects of the Corn Laws, and of a Rise or Fall in the Price of Corn on the Agriculture and General Wealth of the Country"
Thomas Malthus
I have Adverted to the way cattle should be treated in winter as stores.
"Cattle and Cattle-breeders"
William M'Combie