She talked about Shakespeare, she apostrophized the human race, she proclaimed the virtues of divine poetry, she began to recite verses which broke down in the middle.
"Night and Day"
Virginia Woolf
A well-dressed and intelligent appearing citizen paused opposite the principal entrance, took off his hat, and quietly but tenderly apostrophized it, smoothing the crown affectionately, which he petted and kissed.
"Due North or Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia"
Maturin M. Ballou
While he was thus apostrophized on all sides, Cherami calmly wiped the perspiration from his face, and said: "Sapristi!
"Monsieur Cherami"
Charles Paul de Kock