To the public I had apparently authorized this.
"My Attainment of the Pole"
Frederick A. Cook
I gave her a sip of brandy; the doctor had authorized it.
"I Walked in Arden"
Jack Crawford
This roused my pride, and my courage; I drew back my hand, and could at last ask him what authorized him to speak in that way to a stranger.
"The Dead Lake and Other Tales"
Paul Heyse