Nature says one thing, and it signifies mighty little if the House of commons says the other.
"The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II)"
Charles James Lever
Some political news had delighted him, and without noticing his son's excitement he said- The commons have taken things in their own hands, George.
"The Maid of Maiden Lane"
Amelia E. Barr
It was well known that Donald Cameron worked his son like a convict, and kept him on short commons, giving him neither wages nor pocket-money, so that he blushed when a down-and-out blackguard asked him for the price of drink and he had not got it to give.
"The Pioneers"
Katharine Susannah Prichard