Ah, Mr. 'Arry, you must say those compliments only in the French.
"The Eye of Dread"
Payne Erskine
He therefore requested Nell to convey his compliments to her father, and promised to write to her from Mombasa.
"In Desert and Wilderness"
Henryk Sienkiewicz
"And now, my dear Miss Mary," said he, as they entered the drawing-room,-"now that I have light to look at you, let me make my compliments on your appearance.
"The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II)"
Charles James Lever