We were out of sight of the African coast, and were not likely to be attacked by Salee, Riff, or Algerine corsairs; and Tom observed that if we were, it would be a pleasing variety to our day's work, as we should to a certainty beat them off.
"Paddy Finn"
W. H. G. Kingston
Though they tempered their piratical career with deeds of chivalry and the outward forms of religious devotion, they were none the less blood-seeking corsairs.
"The Story of Malta"
Maturin M. Ballou
More than half the corsairs were now overcome.
"The World with a Thousand Moons"
Edmond Hamilton