As the reader doubtless knows, the great mass of Boston society, thoughtful of its own weight and bulk, transports itself down the North Shore scarcely further than Manchester at the furthest; but there are more courageous or more detachable spirits who venture into more distant regions.
"April Hopes"
William Dean Howells Last Updated: February 27, 2009
Horace the poet-philosopher contemplates Horace the man with the same quiet amusement with which he surveys the human family of which he is an inseparable yet detachable part.
"Horace and His Influence"
Grant Showerman
I am, however, my own Svengali, which is rather preferable to the patent detachable hypnotizer you had.
"The Pursuit of the House-Boat"
John Kendrick Bangs