Father Maguire remembered the theological debates, sometimes prolonged till after three o'clock, and the passionate scholiast of Maynooth seemed to him unrecognisable in the esurient Vicar-General, only occasionally interested in theology, at certain hours and when he felt particularly well.
"The Untilled Field"
George Moore
Oscar-the amiable, irresponsible, esurient Oscar-with no more sense of a picture than he has of the fit of a coat-has the courage of the opinions ...
"Oscar Wilde A Critical Study"
Arthur Ransome