This class is large in actual numbers, no doubt, but in proportion to the whole American people it is infinitesimal, and would be a mere featherweight in the scale at any moment of crisis.
"America To-day, Observations and Reflections"
William Archer
James, the champion featherweight fusser of the school, followed.
"At Good Old Siwash"
George Fitch
Even Aurora could have raised him, and he was a featherweight in the arms of such a creature as Regina.
"Whosoever Shall Offend"
F. Marion Crawford