She had taken Frank King to be of firmer stuff, and not likely to waste his time at afternoon teas.
"The Beautiful Wretch; The Pupil of Aurelius; and The Four Macnicols"
William Black
They led him to a fire which was blazing not far off on firmer ground where sat a chief, who, he learned, was the werowance Opechanchanough.
"The Princess Pocahontas"
Virginia Watson
"No, it'll set me firmer on the road to promotion than what I've ever been.
"The Devil's Garden"
W. B. Maxwell