The trees on this wind-swept place were mostly gnarled oaks, old and strong and rugged, standing like a band of weather-beaten life Guardsmen overlooking the miles of country around.
"The Eye of Dread"
Payne Erskine
Kali, mounting a horse and taking with him about thirteen Guardsmen, started in pursuit.
"In Desert and Wilderness"
Henryk Sienkiewicz
The usual throng of men of fashion, Guardsmen, literary men, and budding politicians were bending over the chairs of their feminine acquaintances, or standing about in little groups talking amongst themselves.
"The New Tenant"
E. Phillips Oppenheim