And for two very excellent reasons: Imprimis, they both were poking fun at me last night; Helen said that I couldn't find gold if it were in a minted twenty-dollar gold piece in my own pocket.
"The Desert Valley"
Jackson Gregory
"Imprimis, a thick folio book for me to sit on.
"The Blue Pavilions"
Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
"The indictment has certainly many counts," thought I. Imprimis-A half-implied, but fully comprehended promise to marry a young lady, with whom, I confess, I only intend to journey this life-as far as Baden.
"The Confessions of Harry Lorrequer, Complete"
Charles James Lever (1806-1872)