I am living without becoming but a jailbird.
"Botchan (Master Darling)"
Mr. Kin-nosuke Natsume, trans. by Yasotaro Morri
"You damnation spawn of a jailbird-" The young man had a rancor of his own that he had been holding in leash ever since he had sent Vona to fight her own battle, with his kiss on her cheek.
"When Egypt Went Broke"
Holman Day
I have broken your engagement with that jailbird.
"When Egypt Went Broke"
Holman Day