As I am not willing to admit any suspicion hastily, that should throw a stigma on the general character of so worshipful a people, I am inclined to think that these Larcenies are very much discountenanced by the higher classes, and even rigorously punished by those in authority; for I have now and then seen a whole gang of rooks fall upon the nest of some individual, pull it all to pieces, carry off the spoils, and even buffet the luckless proprietor.
"Bracebridge Hall, or The Humorists"
Washington Irving
The General chattered and shouted of the desperate lawlessness and Larcenies of that Jew-the things that Jew would attempt.
"The Tragic Comedians, Complete"
George Meredith Last Updated: March 7, 2009
When I uses the term 'o'casion,' I would be onderstood as alloodin' to affairs of a simply social kind, an' not to robberies, hold-ups, hoss-Larcenies, an' other an' sim'lar transactions in spec'latif crime when every gent defends his own.
"Wolfville Nights"
Alfred Lewis