Mrs. Cosham approved of this sentiment with more ponderous sagacity from her side of the tea-table, in the first place by swaying her head, and in the second by remarking: "No, men are not the same as women.
"Night and Day"
Virginia Woolf
By his side the Registrar's clerk from time to time makes notes in a ponderous volume which contains a minute and exact record of every claim.
"Hodge and His Masters"
Richard Jefferies
Besides those on the table, one volume lies on the floor, which is without carpet or covering, but absolutely clean: and by the wall, not far from the fireplace, is an open chest, ancient and ponderous, in which are the works of the Fathers.
"Hodge and His Masters"
Richard Jefferies