We were further told a curious fact, if fact it be, that the young ducks of the female species, almost as soon as they are able to fly, begin to practise the habit of carrying something upon their backs.
"Due North or Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia"
Maturin M. Ballou
Like the letters of many men who practise concealment with the world at large, it is remarkable for great frankness and sincerity.
"The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II)"
Charles James Lever
You practise at the settlement?
"The Greater Power"
Harold Bindloss W. Herbert Dunton