Chitty came out by train each morning to perform Prodigies of strength in placing furniture.
"I Walked in Arden"
Jack Crawford
"It's better I should tell you at once," resumed my father, "that I dislike Prodigies.
"That Boy Of Norcott's"
Charles James Lever
At the head of a handful of fellow adventurers, Saxe went on fighting; performing Prodigies of personal valor and strength in conflicts against overwhelming odds.
"Superwomen"
Albert Payson Terhune