In this situation the window served us as a table, we Respired the fresh air, enjoyed the prospect of the environs and the people who passed; and, although upon the fourth story, looked down into the street as we ate.
"The Confessions of J. J. Rousseau, Book VIII."
Jean Jacques Rousseau
Here is a globe which contains a little lime-water, and it is so arranged as regards the pipes, as to give access to the air within, so that we can ascertain the effect of Respired or unRespired air upon it.
"The Chemical History Of A Candle"
Michael Faraday
Then Bonnie Respired heavily, and began to look about him at the other objects that properly belonged to the interest of the scene.
"The Water-Witch or, The Skimmer of the Seas"
James Fenimore Cooper