I hain't Slep a soun' wink for mor'en a week o' nights; all the time dreemin' o' the gurl, as ef she war a angel a hoverin' 'bout my head.
"The Lone Ranche"
Captain Mayne Reid
But they were welcomed by th' whole British squadron as was i' t' Channel for t' piece of daring they'd done i' cuttin' out t' ship from a French port; an' Captain Sir Sidney Smith was made an admiral, an' him as we used t' call Charley Kinraid, the specksioneer, is made a lieutenant, an' a commissioned officer i' t' King's service; and is come to great glory, and Slep in my house this very blessed night as is just past!
"Sylvia's Lovers -- Complete"
Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
Why, I aint Slep these three nights with thinking on it, and so, at last, I thought I'd come to you."
"Rachel Gray"
Julia Kavanagh
