"I was only wishing some one would Smarten me up a bit," said the horse.
"Tom, Dot and Talking Mouse and Other Bedtime Stories"
J. G. Kernahan and C. Kernahan
We're going to have to Smarten up in a hurry.
"Time Crime"
H. Beam Piper
He tops me by two inches; and as to his attire, I feel that we must all Smarten up to be fit companions to such a splendid bird.
"By Pike and Dyke: A Tale of the Rise of the Dutch Republic"
G.A. Henty