But the Laughing Mary, as the brig was called, was a buoyant ship and lightly Sparred, and presently bringing the sea on the bow, through our seizing a small tarpaulin in the weather main shrouds, she erected her masts afresh, like some sentient creature pricking its ears for the affray, and with that showed herself game and made indifferently good weather of it.
"The Frozen Pirate"
W. Clark Russell
John Sparred with him for information, and Satterlee gave back words without any.
"Nan of Music Mountain"
Frank H. Spearman
The two Sparred gaily for some time, and, in spite of his poisoned tonsils, Carlino was in such high spirits that Noemi congratulated him on the subject of his novel.
"The Saint"
Antonio Fogazzaro Commentator: William Roscoe Thayer