Before the week ended I felt fitter and sprier in every way than I had for years past; more alive, more interested in things, quicker on my feet and brisker in my mental processes than in a long time.
"One Third Off"
Irvin S. Cobb
"sprier than she was," replied the girl, bending over the shaft to unbuckle the horse; "seems as if she'd kinder cheered up for Christmas."
"Children of the Tenements"
Jacob A. Riis
sprier than many young boys, and handsomer than his own son if she did say so.
"Gigolo"
Edna Ferber