He was so delighted, at the sight of his name in the book, that he sprung up, made a Summerset on the terrace, took up his sword and flourished it in the air, and then sat down again, staring and grinning in my face as if he had been imbibing laughing gas.
"Travels in the Great Desert of Sahara, in the Years of 1845 and 1846"
James Richardson
He'd give him a little punch behind, and the next minute you'd see that frog whirling in the air like a doughnut-see him turn one Summerset, or maybe a couple if he got a good start, and come down flat-footed and all right, like a cat.
"The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg and Other Stories"
Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) Last Updated: February 18, 2009
As if I had not hands full, arms full, and ears full, Dick must needs wake up and pitch head foremost out of the cradle, and turn a double Summerset before he landed upside down on the floor, whereupon he lifted up his voice, and the concert grew lively.
"At the Mercy of Tiberius"
August Evans Wilson