He flourished his pipe, and 'twas like the flight of Death through the gloomy fire-Tinctured air.
"The Frozen Pirate"
W. Clark Russell
There is nothing more detrimental to good neighbourhood, than men in power, where power is unnecessary: free as the air we breathe, we subsist by our freedom; no command is exercised among us, but that of the laws, to which every discreet citizen pays attention-the magistrate who distributes justice, Tinctured with mercy, merits the thanks of society.
"An History of Birmingham (1783)"
William Hutton
I had seen faces elsewhere Tinctured with an idle gloom void of meaning, but here, with a pleasing alertness: Their appearance was strongly marked with the modes of civil life: I mixed a variety of company, chiefly of the lower ranks, and rather as a silent spectator: I was treated with an easy freedom by all, and with marks of favour by some: Hospitality seemed to claim this happy people for her own, though I knew not at that time from what cause.
"An History of Birmingham (1783)"
William Hutton