What chance indeed would he have with our modern Viragoes of the brain, the mighty daughters of the pen?
"Prose Fancies"
Richard Le Gallienne
The captain of the Dutch fort made me a visit on board, from whom I understood that his force consisted of thirty men, most of whom were married, some to natives of the country, and some to Dutch women; eleven of whom, as he told me, were able to do military duty even against the Spaniards or any other nation, being large and strong Viragoes, with few other good qualities.
"A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Vol. VIII."
Robert Kerr
For one thing, there might yet be a real visitor behind the child; for another, these women stood in some little awe of Brother Copas, who paid well for his laundry-work, never mixed himself up with gossip, and moreover had a formidable trick of lifting his hat whenever he passed one of these Viragoes, and after a glance at her face, fixing an amused stare at her feet.
"Brother Copas"
Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch