Wages rise; he Waxes fat and strong and masterful, thinking that he holds the farmer and the golden grain in the hollow of his hand.
"Hodge and His Masters"
Richard Jefferies
They argue sometimes long and keenly, and, as their interest Waxes, they will raise many voices at once, or perhaps break up into separate groups, each discussing the subject apart; but presently, out of all the apparent disorder, the acceptable decision is somehow found, and peace reigns again in the village street.
"Contemporary Socialism"
John Rae
He regards Virgil as "a per se," and Waxes indignant over Caxton's Eneydos, whose author represented it as based on a French rendering of the great poet.
"Early Theories of Translation"
Flora Ross Amos