Some Irishmen were once diggin a well, and by sum means the rope on the windless broke, and the bucket went down to the bottom.
"Letters of Major Jack Downing, of the Downingville Militia"
Seba Smith
It was a windless night; the moon would very soon set and there would be darkness.
"A Very Naughty Girl"
L. T. Meade
A wet mist clung everywhere in the windless atmosphere, muffling sound as well as light.
"From the Car Behind"
Eleanor M. Ingram