The ranger had assembled all his troop-five or six foresters under his orders, and some Woodmen.
"Under a Charm, Vol. III. (of III) A Novel"
E. Werner
This he had maintained for some length of time-having lingered, vaguely gazing after the last guest who had gone away-or, rather, the two Woodmen, Walford and Dancey: for they had been the latest to take their departure.
"The White Gauntlet"
Mayne Reid
He felt, as he walked, how delicious it would be to forget all the past, to shoulder a broad axe, and to plunge forever into the silent forest; to lead the life of one of those rude Woodmen, without a thought at night save of the trees to be felled to-morrow; to rise in the morning with no care save to accomplish the daily task before night; to sleep in summer on the carpet of sweet pine needles, and to watch the stars peep through the lofty branches of the ancient trees; in winter to lie by the warm fire of some mountain hut, with no disturbing dreams or nervous wakings, master of himself, his axe, and his freedom.
"Paul Patoff"
F. Marion Crawford