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One man, a confidant of the old expressive days, attacked him robustiously and demanded account of his soul's progress.

From A Diversity of Creatures by Kipling, Rudyard

Next, Cowley "came in robustiously and put for it with a deal of violence" in his sacred poem entitled Davideis.

From Milton by Raleigh, Walter Alexander, Sir

“You are pleased to be quite plain at last,” said I. 265 “And I believe I have been plain from the beginning!” cries he robustiously.

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 11 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis

"You are pleased to be quite plain at last," said I. "And I believe I have been plain from the beginning!" cries he robustiously.

From David Balfour, Second Part Being Memoirs Of His Adventures At Home And Abroad, The Second Part: In Which Are Set Forth His Misfortunes Anent The Appin Murder; His Troubles With Lord Advocate Grant; Captivity On The Bass Rock; Journey Into Holland And France; And Singular Relations With James More Drummond Or Macgregor, A Son Of The Notorious Rob Roy, And His Daughter Catriona by Stevenson, Robert Louis