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Joe thought to himself, "Come, come, we are getting back to our own menseful way again."

The Squire of Sandal-Side A Pastoral Romance Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr 1875

We did then, as you remind us, (whilk was unnecessary,) being partly beside ourselves with joy at our liberation, promise we would grant you a free boon every year; whilk promise, on our coming to menseful possession of our royal faculties, we did confirm,

The Fortunes of Nigel Walter Scott 1801

Ere she had finished her prayer, she started at feeling a man’s arm across her shoulder, while a rough voice spoke in her ear — “What! menseful Mysie of the Mill so soon at her prayers? — now, benison on the bonny eyes that open so early! —

The Monastery 2008

a menseful, broad shouldered man to the boot of the bargain.

The Marquis of Lossie George MacDonald 1864

Ere she had finished her prayer, she started at feeling a man's arm across her shoulder, while a rough voice spoke in her ear -- "What! menseful Mysie of the Mill so soon at her prayers?

The Monastery Walter Scott 1801