In the first number of the Review he had declared his freedom from party ties, and his unreserved adherence to truth and the public interest, and he made frequent protestation of this independence.
"Daniel Defoe"
William Minto
Katharine's answer to his protestation had been short and sensible.
"Night and Day"
Virginia Woolf
Julia, with woman's tact, made the last remark, knowing that it would influence her father more than any vehement protestation she could utter.
"Won from the Waves"
W.H.G. Kingston