1805, Sir Walter Scott, The Lay of the Last Minstrel, The dwarf espied the mighty Book! Much he marvelled, a knight of pride, Like a book-bosom'd priest, should ride.
1839, Caroline Kirkland, A New Home--Who'll Follow?, Many a dreamy hour have I wandered in this delicious solitude, not ‘book-bosomed’; for, at such times, my rule is peu lire, pense beaucoup.
1887, M.L. O'Byrne, Court of Rath Croghan, Old Morough..spoke of a lot of book-bosomed monks to sentinel us, and an exorcist to expel us.
