The morning's ride had made him hungry; and he was
nothing loath when they bade him come to the dinner.
Robin Hood
The Minatarees, also, were
nothing loath, feeling in some measure committed in hostility to the whites, in consequence of their tribe having killed two white men above the fort of the Missouri Fur Company.
Astoria or Anecdotes of an enterprise beyond the Rocky Mountain
Mr Tappertit,
nothing loath, began again; and so the three went staggering on, arm-in-arm, shouting like madmen, and defying the watch with great valour.
Barnaby Rudge A Tale Of The Riots Of Eighty
Then Pisistratus lashed his horses on and they flew forward
nothing loath; ere long they came to Pylos, and then Telemachus said:
Odyssey
The Sagoth prisoners we usually found quite ready to trans-fer their allegiance to us, for they are little more than brutes, and when they found that we could fill their stomachs and give them plenty of fighting, they were
nothing loath to march with us against the next Mahar city and battle with men of their own race.
Pellucidar
The Earl was careful to keep out of reach of the point of De Conde's sword, and the men-at-arms were
nothing loath to emulate their master's example.
The Outlaw of Torn
Lowten, the door!' cried the little man, pushing Dodson & Fogg,
nothing loath, out of the office; 'this way, my dear sirs--now pray don't prolong this-- Dear me--Mr.
The Posthumous Papers Of The Pickwick Club
Neither of us seemed disposed to resume digging, and when he suggested a meal, I was
nothing loath. He became suddenly very generous, and when we had eaten he went away and returned with some excellent cigars.
War Of The Worlds
Her hand he seis'd, and to a shadie bank, Thick overhead with verdant roof imbowr'd He led her
nothing loath; Flours were the Couch, Pansies, and Violets, and Asphodel, And Hyacinth, Earths freshest softest lap.
Paradise Lost
But to-night I was
nothing loath. I had had just champagne enough--how Raffles knew my measure!--and I was ready and eager for anything.
Raffles Further Adventures Of The Amateur Cracksman