“The frowning lookes of fiery Tamburlaine, That with his terrour and imperious eies, Commands the hearts of his aſſociates, […]”

— c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC; reprinted as Tamburlaine the Great (A Scolar Press Facsimile), Menston, Yorkshire; London: Scolar Press, 1973, →ISBN, Act IIII, scene i:

“[…] she glanced about her in an imperious, challenging sort of way, with looks and gestures that clearly were unstudied.”

— 1866, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, translated by C. J. Hogarth, The Gambler:

“She was quick, beautiful, imperious, while he was quiet, slow, and misty.”

— 1899, Stephen Crane, The Angel Child, Whilomville Stories: