The scene between Colax and Dyscolus, the professional flatterer and the professional Snarler, is really excellent: and others equally good might be picked out.
"A History of English Literature Elizabethan Literature"
George Saintsbury
The barking and the howling stilled, The snarling with the Snarler killed, All nature seemed to hold its breath: The silence was as deep as death.
"Black Beetles in Amber"
Ambrose Bierce
Whether it was owing to the simplicity of my answer, or the archness of the question, I know not, but every member at the board deigned to smile, except Mr. Snarler, who seemed to have very little of the 'animal risible' in his constitution.
"The Adventures of Roderick Random"
Tobias Smollett