And so on for a thousand and one grumbles, fitting into every possible condition of things, which must not, however, be taken too seriously; for of all other men the farmer is the most deeply attached to the labour by which he lives, and loves the earth on which he walks like a true Autochthon.
"Wild Life in a Southern County"
Richard Jefferies
He is earth-born, Autochthon, and holds possession by descent.
"The Eulogy of Richard Jefferies"
Walter Besant
Had she been familiar with the Greek idea, she might have called him a Kentucky Autochthon.
"The Reign of Law A Tale of the Kentucky Hemp Fields"
James Lane Allen