I swore I'd do his face then and there; do it as she saw it; she sat close to him, and I had only to glance at her while I painted- Vard himself was masterly: his talk rattled through my hesitations and embarrassments like a brisk northwester sweeping the dry leaves from its path.
"The Greater Inclination"
Edith Wharton
Nothing could escape its miserable contact, even sitting on the hearthstone its power was felt; and until a good northwester came to dissipate the damp moisture, nobody expected much from any one's temper.
"An Orkney Maid"
Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr
All other sounds-a voice, for instance, two yards from your ear-were drowned by the trumpet of the strong northwester.
"Border and Bastille"
George A. Lawrence