c. 1600. Drayton, Mis. Margaret, xciv. Out goe the Browne Bills, with the well-strung Bowes.
1725. Pope, Odyss., XVIII. 85. Gods! how his nerves … Swell o’er his well-strung limbs.
1875. Helps, Soc. Press., iii. 45. The man of hard, well-strung, healthy nerves.
