[3] "It is certain that the primitive Indo-European reared droves of tame or half-tame horses for generations, if not centuries, before it ever occurred to him to ride or drive them" (F. Jevons, Introd. to Hist. Religion, p.英文原著 · 《Pagan and Christian Creeds》
I dug up the whole bunch, roots and all, and planted them on the sunny side of my cabin. I rather guess your love of flowers engendered this remarkable susceptibility in me. I'm home early most every afternoon now, and I like the couple of hours loafing around. Guess it's bad for me, though. You know I seldom hunt, and the trout in the pool here are so tame now they'll almost eat out of my hand. I haven't the heart to fish for them. The squirrels, too, have grown tame and friendly. There's a red squirrel that climbs up on my table.英文原著 · 《The Call of the Canyon》
Bothe fremd and tame: both foes and friends -- literally, both wild and tame, the sporting metaphor being sustained.英文原著 · 《The Canterbury Tales》
I went to the Cockpit all alone, and there saw a very fine play called "The Tamertamed:" very well acted. ["The Woman's Prize, or TamerTamed," A comedy by John Fletcher.] I hear nothing yet of my Lord, whether he be gone for the Queen from the Downes or no; but I believe he is, and that he is now upon coming back again.英文原著 · 《The Diary of Samuel Pepys》
What you mention with respect to reclaimed toads raises my curiosity. An ancient author, though no naturalist, has well remarked that 'Every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed, of mankind.' * (* James, chap.英文原著 · 《The Natural History of Selborne》
The mute birds sat by him, made tame by his moans: "O willow, willow, willow!" The salt tears fell from him, which softened the stones. "O willow, willow, willow! O willow, willow, willow! Sing, O the green willow shall be my garl-and.英文原著 · 《A Bundle of Ballads》
Well, even the great tamers need to remember they're dealing with wild animals.美剧 · 《Billions》