1728 J. Thomson 29 The long-forgotten Strain, At first faint-warbled.
1729 R. Savage iii. 12 The Stars..faintglimm'ring with remains of day.
1730 J. Thomson Summer in 61 The meek-ey'd Morn appears..faint-gleaming in the dappled east.
1866 W. D. Howells xvii. 260 Faint-heard refrains.
1868 E. Bulwer-Lytton I. 58 The faint-lit cold-wall'd corridors.