Norton jumped down and tied the horses, and helped Matilda out of the carriage. "Opportunities" by Susan Warner

Before John could run he was caught, and his hands were tied behind his back. "The Beacon Second Reader" by James H. Fassett

There is an ancient story of a living man tied to a dead one, and that is like me; mind alive and body dead. "The Eulogy of Richard Jefferies" by Walter Besant