"The breeze, what there was, has been from the sou'-east and the current trends in the same direction.". From Wordnik.com. [The Ghost Ship A Mystery of the Sea] Reference
"It wasn't long after dat de capten tould us dat we were full enough, an 'away we sailed to de sou'-east.". From Wordnik.com. [Adrift in the Ice-Fields] Reference
When conjoined with other points they are pronounced thus: nor'-east, sou'-east; and so on. From Wordnik.com. [Man on the Ocean A Book about Boats and Ships] Reference
"Forward there to the sou'-east tower.". From Wordnik.com. [The Young Castellan A Tale of the English Civil War] Reference
'bout the weather this month till the moon changes; may go on this way for a week or two, or it may let loose and come out to the sou'-east I've seen these dog-days last till October. ". From Wordnik.com. [Tides of Barnegat] Reference
He's a hundred miles sou'-east of me. ". From Wordnik.com. [The Ragged Edge] Reference
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