I am not yet a man of large experience, but at that time, although comparatively few days have elapsed, I was a mere boy, trusting in the good faith of the whole world, knowing nothing of its chicanery.
— from The Sword Maker by Robert Barr

Possibly, before the shades of evening fell, the heat of the dog days might prove more or less exhausting; but at that early hour the outlook was all that could be asked.
— from Great Hike; or, The Pride of the Khaki Troop by Douglas, Alan, Captain

So, in the same way, different arrangements of the executive and legislative powers should be always regarded in this twofold aspect—as effecting their direct objects, good government and good legislation; and as educating the nation more or less extensively, by affording to a greater or less number of persons practical lessons in governing and legislating."
— from Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 328, February, 1843 by Various

In some ways it was a relief from my thoughts, from my own little existence battling against the currents of destiny.
— from The Wasted Generation by Owen Johnson