1914, Julian_Hawthorne, The Subterranean Brotherhood, ch. 16,There were men there who had committed merciless robberies, cruel murders, heartless swindles, abominable depravities.
1850, Nathaniel_Hawthorne,The Scarlet Letter, ch. 8,Here is a child of three years old, and she cannot tell who made her! Without question, she is equally in the dark as to her soul, its present depravity, and future destiny!
