1852, William_Makepeace_Thackeray, The History of Henry Esmond, Esq., ch. 13,The lord made a boast of his libertinism, and frequently avowed that he held all women to be fair game.
1855, Washington_Irving, "The Grand Prior of Minorca: A Veritable Ghost Story," in Chronicles of Wolfert's Roost and Other Papers,They led a life of luxury and libertinism, and were to be found in the most voluptuous courts of Europe.
1990, David Gross and Sophfronia Scott, "Proceeding With Caution," Time, 16 Jul.,Only on college campuses do remnants of libertinism linger. That worries public-health officials, who are witnessing an explosion of sexually transmitted diseases.
1993, Peter N. Miller, "‘Freethinking’ and ‘Freedom of Thought’ in Eighteenth-Century Britain," The Historical Journal, vol. 36, no. 3, p. 601:To facilitate their counter-attack, the targets of this critique sought to reduce the plurality of libertinisms to a simple libertine personality.
