He had been all his life too actively engaged in his pursuits of one kind or other to know much about what is called "being bored."
"The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II)"
Charles James Lever
Here, although the night winds continued more actively than those of the day, the barometer was less variable than at any time on my journey.
"My Attainment of the Pole"
Frederick A. Cook
The nurse now awoke, and reluctantly sat up on her couch, but she jumped up briskly, when she saw her mistress and the doctor already actively employed, and hastened with great zeal to relieve them; protesting that it was all the doctor's fault, as he had strictly forbidden her to watch.
"The Dead Lake and Other Tales"
Paul Heyse