But a girl may drift into a very selfish pleasure-seeking life, and the tendency of the day is to regard this as a defendable and lawful line of life.
"Stray Thoughts for Girls"
Lucy H. M. Soulsby
Broke down by the battle, and hardly able to keep afloat, 'twas a most defendable thing, and it fairly saved their lives.
"The Dynasts An Epic-Drama Of The War With Napoleon, In Three Parts, Nineteen Acts, And One Hundred And Thirty Scenes"
Thomas Hardy