Being the boy he was, he was destined somehow to dwell half the time in a world of Dreamery; and I have tried to express how, when he had once got enough of villainy, he reformed his ideals and rather liked virtue.
"A Boy's Town"
W. D. Howells
Its hard clear outlines, and perhaps somewhat bleak atmosphere, seem to have resulted from a sort of reaction against the sentimental "Dreamery" begotten of his Gossensass experiences.
"Hedda Gabler Play In Four Acts"
Henrik Ibsen