She didn't praise or fall into excesses of admiration, but she understood, and the older one gets the dearer that becomes.
"Son of Power"
Will Levington Comfort and Zamin Ki Dost
Four years afterwards, an Armstrong, called Sandy of Rowanburn, and several others of that tribe, were executed for this and other excesses.
"Minstrelsy of the Scottish border (3rd ed) (1 of 3)"
Walter Scott
It is common sense which will preserve us from excesses, by establishing the equilibrium of the annoyances which result from them, with reference to the doubtful pleasure which they procure.
"Common Sense Subtitle: How To Exercise It"
Yoritomo-Tashi