The sky was cloudless, the days were excessively hot, and the night did not bring any rest.
"In Desert and Wilderness"
Henryk Sienkiewicz
People in "society" find it excessively difficult to believe in anything like an organized opposition to the authorities of a government.
"The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II)"
Charles James Lever
For he tells us that these new forces, entering our social system like a wedge, depress all who happen to be on the wrong side; and we shall presently discover that this unhappy company on the wrong side of the wedge embraces many groups of persons who will be excessively astonished to learn that they are there.
"Contemporary Socialism"
John Rae