He had invaded her thoughts at the very moment when they dwelt on his friend and the best mode to save him; nay, more, was she not proposing to associate him, who now accused her so groundlessly, with her work of devotion and loyalty?
"Petticoat Rule"
Emmuska Orczy, Baroness Orczy
With this conviction, it was both a comfort and a pang to find by the register of the hotel, which she furtively consulted, that Dan had not arrived by the morning boat, as she groundlessly feared and hoped he might have done.
"April Hopes"
William Dean Howells Last Updated: February 27, 2009
It is evidently desired to put both idols and idolaters into ridiculous positions, not for mere amusement, but in order to destroy the confidence which was groundlessly placed in them.
"The Three Additions to Daniel, A Study"
William Heaford Daubney