It seems to have struck you that I was prematurely solemn and serious when I came to Bonavista.
"The Greater Power"
Harold Bindloss W. Herbert Dunton
They are generally condemned for being improvident, but they are really resorted to from considerations of providence, for working men foresee that they will be prematurely disabled for work, and desire, when that day comes, to have grown-up children about them who shall be able to support them.
"Contemporary Socialism"
John Rae
I found it of more importance to save a young life, than to despatch my own, so prematurely old.
"The Dead Lake and Other Tales"
Paul Heyse