At the fountain underneath the evergreen oaks I washed the tears and the dust from my face, and took a deep draught of the tepid water, which nevertheless cooled my blood.
"The Dead Lake and Other Tales"
Paul Heyse
We have been a long way and a long time from the sea, and would like to get a glimpse of it again; the thought of it is refreshing, even though it is but a tepid eastern sea which we will have to cross if we decide on going to Burmah or the Straits.
"From Edinburgh to India & Burmah"
William G. Burn Murdoch
The waitress brought the two thick cups of tea, and looked at him with a tepid curiosity.
"The Literary Sense"
E. Nesbit