You know the Vehemency of Mr. Knox's spirit which cannot be bridled, and yet doth utter sometimes such sentences as cannot easily be digested by a weak stomach.
"John Knox and the Reformation"
Andrew Lang
Then they called him with exceeding great Vehemency, all of them, one and another.
"Captivity and Restoration"
Mrs. Mary Rowlandson
Mr. Peters did with much Vehemency and entreaty urge her to tell what difference there was between Mr. Cotton and them, and upon his urging of her she said: "The fear of man is a snare, but they that trust upon the Lord shall be safe."
"The Emancipation of Massachusetts"
Brooks Adams