It might have been a warning protest of the veracities against what they were doing; but the madness of sight-seeing, which spoils travel, was on them, and they delivered themselves up to it as they used in their ignorant youth, though now they knew its futility so well.
"Their Silver Wedding Journey"
William Dean Howells
On make-believes of all kinds it based the edifices of all kinds of eternal veracities.
"Imaginary Interviews"
W. D. Howells
It is this consideration that lends a certain air of futility even to all the inspired simplicities and thunderous veracities of Tolstoy.
"Varied Types"
G. K. Chesterton