One might have guessed him a man of temperament, capable of any extremes of conduct-often the victim of his own ungovernable WHIMS and passions.
"Brand Blotters"
William MacLeod Raine
Katherine's WHIMS did not annoy her in the least, and she had taken quite kindly to Jamie.
"A Vanished Hand"
Sarah Doudney
Until this is done, the average woman must look to some man for the support of her child, and that, by the automatic operation of economic force, makes her subject to the WHIMS of the man.
"The Book of Life: Vol. I Mind and Body; Vol. II Love and Society"
Upton Sinclair