unfixity

We argued each other into a general unfixity of opinions; and, full of youthful dreams of golden ages, were willing to believe this young world – where not yet we, but only our words could fly – to be but upon the threshold of true civilization.

Six to Sixteen: A Story for Girls 1872

We argued each other into a general unfixity of opinions; and, full of youthful dreams of golden ages, were willing to believe this young world -- where not yet we, but only our words could fly -- to be but upon the threshold of true civilization.

Six to Sixteen A Story for Girls Juliana Horatia Gatty Ewing 1863