It was the natural reaction of a young girl not yet out of her teens to the realization that her new and unknown life to come would mean the breaking of all her old ties.
"I Walked in Arden"
Jack Crawford
And so it came to pass that as I was going to leave my room, my head filled with finery like that of a silly Miss in her teens, the door opened and in walked Morrik.
"The Dead Lake and Other Tales"
Paul Heyse
They haven't time-they will be married and reproducing other little fragilities like themselves, before they are out of their teens!
"From Edinburgh to India & Burmah"
William G. Burn Murdoch