Charles Dickens『A Tale of Two Cities』 — 冒頭の有名な一節で、時代の極端さを表す際に height が用いられている:"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times... it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair."の文脈で、物事の「頂点」を描写する表現として登場する。