Hawthorne's best known novel is 'The Scarlet Letter.' The Scarlet Letter was made in 1850.
As long as isn't really used for exceptions.
Well, maybe in things like "You can have ice cream <em>as long as </em>you eat your veggies." Then it's a little like saying "You can have ice cream <em>if </em>you eat your veggies"
But
"You can have ice cream, <em>but </em>you need to eat your veggies first."
Except
"Everyone can have ice cream, except for Gally"
Barring
I'm not really sure about this one...
Um, I hope this helps!