involuntary impulse

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These dispositions fluctuate by reason of the involuntary impulse which our organs every instant receive, on the part of an infinity of causes, either exterior to ourselves, or else contained within our own frame.

From The System of Nature, Volume 2 by Holbach, Paul Henri Thiry, baron d'

His act was probably the result of an involuntary impulse, for he stopped before he reached the girl.

From Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall by Major, Charles

I heard a voice singing to the dip of oars, and had to be held down by five men to restrain an involuntary impulse to quit my company.

From Campaigns of a Non-Combatant, and His Romaunt Abroad During the War by Townsend, George Alfred

Lee and his staff almost with involuntary impulse returned the salute in like fashion.

From The Shades of the Wilderness A Story of Lee's Great Stand by Altsheler, Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander)

And yet, no, not a thought, only an involuntary impulse of his lips, as when a draught of water is withheld from a thirsty man.

From The Hour Will Come: Volumes I and II A Tale of an Alpine Cloister by Hillern, Wilhelmine von