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Nerved by this latest exhibition, Miss Bailey was deaf to the wails of Isaac and unyielding to the prayers and warnings of Morris and to the frantic sympathy of Eva Gonorowsky.

From Little Citizens by Kelly, Myra

Nerved by an active resolution, Adam took a morsel of bread and drank some wine.

From Adam Bede by Eliot, George

Nerved by the exigency, I lifted both hands and eyes toward the sky:— "World without end, Amen and Amen!"

From When Grandmamma Was New The Story of a Virginia Childhood by Harland, Marion

Nerved and strengthened by her husband’s advice, she determined to visit me in the Asylum, and, if possible, obtain a personal interview.

From Marital Power Exemplified in Mrs. Packard's Trial, and Self-Defence from the Charge of Insanity by Packard, Elizabeth Parsons Ware

Nerved by despair, he set out and pushed his way resolutely through the heavy drifts.172 The way was long, and it seemed to him that he would never accomplish it.

From Inventors by Hubert, Philip Gengembre