fit of terror

Example Sentences

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This was provoked by Frycollin, who, finding himself above the boundless sea, was seized with another fit of terror.

From Robur the Conqueror by Verne, Jules

He, who was in a fit of terror about me, agreed at once, and so she came with us, she and her young niece, and her kindness leaves us both very grateful.

From The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1 of 2) by Kenyon, Frederic G. (Frederic George), Sir

I was now seized with a fit of terror much greater, in effect, than my former panic.

From Anna St. Ives by Holcroft, Thomas

Never had he been afraid, and he could not understand this sudden fit of terror.

From Theresa Raquin by Vizetelly, Ernest Alfred

And I have thrown the Doge himself into such a fit of terror that I warrant he will not recover himself easily.

From The Bravo of Venice; a romance by Lewis, M. G. (Matthew Gregory)