high-wrought
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There is no glamour, no ecstasy, no high-wrought moment in his tranquil pages.
From Time Magazine Archive
In her present high-wrought state all her senses were excited to their intensest keenness.
From Counsel for the Defense by Charles M. Chapman
It was the delightful haunt of Hawthorne's leisure, the scene of the occurrence which inspired the most thrilling and high-wrought chapter of his romance.
From Literary Shrines The Haunts of Some Famous American Authors by Theodore F. (Theodore Frelinghuysen) Wolfe
But no high-wrought description can add to the actual terror of that day, as recounted by historians.
From From the Lakes of Killarney to the Golden Horn by Henry M. (Henry Martyn) Field
She was sinking into that passive state, which often succeeds too high-wrought emotion.
From Helen and Arthur or, Miss Thusa's Spinning Wheel by Caroline Lee Hentz
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