involuntary impulse
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His own troops seemed to take the field with faintness and reluctance; but, in the heat of the battle, the Prætorian guards, almost by an involuntary impulse, asserted the superiority of their valor and discipline.
From History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 1 by Milman, Henry Hart
Didst thou ever before hear of a man uttering solemn things by an involuntary impulse, in defiance of premeditation, and of all his proud schemes?
From Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 3 by Richardson, Samuel
Why does not our involuntary impulse always make the table turn?
From Mysterious Psychic Forces An Account of the Author's Investigations in Psychical Research, Together with Those of Other European Savants by Flammarion, Camille
I was always very fond of little children, and even now, by an involuntary impulse, I gave a groschen to a boy who was skipping by me.
From Tales from the German Comprising specimens from the most celebrated authors by Various
After watching him for some time, Nigel under an almost involuntary impulse shouted "Hullo!"
From Blown to Bits or, The Lonely Man of Rakata by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
