upspring

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"Jenny's," cried Millie with a sudden upspring of hope.

From The Summons by Mason, A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley)

Might not its waters upspring in this new land, whose discovery was the great marvel of the age, and which men looked upon as the unknown east of Asia?

From Historical Tales, Vol. 2 (of 15) The Romance of Reality by Morris, Charles

The Bishop spoke with apparent vexation, but his heart had bounded in the upspring of a great relief.

From The White Ladies of Worcester A Romance of the Twelfth Century by Barclay, Florence L. (Florence Louisa)

Thou darest not say I love, and yet thou lovest, And think'st to crush the mighty yearning down, That in thy spirit shall upspring forever!

From Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 3 September 1848 by Various

The King doth wake to-night, and takes his rouse, Keeps wassail, and the swaggering upspring reels.

From Shakespeare and Music by Wilson, Christopher