vehemency
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Hereupon the dumb fellow sneezeth with an impetuous vehemency and huge concussion of the spirits of the whole body, withdrawing himself in so doing with a jerking turn towards the left hand.
From Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 3 by Motteux, Peter Anthony
All that we can say is, that when we see the mind deeply agitated, and, as it were, carried away by a storm of passion, we also observe that it frequently acts with great vehemency.
From An Examination of President Edwards' Inquiry into the Freedom of the Will by Bledsoe, Albert Taylor
I deprehend in my self more then an alacrity, a vehemency to do service to that company; and so, I may finde reason to make rime.
From Letters to Severall Persons of Honour by Donne, John
For there is no suitable proportion between the worth of the thing and the vehemency of the spirit.
From The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning by Binning, Hugh
Obstinacy and vehemency in opinion are the surest proofs of stupidity.—Barton.
From Many Thoughts of Many Minds A Treasury of Quotations from the Literature of Every Land and Every Age by Klopsch, Louis
