Instead he felt a strange elation.

In all those exaltations and glooms Khadijah had part; she comforted his distress and shared his elation until the sorrowful period of the Fattrah, the pause in the revelation, was past.

"Oil of gladness" is, in truth, an apt phrase wherewith to describe elation.

It was just three miles to Bohola, and the walk there, he thought, would calm the extraordinary spiritual elation that news of Nora had kindled in his brain.

This, too, caused the emperor some elation, and he said that even Neptune was afraid of him.

I had no irresistible desire to write, nor was there any suggestion of that exalted, or (technically speaking) euphoric, light-heartedness which characterizes elation.

The face of the staff officer was grave, but his voice could not conceal his elation.

"I think, sir," said Joe, striving to curb his elation, "that it will be better in the end for us to accept the royalty.

But there was somewhat to dash his elation; he was poor and undistinguished.

As to my feelings I shall say nothing, because I do not look upon the honour as one of a kind that ought to excite the least elation ...

Poverty is too often attended with Fraud, vicious Compliance, Repining, Murmur and Discontent; Riches expose a Man to Pride and Luxury, a foolish Elation of Heart, and too great a Fondness for the present World.

They moved from the window with their four hands joined, the dejected girl dissembling elation, the elated one dejection.

The facts did not justify this elation, this swift exhilaration of blood, but to one who has starved for long any food is grateful.

Well-meaning hearts, maybe, all expectation Of glittering gains upon a perilous road, Stirred by wild whirling words to keen elation, Pricked on by poverty's imperious goad; Hoping,as who of hope shall be forbidden?

But his simple and modest character bore the trial well; he manifested no undue elation, and formed his plans tranquilly and without hurry for the improvement of his people.

Thus while she hesitated, and he seemed still to wait for her further recollection, she noticed the strange elation of hope and joy that illumined his face.

Only one thing qualified the father's elation.

We shall repress that elation of malignity, which wantons in the cruelties of criticism, and not only murders reputation, but murders it by torture.

Yet she showed elation: "That means Anna and Victorine they have pazz' to the boat?" With merry nods and airy wavings of affirmation he sang back, rang back: "Mighty little I espec's, O, my ladies!

A cleverly administered blow, however, soon silences his elation, and we hear that the lots have been drawn, and that five members are chosen to aid "this glorious, this victorious act."

Perhaps God accepted the elation as part of the thanks.

A check received before Gravelines, on the 13th of July, 1558, by a division commanded by De Termes, governor of Calais, did not subdue the national elation and its effect upon the enemy themselves.

To co-operate with their resentment would be to promote their phrenzy; nor is it possible to guess to what they might proceed, if to the new title of Solicitor, should be added the elation of victory and triumph.

He swung abruptly from one extreme mood to anotherfrom mad elation to paralyzing depression.