The above verse immortalizes an event that caused great excitement in the period in which it occurred, although at the present date it would not be considered of much account, or cause the smallest ripple on the glassy calm of our most, sleepy village.

" As may be imagined, when the dux reported the result of his visit to head-quarters, the news created great excitement.

" CHAPTER XXX The impending trial of Holymead produced almost as much excitement in staid legal circles as it did among the general public.

Good; now are you all ready?" There was a low murmur of voices, the faces watching me showing their increasing excitement and eagerness.

A proclamation, hastily published with a view to allay excitement, by an unfortunate omission in the printed copies led the public to believe that the total abolition of the license system was contemplated by the Victorian Government.

and the features of the usually quiet man betrayed the greatest excitement.

As soon as she had written the letter and sent it she felt again a cheerful excitement.

You will find no excitements at Laburnum Villa.

He wanted excitement, strife, competition; something to fill his mind.

There were, indeed, further on, pencil checks against one of the paragraphs as if here the book had raised a faint excitement, but I could not tell whether they sprang up in derision or in approval.

It was well known by both parties that whenever the real state of affairs became known to their respective head-masters, the war would come to an abrupt termination; and the great reason why each side forbore to make any open complaint against the other was undoubtedly because every one secretly enjoyed the excitement of the campaign, and felt that a peace would make life rather dull and uninteresting.

Mary will like the excitement of city life, and I rely upon you and Lorna to make our coming as easy as possible.

He doesn't steal because he needs money, but because he needs excitement.

But they did not begin to understand the matter till they caught glimpses of gray backs bounding hither and yon in the underbrush, while the two great wolves raced easily on either side, yapping sharply to increase the excitement, and guiding the startled, foolish deer as surely, as intelligently, as a pair of collies herd a flock of frightened sheep.

Pau dearly loves excitement.

The order aroused wild excitement.

Andy had heard one of the workers describe to a new hand all the excitement, bustle and novelty attending a jump from one town to another.

They also craved the excitement of his speeches, more thrilling and delightful than the performance of any actor.

You read the case at the time, no doubt, and must remember the excitement in the public mind caused by the evidence of the two doctors.

Humor him in everything and avoid the least excitement, as you value his life.

Meanwhile, the sight of my figure crossing the door-way had brought Bagley's nervous excitement to a height: he flew at me, gripping my shoulder.

Pendennyss threw himself from his horse, on the night of the eighteenth of June, as he gave way by orders, in the pursuit, to the fresher battalions of the Prussians, with the languor that follows unusual excitement, and mental thanksgivings that this bloody work was at length ended.

The master manifested the greatest excitement and fury during the trial.

Perhaps yet a small addition of weight to the scale of his excuse may be found in his excitement about his play, and the necessity for keeping down that excitement.

When battles and marches are actually taking place, and all is uncertainty, then there is a vivid curiosity to learn immediate results; but when wars are ended, we forget the intense excitements which we may have felt when they were taking place.