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How poor Ram Lal's heart must have palpitated!

From Indian Ghost Stories Second Edition by Mukerji, S.

If it had been dipped in his own blood his utterances could not have been more forceful-could not have palpitated with a heartier affection for his Chinese brethren's sake.

From Forty Years in South China The Life of Rev. John Van Nest Talmage, D.D. by Fagg, John Gerardus

How many times I have palpitated upon certain passages in The Education of Henry Adams and in Mr. Wells's Outline of History, which, I assured myself, would legitimately stand as essays if shrewdly excerpted.

From Modern Essays by Ayres, Harry Morgan

He talked of things which at another time would have palpitated with interest: their wedding, their honeymoon, their homecoming, and Annesley responded without betraying absent-mindedness.

From The Second Latchkey by Williamson, A. M. (Alice Muriel)

Yet only three hours ago they had met on this very flagstone that must almost have palpitated to the pressure of her shoes.

From Sinister Street, vol. 1 by MacKenzie, Compton