Fervid

Here the middle-aged poet recalls the fervid dreams of his youth and thinks of them under the image of airy sprites attending his rushing chariot, like the Hours in Guido's picture. ❋ Thomas, Calvin, 1854-1919 (1901)

His letters are not the ardent, passionate, romantic epistles recalling the fervid style and thought of the _Nouvelle Héloïse_. ❋ Arthur L��on Imbert De Saint-Amand (1867)

But lo! the sun recalls his fervid ray, And cold and dim the wat’ry visions fail; While o’er yon cliff, whose pointed craggs decay, Mild Evening draws her thin empurpled veil! ❋ Unknown (2004)

The birds were assembled beneath leafy shade, or made short, languid flights in search of food, all save the majestic buzzard; with broad wings out-spread he sailed the warm air unwarily from ridge to ridge, seeming to enjoy the fervid sunshine like a butterfly. ❋ Unknown (2010)

On the whole, their temper of mind was more ‘humanistic rather than religious, liberal rather than radical or reactionary, cool rather than fervid, pragmatic rather than systematic, sceptical rather than enthusiastic, empirical rather than transcendental … a traditionally English temper of mind’. ❋ Unknown (2009)

But we should fret when meaning becomes mumbo-jumbo and fervid phrasing sneaks into regular conversation—phrases like "authentic business," "authentic communication" and "authentic self." ❋ Holly Finn (2012)

Still, anyone visiting the Google campus during the election year could not miss a fervid groundswell of Obama-love. ❋ Steven Levy (2011)

In the fervid atmosphere of the late 60s, not everybody recognized to what extent this was true. ❋ Dorian Lynskey (2010)

So I took a keen interest when, at the fervid climax of the health-care debate in mid-December, a Washington Post blogger, Ezra Klein, declared that Senator Joseph Lieberman, by refusing to vote for a bill with a public option, was apparently “willing to cause the deaths of hundreds of thousands” of uninsured people in order to punish the progressives who had opposed his reelection in 2006. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Consider: During the 2009-10 season, Rob Eckert—a Michigan student and fervid hockey fan—mentioned to his mother, Nancy, that he'd love to fly a giant Swedish flag at home games to pay respect to Hagelin's heritage. ❋ Mike Sielski (2011)

Sharron Angle's fervid quest for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's seat ended Tuesday night with a peculiar concession speech that had many asking themselves a number of questions. ❋ The Huffington Post News Team (2010)

All in all, Christopher Allen has crafted another fun fan film, creating a credible revival of a show beloved by a fervid fanbase. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The performances of the older works were fervid yet poised, and Mr. Currier's "Traces," a co-commission with the Berlin Philharmonic, emerged as a deeply felt piece, with Mr. Vänskä, harpist Naoko Yoshino and the orchestra revealing remarkable rapport given their necessarily limited rehearsal time. ❋ David Mermelstein (2011)

Grand total: 305 hp. The fervid, overreaching exhaust note is what a very fine sports car would sound like if it got a hernia. ❋ Dan Neil (2010)

There, amid the fervid rhetoric, was their rationale. ❋ Unknown (2011)

The name and space of Barbara Stratton 's TriBeCa lunch counter might have changed, but the homey food—and its fervid fans—have remained the same. ❋ Unknown (2011)

His hair, by contrast, he wore with a sharp side part and a fervid rectitude, as if all his phony honor depended on it. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Those [shoes] are [simply] [fervid]. ❋ Spaeke (2011)