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Meanings of soul-stirring in English

Exciting strong but not unpleasant emotions.

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Usage of soul-stirring in English
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On the banner was inscribed in letters of gold the soul-stirring motto:
Sketches of the Covenanters
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His hymn is one of the most soul-stirring in the English language:
The Story of the Hymns and Tunes
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Behind the bishop came the priests bearing wax-lights, and singing soul-stirring hymns.
Andreas Hofer: An Historical Novel
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That is why it reports a soul-stirring incident in the following terms?-
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, December 1, 1920
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I want to hear you say something wise, something witty, something soul-stirring.
The Sisters — Volume 4
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How exquisitely pastoral, yet soul-stirring, is the view from that majestic height!
"The Ladies": A Shining Constellation of Wit and Beauty
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Let us to the examination, then; we shall find it soul-stirring and inspiring.
Principles of Freedom
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On the same occasion the prisoner Edward Kelly delivered the following soul-stirring address:-
Speeches from the Dock; Or, Protests of Irish Patriotism. Part I...
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The Scotch songster came forward and sang the soul-stirring lines by C. W.
The Story of the Mormons, from the Date of Their Origin to the Y...
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Leonora stood as if fascinated by the beautiful and soul-stirring scene.
Napoleon and Blücher: An Historical Novel
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The talkers may think otherwise, may prate of soul-stirring motives, and great ideals.
No Man's Land
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His expression was that of one who has just undergone a soul-stirring shock.
Within the Law: From the Play of Bayard Veiller
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It was a soul-stirring sight, so gloomy, so misty, so silent.
The Doctor's Daughter
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The placid summer views are exquisite and soul-stirring, but what of Tahoe now?
The Lake of the Sky / Lake Tahoe in the High Sierras of Californ...
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It has left one of the soul-stirring examples that have raised up other labourers.
Pioneers and Founders / or, Recent Workers in the Mission field
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Going to the Amphitheatre, in itself, was a soul-stirring experience.
The Unwilling Vestal
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