involuntary impulse
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Yes No 75 76 Might an involuntary impulse impel one to be malicious?
From Stanford Achievement Test, Ed. 1922 Advanced Examination, Form A, for Grades 4-8 by Truman Lee Kelley
His own troops seemed to take the field with faintness and reluctance; but, in the heat of the battle, the Prætorian guards, almost by an involuntary impulse, asserted the superiority of their valor and discipline.
From History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 1 by Henry Hart Milman
The young woman raised her eyes slowly; they met his, and as if following an involuntary impulse, held out both hands to him-- "I thank you, Hugo, farewell!"
From Riven Bonds. Vol. I. A Novel, in Two Volumes by E. Werner
They did not walk towards it with the light brisk step of men who had hopes of success; but rather mechanically, as if yielding to a sort of involuntary impulse.
From The Plant Hunters Adventures Among the Himalaya Mountains by Mayne Reid
I was always very fond of little children, and even now, by an involuntary impulse, I gave a groschen to a boy who was skipping by me.
From Tales from the German Comprising specimens from the most celebrated authors by Various
