inflatus

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He described himself as a victim of "the inflatus of oratory" and a "veritable peripatetic bifurcated volcano."

From Time Magazine Archive

Murders that cannot find room elsewhere are perpetrated in dumb-show, ghosts within the wings cry out Vindicta!, and the leading characters suffer the usual inflatus of windy rant to make their dimensions more kingly.

From The Growth of English Drama by Wynne, Arnold

The great sun, burning with light, the strong earth,—dear earth,—the warm sky, the pure air, the thought of ocean, the inexpressible beauty of all filled me with a rapture, an ecstasy, an inflatus.

From Talks To Teachers On Psychology; And To Students On Some Of Life's Ideals by James, William

S. montanus seems not to be closely related to S. inflatus of Tamaulipas.

From Two New Moles (Genus Scalopus) from Mexico and Texas by Baker, Rollin H. (Rollin Harold)

The great sun burning with light; the strong earth, dear earth; the warm sky; the pure air; the thought of ocean; the inexpressible beauty of all filled me with a rapture, an ecstasy, and inflatus.

From The Story of My Heart An Autobiography by Jefferies, Richard