spirit up

And the means they employ to spirit up these creations are not dissimilar to those in use by Mr. Barley.

What will not woman, gentle woman, dare, / When strong affection stirs her spirit up?

Suppose I spirit up the hands a bit,” I asked, “by the offer of a reward?

But Peggy, her spirit up in arms, turned such a look of scorn upon her cousin that Harriet paused in her speech abruptly.

Fox rode about ten yards behind his prisoner, who plodded without spirit up the creek trail that led from the basin.