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37 from Greek and Roman Materials

1. Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon alphabetic letter *k, entry kaxla/zw
   frothing forth foam, : metaph., of exuberant eloquence, (24.83)

2. Charlton T. Lewis, An Elementary Latin Dictionary alphabetic letter p, entry pu_bens
   mature, flourishing, exuberant: (17.72)

3. Charles Short, Charlton T. Lewis, A Latin Dictionary alphabetic letter L, entry luxu^ri^o_sus
   luxuria, rank, luxuriant, exuberant. (15.56)

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8 from Renaissance Materials

1. Alexander Schmidt, Shakespeare Lexicon and Quotation Dictionary entry Plenteous
   Plenteous, copious, exuberant, abundant: her p. womb expresseth his full tilth, . (10.82)

2. C. T. Onions, A Shakespeare Glossary entry rank
   puffed up, swollen, grossly fat Who else must be let blood, who else is rank; fig. exuberant, over-full , . (7.92)

3. Alexander Schmidt, Shakespeare Lexicon and Quotation Dictionary entry Superfluity
   then we shall ha' means to vent our musty s. Superfluous, 1) overflowing, exuberant: the love I dedicate your lordship is without end; whereof this pamphlet, without beginning, is but a s. moiety, Lucr. (7.33)

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2 from The Tragedie of Anthonie, and Cleopatra

1. Critical Commentary act 1, scene 2, commline 124
   In a heavy and moist season, when there are no ‘quick winds’ to mellow the earth, to dry up the exuberant moisture, to fit it for the plough. (3.83)

2. Appendices section FRENCH CRITICISM, subsection H. A. Taine
   The startling imagination, the furious velocity of the manifold and exuberant ideas, the unruly passion, rushing upon death and crime, hallucinations, madness, all the ravages of delirium bursting through will and reason: such are the forces and ravings which engender them. (2.22)

6 from The Bolles Collection on the History of London

1. Sidney Lee, Dictionary of National Biography: Index and Epitome alphabetic letter S, entry 28799
   canon of St. Paul's; educated at Winchester College and New College, Oxford; fellow of New College, Oxford, 1791; took orders, 1794; became tutor to Michael Hicks Beach, residing at Edinburgh, where he was intimate with Jeffrey, Brougham, and Horner; projected, and with the first two of these started the ‘Edinburgh Review,’ 1802; proceeded to London, though his resources were slender, 1803; lectured on moral philosophy at Royal Institution to large audiences, 1804-6, and shone among whigs at Holland House; published the ‘Plymley Letters’ in defence of catholic emancipation, 1807; settled at his living of Fosbrooke, near York, 1808; was given a prebend at Bristol, 1828, and made a canonresidentiary of St. Paul's, London, 1831; followed Paley in theology; a reformer, but opposed the ballot; published sermons and other writings, taking a purely secular view of the religious establishment; known, liked, and honoured, for his manliness, honesty, and exuberant drollery and wit. [liii. (4.71)

2. London: Volume 2 (ed. Charles Knight) chapter 21, page 342
   Lastly, there is the great picture (great in size, whatever it be in quality) by Verrio, whom Walpole has characterised as an excellent painter for the sort of subject on which he was employed; that is, without much invention, and with less taste, his exuberant pencil was ready at pouring out Gods, Goddesses, Kings, Emperors, and Triumphs, over those public surfaces on which the eye never rests long enough to criticise, and where we should be sorry to see placed the works of a better master,--I mean ceilings and staircases. (4.03)

3. Thomas Allen, The City and Antiquities of London, Westminster, Southwark and Parts Adjacent: Volume 4 chapter 3
   When, therefore, the sanctuary of devotion was converted into the present house of commons, the exuberant decorations on the windows and the walls, were probably defaced without scruple or remorse. (3.83)

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18 from American Memory: California

1. The argonauts of 'forty-nine, some recollections of the plains and the diggings. By David Rohrer Leeper page 57
   elderly member of our party, upon viewing the yellow metal, could not restrain his enthusiasm; but, capering about like an exuberant school boy, and shying his hat into the air, shouted: "Glory Hallelujah! (8.35)

2. Incidents on land and water, or Four years on the Pacific coast. Being a narrative of the burning of the ships Nonantum, Humayoon and Fanchon, together with many startling and interesting adventures on sea and land. By Mrs. D.B. Bates page 314
   It is scarcely possible to describe my feelings at that time; exuberant joy, mingled with sorrowful reminiscences which came crowding thick and fast over the ocean of memory, overshadowing all the bright hopes and sunny feelings of the heart. (7.33)

3. The expedition of the Donner party and its tragic fate, by Eliza P. Donner Houghton page 243
   In exuberant delight we exclaimed, "Oh, grandma, how did you learn to make such wonderful things? (7.33)

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20 from American Memory: Upper Midwest

1. Gazetteer of the state of Michigan page 214
   The soil, upon the St. Joseph, is mostly a deep, black, sandy loam, producing the most exuberant crops. (8.79)

2. Medical history of Michigan: Volume II page 14
   Among the manuscripts of the late Dr. A. I. Sawyer of Monroe, the deus ex machina on the homeopathic stage, there is reference to a bill which passed one house in the legislature of 1847 making it a state prison offense to practice homeopathy; and his correspondence on the subject of its establishment and perpetuation at the University, replete with invective, plenteous in censure and exuberant in verbosity, appears in half a score of letter books in possession of the Michigan Historical Commission. (7.14)

3. A tour from the city of New-York to Detroit, in the Michigan territory, made between the 2nd of May and the 22nd of September, 1818 page 100
   On the east side of this river the prospect is diversified and agreeable, displaying some of the beauties of an exuberant soil, aided by a very respectable state of cultivation, and enlivened by the cheerful appearance of settlements and villages, gradually rising into consequence by the industry of increasing population. (5.80)

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6 from American Memory: Chesapeake Bay

1. Sally Nelson Robins, Gloucester. One of the first chapters of the Commonwealth of Virginia page 16
   At night the women and children slept, with planta ions swarming with exuberant life. (5.65)

2. J. Thomas Scharf, The chronicles of Baltimore : being a complete history of “Baltimore town” and Baltimore city from the earliest period to the present time / by J. Thomas Scharf page 633
   At night the Union citizens illuminated their dwellings and places of business, and it was not until midnight that the exuberant feeling began to subside. (5.23)

3. Frank Hutchins, Virginia: the Old Dominion, as seen from its colonial waterway, the historic river James, whose every succeeding turn reveals country replete with monuments and scenes recalling the march of history page 209
   Such, largely, was their life—abundant leisure, elegant display, exuberant merrymaking. (4.59)

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