Both Uses of
elated
in
Jane Eyre
- Men too often confound them: they should not be confounded: appearance should not be mistaken for truth; narrow human doctrines, that only tend to elate and magnify a few, should not be substituted for the world-redeeming creed of Christ.†
Chpt Pref.
- First, I smiled to myself and felt elate; but this fierce pleasure subsided in me as fast as did the accelerated throb of my pulses.†
Chpt 4 *
Definition:
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(elated) full of happiness and excitement