Both Uses of
tempest
in
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
- The rats and mice ran over my bed; but I was weary, and I slept such sleep as the wretched may, when a tempest has passed over them.†
Chpt 21 *
- This it was, more than any thing else, that roused such a tempest in my soul.†
Chpt 41
Definition:
a violent commotion or disturbance -- especially a violent storm or emotional outburst
The expression tempest in a teapot describes people as being upset over an unimportant matter.