spiritstirring

The effect was awful, except when he wished to cheer or animate; then he had spiritstirring notes which were perfectly irresistible.

The American Union Speaker 1852

Of lyric poets he is, if not the most sublime, the most brilliant and spiritstirring.

The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 1 Thomas Babington Macaulay Macaulay 1829

One night Campbell, with the assistance of several schoolmates, placed a long wooden board between the windows of the two shops bearing in large capital letters the Shakespearean line, "The spiritstirring Drum, the ear-piercing Fife."

VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol VII No 1 1980