If I have formed too severe an estimate of Mr. Darwin's work and character-and this is more than likely-the fulsomeness of the adulation lavished on him by his admirers for many years past must be in some measure my excuse.
"Luck or Cunning?"
Samuel Butler
Seeking to compensate by his own vehemence for the unreceptiveness of his audience, the thin master of ceremonies heaped the Ossa of fulsomeness upon the Pelion of praise.
"The Tempering"
Charles Neville Buck
Phillips had made allowances then for the spell of a first-night enthusiasm and had prepared himself for a rude awakening this morning-he had seen too many plays fail, to put much faith in the fulsomeness of first-nighters-but the words of the doorman carried conviction.
"Laughing Bill Hyde and Other Stories"
Rex Beach