He felt how high my heart was beating and, when he asked me whether it was for love that it beat so fast, I confessed in truth that, whereas the Brandenburgers outdid all other knights in the kingdom, in defiance and hotheadedness, I feared lest there should be a passage of arms betwixt Junker Henning and my brother Herdegen.
"The Complete Historical Romances of Georg Ebers"
Georg Ebers
But supposing, after all, these were merely outward signs, supposing Gordon's excessive keenness, coupled with the rash hotheadedness of youth, led him where his cooler judgment would have checked him.
"The Loom of Youth"
Alec Waugh
I greatly grieve over the hotheadedness of the lads, but I will gladly make such amends as lies in my power.
"The Secret Chamber at Chad"
Evelyn Everett-Green