In the bosom of Holtspur burned a nobler flame-an impulse altogether unselfish-though not less impelling him towards the destruction of his antagonist.
"The White Gauntlet"
Mayne Reid
There's some half-savage power in her, magnetism, impelling quality.
"Rose of Dutcher's Coolly"
Hamlin Garland
But the fiery spirit impelling the brothers was a power which defied the overwhelming grandeur of the mountain world, and rendered insignificant the trials they encountered.
"In the Brooding Wild"
Ridgwell Cullum