Yet the fairyland of which Ludo and I had dreamed was more beautiful and more real than this palpable magnificence of tin and pasteboard; which is, perhaps, one reason why the overexcited imagination of a city child shrinks back and tries to find in reality what a boy brought up in the quiet of the country can conjure up before his mind himself.
"The Complete Historical Romances of Georg Ebers"
Georg Ebers
The first mate of the Goshhawk had even been compelled to expostulate with his overexcited skipper.
"Ahead of the Army"
W. O. Stoddard
Officer Pinto, schooled by previous experiences with overexcited females, casually inquired what might be the matter.
"The Gray Phantom's Return"
Herman Landon