Still on his strength depends their boasted speed; For them his limbs grow weak, his bare ribs bleed; And though he groaning Quickens at command, Their extra shilling in the rider's hand Becomes his bitter scourge....
"Afoot in England"
W.H. Hudson
He has a capacity which lies dormant or dead until the Holy Ghost comes and Quickens it.
"The Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of St. John, Vol. I"
Marcus Dods
For the approach of love is a beautiful mystery, fraught with emotions which frighten while they charm, which awe while they inspire, and there is no more sacred or precious time in a young girl's life than that when her soul Quickens in response to the summons of love.
"The Man from Jericho"
Edwin Carlile Litsey