It is not so certain to sight, what will be next grasped by this reaching onward to the things before; whether a better reconcilement of the life that now is with that which is to come, or whether a vaporing, misty sentimentalism is to be the spirit of the next age.
"The Growth of Thought As Affecting the Progress of Society"
William Withington
Of late he was following the command of General Patterson, believing from his sanguinary vaporing that in his army would be seen the first real work of the war.
"His Sombre Rivals"
E. P. Roe
He immediately commenced, in his usual style of vaporing and flourish, as though this Yankee ship, arriving without his knowledge and consent, had compromised the welfare of the Spanish monarchy.
"An Old Sailor's Yarns"
Nathaniel Ames