She nearly fell on us both this afternoon.

She is too much swayed by every little incident.

Everything makes a vivid impression on her and shakes her to pieces.

It is rather absurd and disproportionate now, like the long legs of a foal, but it is a sign of growth.

My experience is that people without that fire of enthusiasm on the one side and righteous indignation on the other never achieve anything except in domestic life.