As I felt within me the divine afflatus, I considered this accident rather fortunate than otherwise.

Enthusiasm originally meant inspiration or possession by a divine afflatus or by the presence of a god.

Hence, evidently, the tripod, the priest, the priestess inspired by the divine afflatus.

The divine afflatus usually lasted a week or two, and then she emerged from her 'vortex', hungry, sleepy, cross, or despondent.

One is born with the divine afflatus, or one is not.

Writing was always uphill work for him, and while he definitely inhaled the divine afflatus, his breath was always short.

Is it via divine afflatus, large charitable donations or shooting bankers?

Carrie was now lightened by a touch of this divine afflatus.

I've tried," admitted Bridge; "but there always seems to be something lacking in my stuff--it don't get under your belt-- the divine afflatus is not there.

They want to be President, they make wonderful speeches in the shower, they are lifted by the divine political afflatus, and they never make it.