Question

In this line from Thomas Paine's Rights of Man, what element denotes that it is from the Revolutionary era

Answer 1

Mention of something that excites him is the element in these lines which show that it is from a revolutionary era.   Rights of man was one of the most prominent pamphlets written by Thomas Paine.   Thomas Paine composed Rights of Man in the year 1791 and there were allegations against him that he was an atheist.