prepossessed

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Prepossessed, however, in favor of the Mountebank, they came rather to laugh at the Countryman than to pass a fair judgment on him.

From Children's Literature A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher-Training Classes by Clippinger, Erle Elsworth

Prepossessed with this thought, he screamed out most fearfully, rent his clothes, threw dust upon his head, and called the neighbourhood to his assistance.

From The Arabian Nights Entertainments - Volume 01 by Anonymous

Prepossessed with this view of the subject, I called on my friend Mr. Wilkinson, the then manager of the Crystal Palace.

From Our Cats and All About Them Their Varieties, Habits, and Management; and for Show, the Standard of Excellence and Beauty; Described and Pictured by Weir, Harrison

Prepossessed as I was with the idea of glacial agency in times anterior to ours, these phenomena appeared to me under a new aspect.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 80, June, 1864 by Various

Prepossessed with this idea, and knowing that nobody then present was acquainted with the road, except himself, he thought he might demand a most exorbitant sum from me.

From Travels in Syria and the Holy Land by Burckhardt, John Lewis