prepossession

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A prepossession of this kind was an unhappy one, and easily affiliated itself with the spirit of the house, which was markedly a quarrelsome spirit.

From A Reconstructed Marriage by Barr, Amelia Edith Huddleston

Predilection, prē-di-lek′shun, n. a choosing beforehand: favourable prepossession of mind: partiality.—v.t.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various

Should you, therefore, behold another with the eye of prepossession, at least, regard Eliza as a sister, and give her a portion accordingly.

From The Mysterious Wanderer, Vol. III A Novel in Three Volumes by Reeve, Sophia

This prepossession I afterward found confirmed, not only by her own share in the conversation, but by its effect on myself; I always feel that our intercourse unfolds, not only her powers, but my own.

From Coelebs In Search of a Wife by More, Hannah

They were soon quite at home on the subject of education, and Dr. Halford added no little to the prepossession he had created by listening to her anxieties respecting Freddy's health with courteous interest.

From Englefield Grange or Mary Armstrong's Troubles by Paull, H. B.