prepossessed
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The time had been when Mr Disraeli's attacks on her friend Sir Robert Peel had prepossessed her greatly against him.
From Queen Victoria As I Knew Her by Sir Theodore Martin
Also she was very evidently prepossessed in favor of the man who had saved her from the river.
From On Secret Service Detective-Mystery Stories Based on Real Cases Solved By Government Agents by William Nelson Taft
"I was prepossessed in favor of the Young Lady the moment I saw her," he said.
From Historic Shrines of America Being the Story of One Hundred and Twenty Historic Buildings and the Pioneers Who Made Them Notable by John T. (John Thomson) Faris
Already prepossessed in favor of the Chinese knowledge and morality in non-technical matters, he did not demand the introduction of Western social methods as well.
From The Political Doctrines of Sun Yat-sen: An Exposition of the San Min Chu I by Paul Myron Anthony Linebarger
It was not to be expected that Mildred would be prepossessed by Miss Trelawny in a first visit.
From Heriot's Choice A Tale by Rosa Nouchette Carey
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