well-affected
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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It has been said that the great mass of the citizens of this State are well-affected, notwithstanding, to the general government and the Union; and I am willing to believe it, nay, do believe it.
From Patrick Henry by Tyler, Moses Coit
"My word, no an ill beginnin," quoth the musician, looking with well-affected delight at the coin, and afterwards putting it carefully into his pocket.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 7 by Various
"Is there not one here can remember a prayer, or even a verse of the offices," said Gougon, with a well-affected horror in his voice.
From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 1. No 1, June 1850 by Various
It was irksome to me to converse about such feelings and objects, even with well-affected people, when they could not penetrate the deepest sense, and lingered merely on the surface.
From Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Travels, Vol. I (of 2) by Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von
In both these cases, however, the calls took on a lighter and brighter aspect, a more reciprocally admiring and well-affected intimacy, than was strictly necessary to an act of political homage.
From The Perfect Gentleman by Bergengren, Ralph
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