well-affected
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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Wives were banished with their husbands, and unless the estate-owners humbly submitted, paid their fines, and appointed well-affected persons as attorneys, their properties were confiscated.
From The West Indies and the Spanish Main by Rodway, James
Bertha cried out with well-affected terror, "Don't touch it; I am sure 'tis enchanted; I saw the crust move."
From Bungay Castle: A Novel. v. 1/2 by Bonhote, Elizabeth
Deane's heart gave a jump, the blood rushed through his veins, he was scarcely able to read the card which he had taken into his fingers with well-affected carelessness.
From The Golden Web by Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips)
"I see but one objection," said Lord Castlereagh, with a well-affected gravity.
From The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. II (of II) by Lever, Charles James
As debtors and God's well-affected servants, let us make confession to God the Word and to His Mother, of the gift of words, as far as we are able. . .
From An Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine by Newman, John Henry Cardinal
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