prepossessed

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They are prepossessed by theological problems, they love the seven arts, and are a trifle decadent; though when action is demanded they do not fail to respond.

From Unicorns by Huneker, James

How could I reproach Sinclair for submitting to the spell that governed him, when it was impossible for me—a stranger, and one certainly not prepossessed in her favor—to resist it?

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 369, July 1846 by Various

As Finlay was prepossessed with the governor's plans, the governor set about putting them into execution.

From The History of the Post Office in British North America by Smith, William, Sir

Darrell knew the man by sight, having seen him lately hanging about the diggings, and had not been much prepossessed by his appearance.

From Luck at the Diamond Fields by Belgrave, Dalrymple J.

Laud was greatly prepossessed in Margaret’s favour; he had heard much of her at Ipswich, and had been long anxious to see her.

From The History of Margaret Catchpole A Suffolk Girl by Cobbold, Richard