prepossessed

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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 Taft, William Nelson

Notwithstanding this, there prevailed in all that he said, and in his whole behaviour, a cheerfulness and good humour, by which every one must be attracted, and prepossessed in his favour.

From The Devil's Elixir Vol. I (of 2) by Hoffmann, E. T. A. (Ernst Theodor Amadeus)

I was prepossessed in her favor, less by her letter, than because she loved my mother.

From Jessamine A Novel by Harland, Marion

Studying them through the glasses, Grahame saw they had an unkempt appearance, and he was not prepossessed in favor of the one whom he took to be the captain.

From The Coast of Adventure by Bindloss, Harold

We are prepossessed in his favour by his laborious diary.

From Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature by Disraeli, Isaac