What is passion; violent emotion. [Obs.] Most wretched man, That to affections does the bridle lend. Spenser. See Attachment; Disease called?
affection — Passion; violent emotion. [Obs.] Most wretched man, That to affections does the bridle lend. Spenser. See Attachment; Disease. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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