Antipathies

• The first Essay in the Sketch-book , that on National Antipathies, is the best; but after that, the sterling ore of wit or feeling is gradually spun thinner and thinner, till it fades to the shadow of a shade. —  The Spirit of the Age
• And movement is the law of life Antipathies--thank God who gave them to us! —  The Bishop of Cottontown A Story of the Southern Cotton Mills
• They love and hate alike; their Sympathies and Antipathies are the same; and all Joys are tasteless to the One, without the Company and Participation of the Other. —  The Theater (1720)
• Antipathies were overlooked in the eager strife for companionship; the fact that one of Mrs. Browne's maids was of Irish extraction and the other a rosy Swede may have had something to do with their admission into the exclusive set below stairs, but that is outside the question. —  The Man from Brodney's
• The Antipathies, I think--' (she was rather glad there WAS no one listening, this time, as it didn't sound at all the right word) '--but I shall have to ask them what the name of the country is, you know. —  Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

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