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- (4) Misfortunes and painful experiences when on a large scale are called affections.
Metaphysics Aristotle 2002
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[2] No one's life's love can be without derivatives, called affections.
Angelic Wisdom about Divine Providence Emanuel Swedenborg 1730
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Fri, 05 / 15 / 2009 - 15: 23 - Tyler Durden they are also the target of their "affections."
Crooks and Liars 2009
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Fri, 05 / 15 / 2009 - 15: 23 - Tyler Durden they are also the target of their "affections."
Crooks and Liars 2009
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Kelmscott that may alter the case as regards your opinion of that rich young man, whose estate weighed down a poor fellow like me in what you've graciously pleased to call your affections. "
What's Bred in the Bone Grant Allen 1873
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