Blending philosophy with enthusiasm, and uniting to a knowledge of every chemical process a profound acquaintance with astronomy, their influence over the superstitious feelings of the people was prodigious; and in many instances the infatuation was attended with fatal consequences.

I have remonstrated unavailingiy against this singular infatuation.

If infatuation be, as the proverb tells us, the forerunner of destruction, how near must be the ruin of a nation that can be incited against its governours by sophistry like this!

Yet there have risen up, in the face of the publick, men who, by whatever corruptions, or whatever infatuation, have undertaken to defend the Americans, endeavour to shelter them from resentment, and propose reconciliation without submission.

Strange infatuation of poor human nature.

Such presently became the condition of our young gentleman that at the end of the month he knew not whether his present life had continued for weeks or for years; in the charming infatuation that overpowered him he considered nothing of time, every other consideration being engulfed in his desire for the society of his charmer.

He pointed out the infatuation of the ministers of the crown, then led by Lord North.

You cannot reason with infatuation,Quem deus vult perdere, prius dementat.

Chateaubriand, Royer-Collard, Dupont (de l'Eure), even Labourdonnais, predicted its fatal consequences; and their impassioned eloquence from the tribune became in a few days the public opinion of the nation, and the king in his infatuation saw no remedy for his increasing unpopularity but in dissolving the Chamber of Deputies and ordering a new election,the blindest thing he could possibly do.

Crowned heads, he thought, were at present led by some fatal infatuation to degrade themselves and injure mankind.

Being resolved now to proceed to extremities, and, if necessary, to form a new congregation, they drew up the following recantation and sent it to Dr. Potter,not with any hope that he would put his name to it, but for the purpose of ridiculing his infatuation, and driving him to resign his pulpit.

Worn out as she was, she sat up alone until he returnedpenniless, broken spirited, and wretched, but still hotly bent upon his infatuation.

But what are we to say of the strange infatuation of the young lady?

At all events, what her neighbours good-naturedly termed her infatuation continued, and indeed rather improved by time.

SEE Markun, Leo. Infatuation.

Infatuation, and other stories of love's misfits.

Cases of frantic amorous infatuation occur, as a matter of course.

" TWO STORIES OF TAHITIAN INFATUATION While ferocity, cruelty, habitual wantonness and general coarseness are fatal obstacles to sentimental love, they may be accompanied, as we have seen, by the violent sensual infatuation which is so often mistaken for love.

" TWO STORIES OF TAHITIAN INFATUATION While ferocity, cruelty, habitual wantonness and general coarseness are fatal obstacles to sentimental love, they may be accompanied, as we have seen, by the violent sensual infatuation which is so often mistaken for love.

" She heard, and her heart throbbed and her brain reeled; in the infatuation of that moment, all, all was forgotten, save the persuasions of Annie, his pleading eloquence, the wild impulse of her own blinded fancy; the fatal promise passed her lipsshe was pledged to be his own.

this was no fancy, she had been the victim of infatuation, of excitement; but clearer and clearer dawned the truth.

So great was my infatuation, that I verily believe I should have asked her in marriage, and risked the consequences, rather than to have lost her.

Her elopement can be equalled only by the infatuation which caused her ruin.

"She is a very pretty girl, and I don't wonder at Claude's infatuation.

The fair Leah was very sweet, very coy, greatly amused, I fancy, at her aunt's obvious infatuation for me, and not a little flattered at the handsome M. Rochez's attentions to herself.