Ovid makes his characters prove that they are moved by passion instead of being passionate in word and deed.

Foscolo was a believer in the love; Sismondi admits it; and Rosini, the editor of the latest edition of the poet's works, is passionate for it.

"My friend returned to the gallery, looked once more at the adorable imprint of the most innocent, the most passionate of caresses.

He was a born orator; as vehement as Demosthenes, as passionate as Chrysostom, as electrical as Bernard.

A woman without delicacy and without love; a woman who is guided only by the attractions of pleasure; more vain than sensible; more voluptuous than tender; more passionate than affectionate, she seeks, she cherishes in you nothing but your youth and all the advantages that accompany it.

Anon he rose and striding to and fro spake sudden and passionate on this wise: "Beltane, I tell thee the beauty of women is an evil thing, a lure to wreck the souls of men.

She was faster than they were; she adjusted effortlessly in flight, becoming more serious or more carefree, more cerebral or more passionate under their gaze.

Her grief had been passionate at the last, and had burst forth in that one wild cry that had startled Oriana’s ear in the forest.

I'd no idea you were so passionate about that painting.

My lord, you are too passionate without cause.

Mr. Steele has observed, in one of his plays, the most passionate among them have always calmness enough to drive a hard bargain with the upholders.

" This was, however, the conduct adopted on the advice of M. de Vergennes; he had been powerfully supported by the arguments presented in a memorandum drawn up by M. de Rayneval, senior clerk in the foreign office; he was himself urged and incited by the most intelligent, the most restless, and the most passionate amongst the partisans of the American rebellionBeaumarchais.

Her guests all considered her charming, to begin with, and also rich and independent and passionate by nature.

Then a wish, My best and favourite aspiration, mounts With yearning toward some philosophic song Of Truth that cherishes our daily life; 230 With meditations passionate from deep Recesses in man's heart, immortal verse

Almost I was about to say it was the sight, the words, of the boldness, the audacity of this assassin, this brute, who has brought us here by forcethe words of his love so passionate to madame, which stirred in my own heart the passion!

At this moment, I repeat, your lordship may perhaps love Miss Herbert; you may go home and muse over her memory, and even deplore in passionate verses your misery in being separated from her; but, in the course of a few days, she will be again forgotten.'

" Again that quick note of passion was in his voice, and she tingled at the sound, for though she knew so well that he was wrong something that was quick and passionate within her made instinctive response.