...A set of curious chances led him to take service with the Dutch, then at war with France; and a predilection for the sea made him elect that this service should be upon that element... 
Rafael Sabatini 「Captain Blood」
...Wouldthat its predilection were more humoured and asecure retreat allowed it by the larger proprietorsin the land!"...
W. H. Hudson 「Birds and Man」
...But the devil, as we haveobserved, also has a predilection to embody himself in aram, a lamb, or a he-goat...
Angelo de Gubernatis 「Zoological Mythology, Volume I (of 2)」
...Indeed, it struggled so hard to regain its seat,that one would imagine its fondness for its master had entirelyovercome the natural predilection for its native element...
Various 「Natural History in Anecdote」
...The predilection ofCosmo III...
Luigi Antonio Lanzi Thomas Roscoe 「The History of Painting in Italy, Vol. 1 (of 6)」
...Such predilection is greatly to be guarded against by thecolourist, who is every way surrounded by dangers...
George Field 「Field's Chromatography」
...As you all must know, this man was Gustave Courbet, of whom Muther saidthat he had a predilection for the ugly...
Anthony M. Ludovici 「Nietzsche and Art」
...They have an invincible predilection for poultry, which the severest beatings could never repress...
David Collins 「An Account of the English Colony in New South Wales, Vol. 1」
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