A
affected by externals
allayed by sympathy
animated by victory
appraised by fashion
assailed by conscience
attained by effort
avert by prayer
B
ballasted by brains
beset by difficulties
bound by opinion
branded by defeat
C
characterized by discretion
chastened by sorrow
cheek by jowl
circulated by malice
clogged by insincerity
colored by environment
condemned by posterity
confirmed by habit
consoled by prayer
convinced by argument
convulsed by divisions
D
darkened by shadows
dazzled by fame
depraved by pain
devoured by curiosity
disgusted by servility
driven by remorse
E
embarrassed by timidity
encouraged by success
enfeebled by age
enforced by action
enjoined by religion
enriched by gifts
established by convention
evoked by shame
F
fascinated, by mystery
favored by fortune
fettered by systems
fired by wrath
forbid by authority
fortified by faith
G
governed by precedent
guided by instinct
H
haunted by visions
hushed by denial
I
impelled by duty
inculcated by practise
induced by misrepresentation
influenced by caution
inspired by love
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