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c1487 J. Skelton tr. Diodorus Siculus Bibliotheca Historica v. 373 Passianatly to dryve vpon hym dynttis and strokis of dedely malice.

1574 B. Rich Right Exelent Dialogue Mercury & Eng. Souldier sig. I.iii What frute they bringe to them that practise the same how it not onely passionatly their mindes with most outragiouse, and intolerable afflictions [etc.].

1590 R. Greene Neuer too Late i. 21 As I begunne passionately, I breake off abruptly.

1624 Duke of Buckingham Let. in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eng. Hist. (1824) 1st Ser. III. 180 Being pasionatelie in love.

1668 J. Flavell Saint Indeed 158 David was so passionately moved for Absalom.

1711 R. Steele Spectator No. 168. ⁋5 Many a..Hand, which the fond Mother has passionately kissed.

1742 E. Young Complaint: Night the Third 27 By passionately loving Life, we make Lov'd Life unlovely.

1800 J. Foster Let. 11 June in Life & Corr. J. Foster (1846) I. 135 Passionately fond of conversation.

1856 J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. (1858) I. ii. 126 Wolsey warned him passionately of the rising storm.

1888 Encycl. Brit. XXIII. 70/2 They [sc. the Altai] are chiefly hunters, passionately loving their taiga, or wild forest.

1903 H. James Ambassadors iv. viii. 109 Your mother's heart is passionately set upon it.

1949 G. Wilson Knight Wheel of Fire xv. 302 In his soliloquy Hamlet feels inferior, not to the artist, but to the man who feels too passionately to be a good artist.

1988 K. Amis Difficulties with Girls xiv. 208 He kissed her about as passionately as a man might have kissed his auntie at a funeral.

1604 J. Marston Malcontent iv. iii. sig. F3 With that he sigh'd too passionately deepe, That the dull ayre even groand.

a1627 T. Middleton & W. Rowley Old Law (1656) iii. 34 Clo: Oh Wife, Wife! Wife: What ayle you man you speake so passionatly.

1635 T. May Victorious Reigne Edward III i. sig. B5^v I in part have heard thee tell, And at each accent passionately sigh, The late King Edward's ruthfull tragedy.

1706 R. Estcourt Fair Example iv. 45 There he wept, and lookt so passionately, that tho' I was angry with him, I cou'd not but pity him.

1615 Fraserburgh Kirk Session 31 Jan. Quhilk reprooff the said Thomas taking passionatlie depairtis aff the sessioun.

1665 T. Herbert Some Years Trav. (new ed.) 352 They saved some..but those our Boats took up resented our dealing so passionately as they seem'd more willing to be drown'd.

1692 J. Locke Some Thoughts conc. Educ. §67 They lay the Blame on the poor little Ones, sometimes passionately enough.

1794 A. L. Barbauld Reasons for National Penitence 30 It is not..compatible with our duty..to demand the redress of grievances passionately or violently.

1847 E. Brontë Wuthering Heights II. x. 221 Unable to reply, except passionately, I got up and walked from the room.

1874 T. Hardy Far from Madding Crowd ii. xxiii. 296 She stamped passionately on the floor with one foot.

a1901 W. Besant Five Years' Tryst (1902) 41 ‘Man! I must be paid for the risks I run!’ He spoke passionately. He raised his voice.

1993 A. Higgins Lions of Grunewald xxxi. 200 ‘And who turned her into..vinegar, I should like to know,’ Nancy shrilled passionately.